Midland Open: Navarro sees off Anderson, makes quarter-finals

Top seed Emma Navarro beat qualifier Robin Anderson 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Midland Open at the Greater Midland Tennis Center on Thursday night.

Navarro, ranked No 42, will face No 7 seed Emina Bektas next.

Emma Navarro won against lucky loser Chloe Beck (6-2, 6-3) in the previous round of the Midland tournament, while during the first round, Anderson, ranked No 337, won against Elvina Kalieva (6-2, 6-2).

Midland WTA 125, other second-round results (Greater Midland Tennis Center, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Emina Bektas beat Katrina Scott (WC): 7-6 (7), 6-2
• Jana Fett beat Rebecca Marino: 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
• Anna Kalinskaya beat Tatiana Prozorova: 6-3, 7-5
• Taylor Townsend (4) beat Yulia Starodubtsewa: 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
• Hailey Baptiste beat Peyton Stearns (2): 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-2
• Katherine Sebov beat Ashlyn Krueger (5): 6-4, 6-0
• Alycia Parks (3) beat Carole Monnet: 6-3, 6-2