Anna Fitzpatrick cruised through to the quarterfinals of the $10,000 ITF tournament in Nottingham on Thursday with a straight sets victory over fellow Briton Julia Bone.

Anna, seeded No. 4 at the Nottingham Tennis Centre, followed up her first round win against Australian Monique Lynch with an impressive 6-4, 6-3 victory over Bone.

“I’m happy to get through it in two sets, it could have easily gone to three if I hadn't been really focused,” said Anna. “I started the match very competitively, winning a close first game on my serve, even though I missed my first serve on the first six points.

“She started the second set very well, and I just tried to keep with her until I got an opportunity to take control. Once I came back from a break down to level at 3-3, I was playing very well and she couldn't really hurt me.”

Coach David Sammel added: “It was a very mature performance. Julia played as well as she can and Anna stuck with her then raised her game to finish each set.”

The 18-year-old from Sheffield, currently ranked No. 401 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, will now face American qualifier Brittany Augustine for a place in the semifinals. Augustine, who turned 16 years old on September 19, won their only previous encounter last October in South Carolina in three sets.