Iasi Open: Serban brushes aside Yashina to reach last 16

Cypriot Raluka Serban defeated Russian qualifier Ekaterina Yashina 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the last 16 of the Iasi Open at Baza Sportivă Ciric.

Serban, ranked No 166, will play Montenegrin Danka Kovinic, the No 4 seed, next.

Iasi WTA 125K Series, other round of 32 results (Baza Sportivă Ciric, clay, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Darya Astakhova vs. Elvina Kalieva
• Conny Perrin vs. Elena-Gabriela Ruse
• Panna Udvardy vs. Veronika Erjavec
• Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Chloe Paquet
• Laura Pigossi vs. Miriam Bulgaru: tuesday
• Elsa Jacquemot vs. Irina Bara: tuesday
• Petra Marcinko beat Ipek Oz (Q): 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-0
• Reka Luca Jani beat Polona Hercog: 6-4, 7-5
• Ana Bogdan (2) beat Barbora Palicova: 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
• Jil Teichmann (6) beat Ilinca Amariei (WC): 6-3, 6-1
• Simona Waltert (5) beat Carol Zhao: 6-4, 6-2
• Anca Alexia Todoni (WC) beat Despina Papamichail: 6-4, 6-4
• Danka Kovinic beat Julia Riera: 6-3, 6-4
• Andreea Prisacariu (WC) beat Oana Gavrila (LL): 6-2, 6-3
• Tamara Zidansek (8) beat Anastasia Tikhonova (Q): 6-4, 6-2