/ 4 July 1999

DE SWARDT AND HORN ADVANCE

WHILE out of the singles competitions at Wimbledon, South Africa has two standard-bearers in the women’s doubles draw quarterfinals. Mariaan de Swardt and Ukrainian Elena Tatarkova are ninth seeds, and quickly beat Spain’s Virginia Ruano Pascal and rgentina’s Paola Suarez 6-4 6-3. Liezel Horn and Slovenian partner Katarina Srebotnik disposed of sixth seeds Lisa Raymond of the US and Australia’s Rennae Stubbs 6-4 6-2 in an upset.