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NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Two-time defending champion Petra Kvitova needed just an hour Thursday to beat Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-1 and move into the semifinals of the Connecticut Open, despite suffering from a cold.Looking to join Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniacki as a four-time winner in the tournament, Kvitova overpowered the Olympic doubles champion, breaking her four times -- three during the 25-minute final set.I think that sometimes I cant really pay too much attention how I feel, Kvitova said. Its just going out there, just being strong mentally, think about the next point, think about the tennis.The Olympic bronze medalist and two-time Wimbledon champion has been criticized during her career for inconsistent play. But the Czech star will be looking for her fifth consecutive appearance in the finals here and her third straight title. She also won in 2012.They should look at New Haven, she said about her critics. Its always nice to coming somewhere when you feel, you know, at a home and you know you can play well. It always gives you little bit more confidence than normally.She will face top-seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the semifinals. Radwanska beat lucky loser Kirstin Flipkens of Belgium 6-1, 6-4.The worlds fourth-ranked player had an easy time in the first set, but needed a break in the ninth game of the second set to secure the win over the 30-year-old Flipkens, who struggled with an injury to her left hand.Flipkens, who upset Venus Williams at the Olympics, had lost in the second round of qualifying in New Haven. But she was moved into the main draw after Lesia Tsurenko withdrew with a right knee injury, then beat Belinda Bencic and Caroline Garcia.Ukraines Elina Svitolina advanced with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Elena Vesnina, Makarovas doubles partner in Rio. Svitolina outran her Russian opponent and took advantage of 33 unforced errors.I was trying to push her to make those errors, she said. I think in the end she was just going for too much.The 21-year-old Svitolina will play Johanna Larsson, the 28-year-old Swede who upset second-seeded Roberta Vinci of Italy 7-6 (9), 6-1. Larsson lost in qualifying, but got into the main draw when Svetlana Kuznetsova withdrew because of a shoulder injury.Larsson is the third lucky loser to advance to the semifinals in New Haven, joining Samantha Stosur (2006) and Tsurenko (2015).Vinci said she was bothered by an injury to a tendon in her left foot that has been giving her problems since the Olympics.I was thinking always to my pain, and I lost, Vinci said. But now I have two or three days off before New York to try to recover.Andy Isabella Womens Jersey . MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez also will attend the session, which was announced Monday. 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Bryant, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland in March, reported symptoms on Monday morning, a team spokesman said. Kyler Murray Womens Jersey . Vaives lawyer Trevor Whiffen claims the former 50-goal man wasnt provided with a copy of the claim beforehand and that he would not have agreed to the allegations made against the NHL had he been asked to review its contents.OXFORD, Miss. -- Three goals from a pair of Gator seniors gave the University of Florida soccer team a 3-0 win over Mississippi late Sunday afternoon at the Ole Miss Soccer Stadium.How the Gators Scored:The first goal of the match started when Sarah Troccoli won the ball at midfield when the Rebels were trying to move the ball forward. Troccoli moved down the middle and sent the ball right to Samantha Chung located just wide of the box. The cross from Chung found Savannah Jordan in the middle of the box. Jordan juggled for control, spun toward goal and scored from seven yards on a hard, right-footed shot.Another Gator senior scored to provide the Gators first-half goals. From just above the endline, sophomore Melanie Monteagudo sent a cross to the far post. Pamela Begi? was waiting on the end of that cross and headed it in. A Rebel defender attempted to clear that shot, but the official ruled the ball had crossed the goal.The Gators third goal started with a throw-in on the Mississippi half. The ball moved from Sarah Troccoli to Liz Slattery before Meggie Dougherty Howard received ball and moved toward goal. Her pass between a pair of Rebel defenders found Jordan in stride in the box. Jordan hit her second goal of the day with a right-footed shot from eight yards.Worth Noting:?Jordans career goals total now stands 77. She is one of 25 players in NCAA Division I history to reach that mark. Jordan is one of seven to reach that mark since 2000.Jordans goal at 6:25 is the second-quickest score for Florida in 2016. The earliest GGator goal of the season was also from Jordan (2:20 at UCLA).ddddddddddddBegi? scores her second goal of the season. It was the 13th of her career.The shutout was Floridas fourth of the season and third of the last four matches.2016 Records: Florida: 10-3, 5-2 SECUM: 8-7, 3-4 SECGator Sound Bites: On todays performance: I thought we started off really fast and that was great. Then we had a little lapse because I think we thought it was a little too easy but I like how we responded in the second half. It is great to get a clean sheet particularly with people missing on defense. I really felt we could have scored a couple more, but credit to Ole Miss for keeping us out of the net. - Florida Head Coach Becky BurleighPreseason Conference Votes: Florida swept the 2015 SEC titles (regular-season and tournament). Mississippi tied for third in 2015 SEC standings. Current standings: Florida is fourth with a 5-2 record and Mississippi is eighth with a 3-4 record.Rankings: Florida is ranked No. 16 on the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll.Next up: Florida makes its second consecutive appearance on the SEC Network next Sunday at No. 4 South Carolina. That match airs live on the SEC Network beginning at 3 p.m. ET. South Carolina is 12-0-1 this season and 6-0 in the SEC. When the two teams unbeaten in league play met today in Columbia, S.C., South Carolina defeated Arkansas 3-1. ' ' '