Lasi Open: Ormaechea last qualified for the quarter finals

Argentinian Paula Ormaechea won against Japanese qualifier Yuki Naito 6-3, 7-5 to move into the last eight of the Lasi Open at Baza Sportivă Ciric in Iasi on Thursday evening.

Ormaechea, ranked No 248, will play Russian qualifier Darya Astakhova next.

The Argentinian beat Romanian lucky loser Lavinia Tanasie (7-5, 6-3) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round, Naito, ranked No 195, defeated Swiss Viktorija Golubic, the top seed (6-3, 6-4).

Iasi WTA 125, other second-round results (Baza Sportivă Ciric, clay, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Ekaterine Gorgodze (8) beat Nadia Podoroska: 6-4, 6-2
• Ana Bogdan (3) beat Anastasia Zakharova: 6-1, 6-2
• Kristina Mladenovic (6) beat Alexandra Ignatik: 7-5, 6-3
• Panna Udvardy (2) beat Reka Luca Jani: 6-0, 7-6 (6)
• Maja Chwalinska beat Olga Danilovic (4): 7-6 (4), 6-4
• Darya Astakhova beat Cristina Dinu (Q): 6-2, 6-2
• Rebeka Masarova beat Nastasja Schunk: 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4