Midland Open: Parks into semi-finals, plays Kalinskaya next

American Alycia Parks, the No 3 seed, moved into the semi-finals of the Midland Open by beating Canadian Katherine Sebov 7-5, 6-1 at the Greater Midland Tennis Center on Friday.

The last time the two players met, it ended controversially with Sebov allegedly squeezing Parks’ hand during the post-match handshake.

Parks, ranked No 54, will play Russian Anna Kalinskaya next.

In the previous rounds of the tournament, the 22-year-old American won against Ann Li (6-2, 6-1) and Frenchwoman Carole Monnet (6-3, 6-2).

Sebov, ranked No 141, edged out Swiss qualifier Lulu Sun (6-3, 3-6, 7-5) and defeated American Ashlyn Krueger, the No 5 seed (6-4, 6-0) earlier in the week.

Midland WTA 125, other quarter-final results (Greater Midland Tennis Center, USD 115,000):

• Emma Navarro (1) beat Emina Bektas (7): 6-2, 6-3
• Anna Kalinskaya beat Hailey Baptiste: 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (5)
• Taylor Townsend vs. Jana Fett

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