Tennis: Erakovic advances in doubles

New Zealand tennis player Marina Erakovic has made the doubles quarterfinals at a US$100,000 international event at Johannesburg.

Erakovic and Thai partner Tamarine Tanasugarn beat Russia's Elena Bovina and Ukrainian Lesya Tsurenko 6-2 6-2 and will play Americans Courtney Nagle and Christina Fusano for a place in the semifinals.

- NZPA