Tananta romps into semi-final

The current number one of Indonesia, Lavinia Tananta booked her place in semi-final at "Women's Circuit 3" tournament which is held in Hatyai, Songkhla, Thailand on Thursday (July 15, 2010).

In today's quarterfinal, third seed Tananta edged past Russian qualifier Natela Dzalamidze 6-2, 6-4. Today it was the second meeting between Tananta and Dzalamidze. In their first meeting at Bukhara 25K, Uzbekistan in early June 2010, Tananta battled past Dzalamidze 6-3, 6-3 in the opening round.

In the last four round, Tananta will face qualifier Katherine Westbury from New Zealand who stunned Australian sixth seed Alison Bai 6-4, 6-2.

Meanwhile Austrian second seed Tina Schiechtl also cruised into semi-final after she saw-off seventh seed Magali De Lattre of Portugal 6-4, 6-0. In semi-final, Schiechtl will be challenged by local eighth seed Nudnida Luangnam who shocked Japanese fourth seed Ayaka Maekawa 6-1, 6-0.