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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., April 5 (UPI) -- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, one month removed from her first professional title, was among the first-round winners Monday at the MPS Group Championships.
Pavlyuchenkova, 18 and seeded fifth in this event, defeated Ekaterina Makarova 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 on the clay courts of the Sawgrass Country Club.
Third-seeded Dominika Cibulkova advanced with a 6-1, 6-4 decision over Melinda Czink and No. 6 seed Aleksandra Wozniak breezed past Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-3.
Wozniak was the runner-up in this tournament a year ago against Caroline Wozniacki, who is the top seed this year.
In other first-round matches, Alla Kudryavtseva defeated Jill Craybas 6-1, 6-4 and Sofia Arvidsson crushed Carly Gullickson 6-0, 6-2.
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MINNEAPOLIS, June 2 (UPI) --
Minnesota Vikings fullback Jerome Felton was out on bail Saturday after being arrested for driving while intoxicated, jail records indicate.
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NEW YORK, June 2 (UPI) --
U.S. actress Valerie Bertinelli said she wants to lose five pounds so she can again fit into the green bikini she once donned on the cover of People magazine.
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MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
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ROME, June 2 (UPI) --
Dogs across Italy are wagging their tails as a new ice cream for man's best friend goes to market.
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