Jasmin Open: Kartal through to last 8
Sonay Kartal beat Mai Hontama 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday evening and will play the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Diane Parry, the No 3 seed, and Ukrainian qualifier Yulia Starodubtseva in the next round
Qualifier Sonay Kartal won against Japanese Mai Hontama 6-2, 6-2 to reach the last 8 of the Jasmin Open at the Skanes Family Hotel Monastir on Wednesday evening.
Kartal, ranked No 151, will play the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Diane Parry, the No 3 seed, and Ukrainian qualifier Yulia Starodubtseva next.
Ahead of her victory, Sonay Kartal edged out Romanian Jaqueline Cristian, the No 5 seed (4-6, 6-3, 7-5).
Hontama, ranked No 109, defeated Indonesian wildcard Priska Nugroho (6-2, 6-1) in the previous round of the Monastir tournament.
Monastir WTA 250, other second-round results (Skanes Family Hotel Monastir, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Yuriko Lily Miyazaki vs. Antonia Ruzic
- Lucia Bronzetti vs. Ann Li
- Zeynep Sonmez vs. Greet Minnen
- Elise Mertens vs. Eva Lys
- Rebecca Sramkova vs. Clara Burel
- Diane Parry vs. Yulia Starodubtseva
- Sara Sorribes Tormo vs. Jana Fett: wednesday