Tereza Mihalikova set to go up against Natalija Kostic in final match

Tereza Mihalikova of Slovakia will meet Serbian Natalija Kostic in the final of USD 25,000 Bhawna Swaroop Memorial ITF Women Tennis Tournament.

In the semi-final on Friday, Tereza struggled past Nastja Kolar 4-6 7-6(2) 7-5 while Kostic easily defeated top-seeded Japanese Hiroko Kuwata by 6-1 6-2 in straight sets.

In the women's doubles, Japanese pair of Kyoka Okamura and Michika Ozeki beat the Indo-Russian pair of Anna Makhorkina and Natasha Palha 3-6 6-2 10-7.

In the second semi-final played in the evening session, the pair of Tereza and Kostic lost to Alidila Sutjiadi of Indonesia and Dan Ni Wang of China in 2-6 4-6.