MOSCOW, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Ayumi Morita used a straight-set win over Ekaterina Makarova Saturday to pull Japan even with Russia after the first day of their Fed Cup first-round series.
Morita defeated Makarova 6-2, 6-2 to even the best-of-five series at 1-1, after Maria Kirilenko got by Kimiko Date-Krumm 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 to earn the first point for Russia.