Three top-four seeds tumble in Estoril

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05/07/2009 - Estoril, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Reigning champion Maria Kirilenko, third-seeded Romanian Sorana Cirstea and fourth-seeded German Sabine Lisicki were a trio of quarterfinal upset victims Thursday at the $220,000 Estoril Open.

Hot sixth-seeded Russian Ekaterina Makarova upended her second-seeded countrywoman Kirilenko 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 on the red clay at National Stadium. Kirilenko defeated Czech Iveta Benesova in last year's finale here.

Makarova reached, and lost, her first-ever WTA Tour final last week in Morocco.

The upsets continued when Belgian Yanina Wickmayer drove out Cirstea 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 and eighth-seeded German Anna-Lena Groenefeld toppled her compatriot Lisicki 6-2, as the big-serving Lisicki retired due to a right shoulder strain.

Lisicki corralled her first career title in Charleston last month.

The only player to avoid an upset on Day 4 was seventh-seeded Israeli Shahar Peer, who needed all three sets to stave off Slovakian Jarmila Groth 6-2, 0-6, 6-3.

Friday's semifinals will pit Makarova against Groenefeld and Peer versus Wickmayer.

The 2009 Estoril champ will collect $37,000.

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The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.

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A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.

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