Montevideo Open: Riera fights back to beat Oz and reach quarter-finals

Argentinian Julia Riera, the No 4 seed, moved into the last 8 of the Montevideo Open by winning against Ipek Oz 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 at the Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club.

Riera, ranked No 148, defeated Brazilian Carolina M. Alves (6-3, 6-1) in the previous round of the Uruguayan tournament.

In the first round of the Uruguayan tournament, Oz, ranked No 241, edged out American Jamie Loeb (2-6, 6-1, 6-4).

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

• Gabriela Lee vs. Renata Zarazua
• Ekaterine Gorgodze vs. Solana Sierra
• Diane Parry vs. Despina Papamichail
• Miriam Bulgaru vs. Eva Vedder
• Martina Capurro Taborda vs. Robin Montgomery
• Ylena In-Albon beat Daria Lodikova: 6-2, 7-6 (4)