Zvonareva ousted, Schnyder moves on at StanfordStanford, CA (Sports Network) - Third-seeded Vera Zvonareva was upset by Australian Samantha Stosur Thursday in the second round at the $600,000 Bank of the West Classic tennis event. Stosur dispatched her Russian foe 6-3, 6-2 to secure a spot in the quarterfinals.
Fifth-seeded Patty Schnyder of Switzerland and sixth-seeded Frenchwoman
Marion Bartoli also were victorious on the hardcourts at Taube Family Tennis
Stadium. Schnyder beat Russian Alisa Kleybanova 7-6 (10-8), 6-4, and Bartoli outlasted British qualifier Anne Keothavong 6-3, 1-6, 7-5. One other second-rounder saw Canadian qualifier Aleksandra Wozniak dismiss Austrian Sybille Bammer 6-4, 7-5. The 2008 Stanford titlist will collect $95,500.
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