Canberra Open: Preston reaches last eight

Australian wildcard Taylah Preston reached the quarter-finals of the Canberra Open by beating Canadian Marina Stakusic, the No 6 seed, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 at the Canberra Tennis Centre on Wednesday.

Preston, ranked No 170, will face the winner of the match between Filipino qualifier Alexandra Eala and Dutchwoman Arianne Hartono next.

Ahead of her victory, the 19-year-old Australian won against qualifier Ipek Oz (6-3, 7-6 (4)).

Stakusic, ranked No 125, defeated Croat Antonia Ruzic (0-6, 7-6 (1), 6-1) in the previous round of the Canberra tournament.

Canberra WTA 125K Series, other second-round results (Canberra Tennis Centre, hard, USD 164.000, most recent results first):

• Alexandra Eala vs. Arianne Hartono
• Petra Hule vs. Nina Stojanovic
• Simona Waltert (Q) beat Elsa Jacquemot (Q): 6-1, 6-4
• Oksana Selekhmeteva (Q) beat Dalma Galfi: 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
• Sijia Wei beat Mananchaya Sawangkaew (8): 6-3, 6-2
• Aoi Ito (7) beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich: 6-1, 6-2
• Nuria Parrizas Diaz (1) beat Sara Saito (Q): 6-2, 6-4

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