Cali Open: Kalieva reaches quarter-finals

American Elvina Kalieva won against Italian Nuria Brancaccio 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Cali Open at the Club Campestre de Cali on Wednesday evening.

Kalieva, ranked No 251, will play Argentinian Paula Ormaechea next.

The 19-year-old American edged out No 6 seed Hailey Baptiste (5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-4) ahead of her victory.

In the previous round of the Cali tournament, Brancaccio, ranked No 213, beat Argentinian Julia Riera (7-5, 6-3).

Cali WTA 125K Series, other second-round results (Club Campestre de Cali, clay, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Carolina M. Alves vs. Valeriya Strakhova
• Renata Zarazua vs. Emiliana Arango
• Martina Colmegna vs. Yuliana Lizarazo
• Nadia Podoroska vs. Carole Monnet
• Raluka Serban vs. Laura Pigossi
• Fernanda Contreras Gomez (8) beat Xiaodi You: 6-2, 6-0
• Paula Ormaechea beat Aliona Bolsova (3): 7-6 (4), 6-3