Abierto Tampico: Siniakova makes last eight
Katerina Siniakova defeated Magdalena Frech 6-3, 7-6 (7) on Thursday night and will face Chinese Lin Zhu, the No 6 seed, in the next round
Czech Katerina Siniakova, the No 4 seed, defeated Pole Magdalena Frech 6-3, 7-6 (7) to reach the quarter-finals of the Abierto Tampico at Centro Libanes Mexicano de Tampico on Thursday night.
Siniakova, ranked No 49, will play Chinese Lin Zhu, the No 6 seed, next.
The Czech won against American Alycia Parks (6-0, 6-3) in the previous round.
In the first round, Frech, ranked No 118, beat American qualifier Sachia Vickery (6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3).
Tampico WTA 125, other second-round results (Centro Libanes Mexicano de Tampico, hard, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Leylah Fernandez (3) beat Xiaodi You: 6-3, 6-2
- Elise Mertens (1) beat Ashlyn Krueger: 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1
- Magda Linette (5) beat Renata Zarazua: 6-3, 7-5
- Rebecca Marino (8) beat Moyuka Uchijima: 7-6 (4), 6-7 (8), 6-3
- Lin Zhu beat Varvara Gracheva: 6-1, 6-2
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto beat Marie Bouzkova (2): 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
- Camila Osorio (7) beat Eva Vedder: 6-3, 6-2
