Transylvania Open: Lys eases into semi-finals
Eva Lys defeated Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-2 on Friday evening and will face German Tamara Korpatsch in the next round
Eva Lys, Transylvania Open 2023 (Imago, Panoramic)
German Eva Lys won against Russian qualifier Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the Transylvania Open at the BTarena in Cluj-Napoca on Friday evening.
Lys, ranked No 133, will face German Tamara Korpatsch next.
In the previous rounds of the Cluj-Napoca tournament, the 21-year-old German beat Romanian Sorana Cirstea, the top seed (6-3, 6-3) and Romanian Jaqueline Cristian (2-6, 7-5, 6-2).
Makarova, ranked No 213, won against Ukrainian Kateryna Baindl, the No 7 seed (6-3, 1-6, 6-1) and Romanian Patricia Maria Tig (6-2, 2-6, 6-3) earlier in the tournament.
Cluj-Napoca WTA 250, other quarter-final results (BTarena, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Ana Bogdan vs. Rebeka Masarova
- Elena-Gabriela Ruse (WC) beat Emiliana Arango: 6-1, 0-6, 6-1
- Tamara Korpatsch beat Daria Snigur: 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
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