Canadian teen Marina Stakusic was eradicated within the second spherical of the San Diego Open tennis event with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 loss to seventh seed Dora Vekic of Croatia on Thursday.
Stakusic was enjoying in her first WTA 500-level event.
The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., received two matches in qualifying earlier than defeating Russian veteran Marina Melnikova 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 within the first spherical on Monday.
Stakusic confirmed some flashes in opposition to Vekic, touchdown six aces within the match and going up an early break within the third set.
However the former world No. 19 proved too robust a take a look at. Vekic didn’t face break level for the rest of the match whereas breaking Stakusic twice on three possibilities.
Stakusic broke onto the tennis scene final yr when she helped Canada win the Billie Jean King Cup.
