Jasmin Open: Parrizas Diaz through to last eight

Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz reached the quarter-finals of the Jasmin Open by beating Ukrainian qualifier Katarina Zavatska 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 at the Skanes Family Hotel Monastir on Thursday afternoon.

Parrizas Diaz, ranked No 135, will play the winner of the match between Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko, the No 4 seed, and American Claire Liu next.

Ahead of her victory, the Spaniard edged out Pole Magdalena Frech, the No 7 seed (6-2, 0-6, 6-4).

Zavatska, ranked No 171, won against Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (6-4, 6-4) in the previous round of the Monastir tournament.

Monastir WTA 250, other second-round results (Skanes Family Hotel Monastir, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Lesia Tsurenko vs. Claire Liu
• Jasmine Paolini (1) beat Petra Marcinko (WC): 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
• Clara Burel (8) beat Erika Andreeva (WC): 6-0, 5-7, 7-6 (2)
• Lucrezia Stefanini beat Katarzyna Kawa (WC): 6-4, 6-1
• Mai Hontama beat Nadia Podoroska: 6-2, 6-1
• Elise Mertens (2) beat Iryna Shymanovich: 6-3, 6-2
• Lucia Bronzetti (6) beat Sara Errani: 6-3, 6-4