NZ’s Erakovic through to Florida quarters

Top-seeded New Zealander Marina Erakovic notched a second straight-sets win to reach the quarter-finals of a second-tier ITF women’s tournament in Florida.

World No.68 Erakovic beat 125th-ranked Australian Olivia Rogowska 6-3 6-2 in the second round of the $US50,000 clay court event at Osprey.

The Aucklander matched her efficiency of the first round, where she eliminated Russian Evgeniya Rodina.

Her quarter-final opponent is Dutch world No.147 Kiki Bertens, with the winner to face Slovakian third seed Jana Cepelova in the semi-finals.

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