This morning Kaia played in the first round of $25 000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia. She met 215th ranked (3rd seed) Czech Eva Birnerova - Kaia won in two sets 6-1 6-1. In next round Kaia will meet Daria Kustava (Belarus; ranked 386).

In doubles, Kaia and Russian Eugenia Linetskaya lost to Anne-Laure Heitz and Anais Laurendon (France) in two sets 2-6 4-6.

This morning Kaia played in the second round of $25 000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia. She met 386th ranked Belarus player Daria Kustava - Kaia won in two sets 6-1 6-4. In quarterfinals Kaia will meet Tatsiana Uvarova (Belarus).

In today's quarterfinal Kaia lost against Tatsiana Uvarova of Belarus 0-6 3-6. Until 0-6 0-3, Kaia's opponent played nearly perfect tennis without making any mistakes, then Kaia managed to even the score. Unfortunately, after that she couldn't hold her serve twice and Uvarova won the second set 6-3.

In next week's WTA Tour ranking 10 points earned in Kaunas will be added to Kaia's points and it will bring her back into top 300 (around 287th place).

But as by 7th of April, when 10 points added in St. Petersburg, will be added, 24,5 points from last years fantastic Porto tournament will be dropped off, she will drop in rankings as well - approximately to 329th place.