Bari Open: Zidansek beats Carle to book spot in quarter-finals

Slovenian Tamara Zidansek, the No 5 seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Bari Open by defeating Argentinian Maria Lourdes Carle 7-6 (4), 6-2 at Circolo Tennis Bari.

Zidansek, ranked No 118, will face Pole qualifier Katarzyna Kawa next.

Ahead of her victory, the Slovenian won against Latvian Darja Semenistaja (6-1, 2-6, 6-2).

Carle, ranked No 165, won against Slovak Veronika Erjavec (6-1, 6-3) 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):

• Jana Fett vs. Raluka Serban
• Zeynep Sonmez beat Aliona Bolsova (3): 6-1, 6-2
• Katarzyna Kawa beat Carole Monnet: 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
• Jaqueline Cristian (2) beat Nuria Brancaccio: 6-3, 6-4
• Alize Cornet (1) beat Valentini Grammatikopoulou: 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
• Rebecca Sramkova beat Polina Kudermetova: 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3
• Jennifer Ruggeri beat Berfu Cengiz: 6-0, 6-2