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Jaqueline Cristian, the only Romanian left at Transylvania Open. Sent home two nationals from a shot

After simply coming out of the Romanians quickly, we have only one representative. Jaqueline Cristian and Italian Angelica Moratelli qualified on Friday night in the Transylvania Open semifinals, after they passed 7-5, 6-4 by the pair Irina Begu/Sorana Cîrstea.

Jaqueline Cristian continues in the tournament in Cluj-Napoca. Photo EPA EFE

Jaqueline Cristian and Angelica Moratelli secured a $ 4,260 check and 98 double points. In the penultimate act, the Romanian-Italian couple will play against the Katarzyna Piter (Poland)/Aleksandra Sasnovici (Belarus).

Sasnovici qualified in the semifinals and simply, after exceeding the Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina, the fourth favorite, with 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3). In the penultimate act, Sasnovici, entered on the main panel like ” Lucky Loser ”, will play against the winner between the Russian Anastasia Potapova (the main favorite) and the German Ella Seidel.

Adrian Stoica

Adrian Stoica

Adrian is the founder and the visionary behind Cluj Napoca, a media platform committed to capturing and sharing the vibrant stories of Cluj-Napoca and Romania with an international audience. A graduate in international journalism from the University of Bucharest and holder of a Master’s in Cultural Studies from Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Adrian has a robust educational background that equips him to understand and analyze the complexities of his native region's culture and history.