Zahlavova Strycova falls in Quebec quarters

12:37 PM, Sep 14, 2012   |    comments
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Quebec City, QC (Sports Network) - Defending champion Barbora Zahlavova Strycova was sent packing in the quarterfinals Friday at the Bell Challenge tennis event.

Third-seeded German Mona Barthel drove out the sixth-seeded Czech Zahlavova Strycova 6-3, 6-4 in 1 hour, 26 minutes on the indoor carpet at PEPS Laval University. Zahlavova Strycova defeated New Zealand's Marina Erakovic in last year's Quebec City finale.

The 2012 winner of this $220,000 tournament will collect $37,000.

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