HOBART, Australia, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Mona Barthel and Elena Vesnina used straight-set wins Friday to gain finals berths at the Moorilla Hobart International tennis tournament in Australia.
Barthel, the defending Hobart champion and seeded ninth, defeated Kirsten Flipkens 6-4, 6-4 and Vesnina was an efficient 6-2, 6-2 victor over No. 8-seeded Sloane Stephens.