Barcelona -- Second-seeded Russian Maria Kirilenko won but top-seeded Israeli Shahar Peer and third-seeded Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova lost Tuesday at the Barcelona KIA.
Spaniard Nuria Llagostera Vives knocked out Peer in 7-5, 6-2. The match was tied at 5-5 in the opening set on Monday when play was called due to darkness.
Kirilenko was leading Lilia Osterloh 6-0, 2-0 when the American retired.
Cibulkova lost to France's Stephanie Cohen-Aloro 6-5 when as the Slovakian quit the match.
Fourth-seeded Czech Lucie Safarova beat Spanish qualifier Leticia Costas 6-2, 6-1; sixth-seeded Italian Sara Errani defeated Spaniard Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6-3, 6-2; and Russian qualifier Ekaterina Ivanova upset eighth-seeded Italian Tathiana Garbin 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International.
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