Italian No. 2 Seed Pennetta Into Quarters at WTA Modena

Posted on July 15, 2005

No. 2 seed and homecountry favorite Flavia Penneta advanced into the quarterfinals Thursday at the WTA stop in Modena, Italy, defeating Russian qualifier Elena Vesnina 7-6(3), 6-2.

No. 8 seed Mariana Diaz-Oliva was another seed into the quarters, coming from a set down to defeat Martina Sucha, while No. 6 seed Jelena Kostanic was steamrolled in straights by Tathiana Garbin.

In the only all-unseeded encounter, Croat Sanda Mamic beat Zi Yan of China in three.

On tap for the Friday quarterfinals in Modena are Mamic vs. Garbin, Diaz-Oliva vs. Pennetta, Loit vs. Smashnova, and Schiavone vs. Szavay.