Bari Open: Jennifer Ruggeri beats Cengiz to reach last eight

Italian Jennifer Ruggeri won against Berfu Cengiz 6-0, 6-2 to advance to the last 8 of the Bari Open at Circolo Tennis Bari.

Jennifer Ruggeri will play the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, the top seed, and Greek Valentini Grammatikopoulou next.

Ahead of her victory, the 20-year-old Italian defeated qualifier Freya Christie (6-3, 6-1).

Cengiz, ranked No 237, beat German Noma Noha Akugue, the No 8 seed (7-5, 6-0) in the previous round of the Puglia Open.

Bari WTA 125K Series, other last 16 results (Circolo Tennis Bari, clay, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Zeynep Sonmez vs. Aliona Bolsova
• Jana Fett vs. Raluka Serban
• Maria Lourdes Carle vs. Tamara Zidansek
• Katarzyna Kawa vs. Carole Monnet
• Nuria Brancaccio vs. Jaqueline Cristian
• Alize Cornet vs. Valentini Grammatikopoulou
• Rebecca Sramkova vs. Polina Kudermetova