Pennetta Wins, Shaughnessy Edged at Acapulco

Two Italians gained the quarterfinals Thursday at the WTA claycourt stop in Acapulco in top-seeded Flavia Pennetta (d. Diaz-Oliva) and unseeded Antonella Serra Zanetti (d. Gagliardi).

For Pennetta it was her seventh straight win on clay after last week's Bogota title, and her 12th straight on clay stretching back to 2004. Pennetta is defending runner-up points from last year in Acapulco.

Spain's Arantxa Parra Santonja was another unseeded player into the quarters with an upset over American No. 2 seed Meghann Shaughnessy in three sets.

Friday on the dirt in Acapulco quarterfinal action features Randriantefy vs. Loit, Pennetta looking for a birthday win vs. Osterloh, Cervanova vs. Parra Santonja, and Castano vs. Ant. Serra Zanetti