4 Apr 2011

Erakovic wins ITF event in USA

10:08 am on 4 April 2011

New Zealand's Marina Erakovic has won the US$25,000 (NZ$32,550) women's Pelham ITF event in the United States USA beating Czech third seed and world number 92 Renata Voracova in the final.

Erakovic, currently ranked 229 took the first set 6-4 before Voracova came back to win the second 6-2.

The New Zealander then dominated the third set winning 6-1 to take the title.

Erakovic now heads to Jackson, USA for another US$25,000 event starting on Tuesday.