Romanian tennis player Radu Mihai Papoe on Thursday progressed to the quarterfinals of the Ion Tiriac Challenger tournament, prize money EUR 91,250, hosted by the Olimpia Sports Base in Brasov, after beating Bolivian Murkel Dellien, the defending champion, 6-4 6-1.
Qualifier Papoe, 22, world number 631, prevailed in an hour and 43 minutes, agerpres reports.
The Romanian won EUR 2,635 and 16 ATP singles points, and in the quarterfinals he will play lucky loser Tom Paris of France, 22, world number 391.
In doubles, Alexandru Jecan and Bogdan Pavel reached the semifinals, after 7-6 (7/4) 6-3 against South Americans Murkel Dellien (Bolivia)/Alvaro Guillen Meza (Ecuador).
Thursday's results:
singles, second round
Francesco Maestrelli (Italy) beat Aleksander Donski (Bulgaria) 6-2 6-4
Radu Mihai Papoe beat N.7 Murkel Dellien (Bolivia) 6-4 6-1
Marko Topo (Germany) beat Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg (France) 6-2 7-5
Tom Paris (France) beat Manas Dhamne (India) 6-1 6-4
doubles, quarterfinals
Vladislav Orlov (Ukraine)/Santiago Rodriguez Taverna (Argentina) beat Kimmer Coppejans (Belgium)/Oriol Roca Batalla (Spain) 6-4 6-3
N.4 Siddhant Banthia (India)/Aleksander Donski (Bulgaria) beat Andrew Paulson/Michael Vrbensky (Czech Republic) 6-4 7-5
Alexandru Jecan/Bogdan Pavel beat Murkel Dellien (Bolivia)/Alvaro Guillen Meza (Ecuador) 7-6 (7/4) 6-3
N.2 Alexander Merino (Peru)/Christoph Negritu (Germany) beat Patrik Kaukovalta/Patrik Niklas-Salminen (Finland) 6-7 (2/7) 6-4 10-4.
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