Barranquilla Open: Sobolieva into last eight to face Hruncakova

Ukrainian Anastasiya Sobolieva moved into the quarter-finals of the Barranquilla Open by defeating Slovak qualifier Martina Okalova 6-4, 7-5 on Wednesday.

Sobolieva, ranked No 216, will play Slovak Viktoria Hruncakova next.

The 20-year-old Ukrainian won against Colombian wildcard Maria Paulina Perez Garcia (6-1, 6-0) in the previous round.

Earlier in the week. Martina Okalova benefited from the abandonment of Belgian Greet Minnen, the second seed (7-6 (7), 0-2).

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