Villanova (Pennsylvania), Oct 29: Martina Navratilova and Lisa Raymond defeated Angelika Bachmann and Sandra Kloesel 6-3, 6-2 in doubles Monday night, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Advanta Championships.
Navratilova and Raymond, playing together for the first time since 1996, never trailed and were aggressive throughout, playing extensively at the net.
Navratilova struggled with a flat serve that hovered around 90 mph, but used an effective drop shot to keep the German pair off balance.
Raymond's serve was consistently near 100 mph. She recorded an ace in all but one service game. Raymond and Navratilova won the last four games of the second set, including their last two service games at love.
In the second set, Bachmann and Kloesel got 24 of 29 first-serve opportunities in, but won only 10 points off their first serve success.


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