Schmiedlova, Arruabarrena win in Morocco
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Marrakech, Morocco (SportsNetwork.com) - Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia and Spain's Lara Arruabarrena were first-round winners Monday in the Moroccan Grand Prix.
The seventh-seeded Schmiedlova advanced with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Spain's Silvia Soler-Espinosa and Arruabarrena topped Japan's Kurumi Nara, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4, in the only two main draw matches on Monday.
The top seed this week is Spain's Garbine Muguruza, while Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky is the second seed.
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Francesca Schiavone, the 2013 winner, was forced to withdraw before the start of the tournament because of an illness.