Transylvania Open: Korpatsch moves into quarter-finals
Tamara Korpatsch edged out Jodie Burrage 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) on Thursday and will play Ukrainian Daria Snigur in the next round
Tamara Korpatsch (Zuma/Panoramic)
German Tamara Korpatsch edged out No 8 seed Jodie Burrage 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) to reach the last eight of the Transylvania Open at the BTarena in Cluj-Napoca on Thursday.
Korpatsch, ranked No 105, will face Ukrainian Daria Snigur next.
In the previous round of the Cluj-Napoca tournament, the German won against Frenchwoman Leolia Jeanjean (6-4, 2-6, 6-3).
Burrage, ranked No 89, beat Indian Ankita Raina (6-0, 6-2) in the first round of the Cluj-Napoca tournament.
Cluj-Napoca WTA 250, other second-round results (BTarena, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Eva Lys vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- Ana Bogdan vs. Nikola Bartunkova
- Anna Bondar vs. Elena-Gabriela Ruse
- Emiliana Arango beat Jil Teichmann: 6-3, 6-3
- Ekaterina Makarova (Q) beat Patricia Maria Tig: 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
- Rebeka Masarova (4) beat Miriam Bulgaru (WC): 3-6, 7-6 (8), 6-0
- Daria Snigur beat Anna-Lena Friedsam: 6-0, 1-6, 6-4
