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yCali Open: Kalieva reaches quarter-finals
Elvina Kalieva won against Nuria Brancaccio 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 on Wednesday evening. She’ll face Argentinian Paula Ormaechea in the next round
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
