KEY POINTS:
Leanne Baker has qualified for the US$50,000 tournament at Lawrenceville, Georgia beating American wildcard Whitney Byrd 6-2 6-0 and then American Mary Gamble 6-3 6-3. In the main draw she will play fellow qualifier Madison Brengle (US).
At the US$25,000 Port Pirie event in South Australia, both Ellen Barry and Shona Lee were beaten in the final round of qualifying by higher ranked opponents, Barry to Georgie Stoop of Britain 6-1 6-4 and Lee to Claire De Gubernatis of France, 6-1 7-5.
At Sunderland, in the UK, Dan King-Turner has been beaten in the first round of the US$15,000 Futures main draw by Philipp Marx from Germany, 6-3 7-5.