Chinese duo Chen Yan and Liu Weijuan cruised into the second round in the women's doubles of the tennis tournament at the 23rd Universiade in Izmir on Sunday.

Chen and Liu, both from Guangdong Sports Institute of Science and Technology, piped Finnish Michaela Bjornstrom/Veera Nurmi 6-0, 6-4 in the first round, keeping the hope alive for the Chinese tennis team to move further at the Universiade.

On Saturday, two Chinese women singles players Hao Jie and Huang Lei, were ousted in the first round by Evane Graziani and Australian Lauren Breadmore. Chinese tennis team fielded in only four women players for the Universiade.

(Xinhua News Agency August 15, 2005)