Iasi Open: Boskovic reaches quarter-finals

Croat lucky loser Lea Boskovic won against American qualifier Varvara Lepchenko 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the last 8 of the Iasi Open at the Ciric Sports Base.

Boskovic, ranked No 202, will face the winner of the match between Russian Mirra Andreeva, the top seed, and Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich next.

The Croat defeated Russian Maria Timofeeva (7-5, 6-1) in the previous round of the Iasi tournament.

In the previous round of the Iasi tournament, Lepchenko, ranked No 187, won against Italian Martina Trevisan, the No 6 seed (5-7, 6-4, 6-3).

Iasi WTA 250, other second-round results (Ciric Sports Base, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Elena-Gabriela Ruse vs. Jaqueline Cristian
• Mirra Andreeva vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich: tuesday
• Elina Avanesyan vs. Petra Martic: tuesday
• Olga Danilovic beat Anca Todoni: 6-1, 6-1
• Selena Janicijevic (Q) beat Miriam Bulgaru (WC): 6-2, 7-6 (6)
• Chloe Paquet beat Simona Waltert (Q): 6-1, 7-5
• Anna Bondar (8) beat Marina Bassols Ribera: 7-5, 6-4