Midland Open: Sebov upsets Krueger to reach last eight

Canadian Katherine Sebov moved into the last eight of the Midland Open by beating American Ashlyn Krueger, the No 5 seed, 6-4, 6-0 at the Greater Midland Tennis Center.

Sebov, ranked No 141, will face American Alycia Parks, the No 3 seed, next.

Ahead of her victory, the Canadian edged out Swiss qualifier Lulu Sun (6-3, 3-6, 7-5).

Krueger, ranked No 80, benefited from the abandonment of qualifier Varvara Lepchenko (6-1, 1-0) in the previous round of the Midland tournament.

Midland WTA 125, other second-round results (Greater Midland Tennis Center, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Emma Navarro vs. Robin Anderson
• Katrina Scott vs. Emina Bektas
• Jana Fett vs. Rebecca Marino
• Tatiana Prozorova vs. Anna Kalinskaya
• Hailey Baptiste vs. Peyton Stearns
• Taylor Townsend vs. Yulia Starodubtsewa
• Alycia Parks beat Carole Monnet: 6-3, 6-2