The wildcards lived up to their name Monday at the WTA stop in Chaleston, where American
Neha Uberoi advanced with an opening-round win over American
Lisa Raymond in three sets, and Georgian
Anna Tatishvili came from a set down to defeat Spain's
Laura Pous Tio.
In seeded play No. 14
Lucie Safarova came from a set down to outlast Aussie Sam Stosur, No. 16
Mara Santangelo stright-setted France's
Stephanie Foretz, and No. 13
Sofia Arvidsson was ousted by Puerto Rico's
Kristina Brandi.
It was a tough day for the "B"-squad Americans as
Laura Granville and
Amy Frazier also lost their openers, and comeback kid
Ashley Harkleroad was fed a bagel set en route to a loss against Colombia's
Catalina Castano.
Highlights on Tuesday's schedule on the dirt at Charleston are Vaidisova vs. Castano, Schnyder vs. Tu, the top-seeded Henin-Hardenne vs. Bammer, and Zvonareva vs. Safina in an all-Russian.
