Cluj-Napoca Open: Sasnovich advances to last eight

Belarusian lucky loser Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated Canadian qualifier Marina Stakusic 6-3, 7-5 to move into the last eight of the Cluj-Napoca Open at the BT Arena on Wednesday.

Sasnovich, ranked No 128, will play Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina, the No 4 seed, next.

Ahead of her victory, the Belarusian edged out Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, the No 6 seed (6-7, 7-5, 6-4).

Stakusic, ranked No 119, edged out Romanian Sorana Cirstea (6-1, 1-6, 6-4) in the previous round of the Cluj-Napoca tournament.

Cluj-Napoca WTA 250, other second-round results (BT Arena, hard, USD 275.094, most recent results first):

• Katerina Siniakova vs. Caroline Dolehide
• Lucia Bronzetti vs. Peyton Stearns
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Ana Bogdan
• Anastasia Potapova vs. Viktorija Golubic
• Viktoriya Tomova vs. Olga Danilovic
• Anhelina Kalinina beat Suzan Lamens: 1-6, 6-4, 6-4

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