(Photo credit: Jerry Lai)

Top-seeded Sorana Cirstea recorded a 7-5, 6-1 win over Mary Stoiana in the second round of the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open on Thursday.

Cirstea, of Romania, had three aces and benefited from six double faults by Stoiana to win the match in 1 hour and 43 minutes.

Second-seeded Alexandra Eala of the Philippines gained a measure of revenge against Tereza Valentova by postin