THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KITZBUEHEL, Austria -- Potito Starace beat Austrian wild card Daniel Koellerer 6-4, 6-3 Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Austrian Open.
The fouth-seeded Italian, who lost last year's final to Juan Monaco, lost on his serve once but saved eight break points.
Starace next plays fifth-seeded Eduardo Schwank of Argentina, who defeated German qualifier Daniel Brands 6-1, 6-4.
Schwank never was in danger of losing his serve and converted three of nine break points for a convincing victory.
Victor Hanescu of Romania continued his recent run of good results by beating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-1.
Hanescu, who won his first ATP title on Sunday in Gstaad, Switzerland, conceded only seven points on serve against the Spaniard, who upset third-seeded Agustin Calleri in the opening round Tuesday.
In the quarter-finals, Hanescu will play Brian Dabul of Argentina, who defeated Ivo Minar of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-3.
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