Dallas Open: Shelton advances to last eight

No 3 seed Ben Shelton moved into the quarter-finals of the Dallas Open by defeating Michael Mmoh 6-3, 6-3 at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex on Thursday night.

Shelton, ranked No 16, will face the winner of the match between Australian Jordan Thompson, the No 7 seed, and American lucky loser Denis Kudla next.

In the previous round of the Dallas tournament, Mmoh, ranked No 115, won against qualifier Emilio Nava (7-5, 6-2).

Dallas ATP 250, other second-round results (Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex, hard, USD 756.020, most recent results first):

• Adrian Mannarino vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
• Frances Tiafoe vs. Alex Michelsen
• Jordan Thompson vs. Denis Kudla
• Dominik Koepfer vs. Rinky Hijikata
• Taro Daniel vs. Tommy Paul
• James Duckworth beat Christopher Eubanks (5): 7-6 (3), 6-4
• Marcos Giron beat Max Purcell (6): 6-4, 6-3