“Lyudmila and Ellen lost in three sets to the tandem of Ulrike Eikeri / Tang Qianhui in the round of 16”, — write: sport.ua
The Ukrainian and her partner are in the quarterfinals Ellen Perez (Australia) lost in three sets to the tandem of Ulrikke Eikeri (Norway) / Tang Qianhui (China) in 1 hour and 25 minutes.
WTA 500 Ningbo. couples Hard, 1/4 final
Ulrike Eckery (Norway) / Tang Qianhui (China) – Lyudmila Kichenok (Ukraine) / Ellen Peres (Australia) – 3:6, 6:3, [11:9]
In the super tie-break, Kichenok and Peres trailed 5:9, won four match points and tied the score at 9:9, but gave away the last two points.
Lyudmila and Ellen managed to defeat the second seeded pair of Aija Muhammad / Demi Shurs on the Ningbo courts.
Eckery and Tan will compete in the semi-finals of the 500 against the duo of Timea Babos / Louise Stefani, who are seeded at number four.