Bogdan - Melichar double advances to quarterfinals of Bogota Open 2015

Women's tennnis double Elena Bogdan of Romania and Nicole Melichar of the US advanced to the quarterfinals of the 250,000-US-dollar WTA Claro Colsanitas Open tournament in Bogota, Colombia, as they defeated Nastja Kolar (Slovenia)/Elise Mertens (Belgium), 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Tuesday.

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The two have secured 1,820 US dollars and 60 WTA points. In the quarterfinals, they will meet the Russian-Ukrainian double Irina Hromaceva/Marina Zanevska, who defeated Kimiko Date-Krumm (Japan)/Julia Glushko (Israel), 6-2, 6-2. AGERPRES