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Peer, Stosur make Prague semifinals

PRAGUE, Czech Republic, May 12 (UPI) -- Shahar Peer and Samantha Stosur Friday won their quarterfinal matches at the Prague Open Tennis Tournament at Prague, Czechoslovakia.

The third-seeded Peer, from Israel, beat No. 8 seed Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine, 7-5, 6-0. The fifth-seeded Stosur, from Australia, topped No. 4 seed Emilie Loit of France, 6-4, 6-3.

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Seventh-seeded Shuai Peng of China was a 7-5, 6-4, winner over wild card Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia. Unseeded Kaia Kanepi of Estonia beat sixth-seeded Maria Elena Camerin of Italy, 7-5, 0-6, 7-5.

In Saturday's semifinals, Stosur will face Peer and Kanepi meets Shuai.

Sunday's title winner will claim $22,900.

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