Rae reaches last eight
British qualifier Jocelyn Rae upset Japanese seventh seed Shiho Hisamatsu at the $25,000 event in Sorrento to advance to the quarter-finals.
The Notts player regained her composure after losing a second-set tie-break to secure a 6-1 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 victory and set up a last-eight clash with Australian home hope Olivia Rogowska.
But Jade Windley lost out to sixth seed Chiaki Okadaue of Japan in three sets.