  Elina Avanesyan advances at Iasi WTA 250 event July 14, 2026 - 18:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian representative Elina Avanesyan made a winning start at the WTA 250 tournament in Iasi, Romania, booking her place in the next round. The 23-year-old faced Japan’s Moyuka Uchijima, ranked 108th in the world, in her opening match and claimed a 6-2, 6-4 victory. The contest lasted one hour and 28 minutes, Factor.am reports. Avanesyan will meet world No. 45 Petra Marcinko of Croatia in the second round. Elina Avanesyan began her tournament campaign in qualifying, where she defeated Germany’s Emily Seibold and Romania’s Irina Fetecau. The Armenian tennis player was ranked 224th in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) standings.   Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
