La Bisbal d’Emporda Open: Galfi moves into last eight

Hungarian Dalma Galfi advanced to the quarter-finals of the La Bisbal d’Emporda Open when Spaniard Marina Bassols Ribera, the No 7 seed, retired at the Club Esportiu CT La Bisbal in La Bisbal d’Emporda on Thursday evening.

Galfi, ranked No 148, led 1-0 when Bassols Ribera, ranked No 107, pulled out at the Club Esportiu CT La Bisbal in La Bisbal d’Emporda on Thursday evening.

The Hungarian will play qualifier Zeynep Sonmez next.

Dalma Galfi beat German Ella Seidel (7-6, 6-3) in the previous round. In the first round of the La Bisbal d’Emporda tournament, the Spaniard edged out Hungarian Timea Babos (4-6, 6-1, 7-5).

La Bislab d’Emporda WTA 125K Series, other second-round results (Club Esportiu CT La Bisbal, clay, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Elsa Jacquemot beat Sinja Kraus: 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
• Olga Danilovic beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse (LL): 6-4, 6-3
• Rebeka Masarova (5) beat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro: 6-3, 6-2
• Maria Lourdes Carle (6) beat Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (Q): 6-2, 1-6, 6-2
• Oksana Selekhmeteva (Q) beat Katarzyna Kawa (Q): 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
• Zeynep Sonmez beat Eva Lys: 6-0, 3-1 ret.
• Rebecca Sramkova beat Kristina Mladenovic (WC): 7-5, 4-6, 6-4