Irina-Camelia Begu signed her native Romanian flag at the CT Open tennis tournament in Westville Sunday. It was a veritable United Nations on the court.
Begu had a banner day, defeating Zarina Diyas (pictured) of Kashakstan in three sets.
Dominika Cibulkova of Slovokia had reason to rejoice, too, after defeating Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova.
The tourney continues through the weekend. Click here for info. And here for a Courant story about the tourney’s first 25 years.