Sania Mirza storms into last 8

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October 08, 2003 18:12 IST

Sania Mirza bulldozed past Eny Sulistyowati of Indonesia to enter the pre-quarter-finals in the second leg of the US $10,000 ITF women's circuit in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The 16-year-old top seeded Indian won 6-1, 6-1.

Shruti Dhawan, the other Indian in the fray, went down 2-6, 4-6 to Sandy Gamulya of Indonesia in another second round encounter.

Five other Indians in the draw had perished in the first round on Tuesday.

In the doubles, top seeds Sania Mirza and Rushmi Chakravarthi reached the quarter-finals, defeating Chattida Thimjapo and Varanya Vijuksanaboon of Thailand 6-1, 6-2.

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