Tulln Challenger: Matías Soto advances while Juan Manuel La Serna exits

South American tennis players Matías Soto and Juan Manuel La Serna competed in the Challenger 100 tournament in Tulln, Austria, with differing results.

Chilean player Matías Soto advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Sandro Kopp (7-6, 6-2) and German player Marvin Moeller (6-4, 3-6, 6-0). The victories earned Soto 15 ATP ranking points, which are expected to move his world ranking to 233. He is scheduled to face Ukrainian Vitaliy Sachko in the next round.

Argentine player Juan Manuel La Serna was eliminated in the round of 16 following a three-hour match against local fifth seed Lukas Neumayer. Despite winning a second-set tie-break (11-9), La Serna lost the match 7-5, 6-7(9), 6-1. This tournament follows a busy European tour for La Serna, which included recent success in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.