Veneto Open: Montgomery books spot in last eight

American Robin Montgomery beat Brazilian Laura Pigossi 6-0, 6-7 (3), 6-0 to move into the quarter-finals of the Veneto Open at the Tennis Club Gaiba on Thursday afternoon.

Montgomery, ranked No 162, will play Belgian Ysaline Bonaventure, the No 3 seed, next.

Ahead of her victory, the 18-year-old American edged out No 5 seed Taylor Townsend (4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4)).

Pigossi, ranked No 133, won against Slovak Jana Cepelova (3-6, 6-3, 6-1) in the previous round of the Gaiba tournament.

Gaiba WTA 125K Series, other last 16 results (Tennis Club Gaiba, grass, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Lucrezia Stefanini vs. Evgeniya Rodina
• Ysaline Bonaventure beat Nuria Brancaccio: 6-2, 6-2
• Ashlyn Krueger beat Katie Swan: 6-3, 4-6, 5-5 ret.
• Olga Danilovic (4) beat Sinja Kraus: 6-3, 7-6 (2)
• Yue Yuan (6) beat Su Jeong Jang: 6-1, 6-0
• Yanina Wickmayer (8) beat Sofia Kenin: 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
• Tatjana Maria (1) beat Lisa Pigato (WC): 6-3, 6-3