Russia tops Spain in Fed Cup quarterfinal

MOSCOW, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Svetlana Kuznetsova on Sunday won her second singles match of the series in securing a Fed Cup quarterfinal win for Russia over Spain.

Russia won both singles matches Saturday but Carla Suarez Navarro kept Spain's chances of advancing alive with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Nadia Petrova in Sunday's first singles match.

Kuznetsova, however, decided the best-of-five series with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 win over Silvia Soler-Espinosa.

Spain was awarded the doubles match when, after Nuria Llagostera Vives and Arantxa Parra-Santonja won the first set, Kuznetsova and Petrova retired, making the final series score 3-2.

Suarez Navarro cashed in all five of her break-point chances in the 64-minute match. Petrova hampered herself with 40 unforced errors -- 24 in the second set.

Kuznetsova had 40 unforced errors but also had 49 winners. She lost her serve just once outside of the second set. Kuznetsova played aggressively throughout, winning 14-of-15 points when she approached the net.

Russia, which has won the Fed Cup four of the last eight years and was the runner-up last year, moves into the semifinals against either Belgium or Serbia.