Iasi Open: Paquet beats Waltert to move into last eight

Frenchwoman Chloe Paquet advanced to the quarter-finals of the Iasi Open by winning against Swiss qualifier Simona Waltert 6-1, 7-5 at the Ciric Sports Base.

Paquet, ranked No 106, will face French qualifier Selena Janicijevic next.

Ahead of her victory, the Frenchwoman beat Argentinian Maria Lourdes Carle, the No 7 seed (6-4, 6-2).

Waltert, ranked No 249, defeated Russian Ekaterina Makarova (6-2, 6-2) in the previous round of the Iasi tournament.

Iasi WTA 250, other second-round results (Ciric Sports Base, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Elena-Gabriela Ruse vs. Jaqueline Cristian
• Mirra Andreeva vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich
• Elina Avanesyan vs. Petra Martic
• Olga Danilovic vs. Anca Todoni
• Lea Boskovic vs. Varvara Lepchenko
• Selena Janicijevic beat Miriam Bulgaru (WC): 6-2, 7-6 (6)
• Marina Bassols Ribera vs. Anna Bondar: tuesday