Bowtell and Moriarty qualify for second round in Portugal

Amy Bowtell and Julia Moriarty have advanced to the second round of the womens singles at the $10,000 Coimbra 2011 tournament in Portugal.

Amy defeated no. 3 seeded Constance Sibille (FRA) on a scoreline 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 to advance to the second round while Julia had a 6-2 6-7(4) 6-4 win over Ana Claro (POR).

The Irish pair have teamed up for the doubles event and have overcome Portuguese duo Alvaro / Gaspar in the first round on a scoreline 6-1 6-0. They will now play no. 4 seeded Haring (FRA) / Sibille (FRA).

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