Montevideo Open: Montgomery breezes past In-Albon to make last four

American Robin Montgomery reached the last four of the Montevideo Open by winning against Swiss Ylena In-Albon 6-2, 6-1 at the Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club.

Montgomery, ranked No 218, will face Frenchwoman Diane Parry, the top seed, next.

Ahead of her victory, the 19-year-old American beat Spaniard Leyre Romero Gormaz (7-6 (5), 6-3) and Argentinian Martina Capurro Taborda, the No 3 seed (6-1, 6-3).

In-Albon, ranked No 275, won against American Raveena Kingsley (6-3, 6-3) and Russian Daria Lodikova (6-2, 7-6 (4)) earlier in the tournament.

Montevideo WTA 125, other last-eight results (Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Diane Parry beat Solana Sierra (7): 2-6, 6-4, 6-0
• Maria Lourdes Carle (5) beat Julia Riera (4): 6-4, 6-0
• Renata Zarazua (2) beat Miriam Bulgaru (6): 6-2, 6-2