Martin Lee's hopes of reaching a second successive Hall of Fame Championship final ended on Thursday as he lost in the quarter-finals.

The 24-year-old Briton was beaten in straight sets by America's Robby Ginepri in Newport, Rhode Island, going down 6-3 6-1.

Lee had beaten second seed Australian Wayne Arthurs in the first round before edging beyond American wildcard Thomas Blake to set up a meeting with Ginepri at the grass court event.

In Thursday's other game, Taylor Dent of America beat Germany's Alexander Popp 6-3 6-2 to progress to the semi-finals.

Thursday's results from Newport, Rhode Island

Taylor Dent (USA) bt Alexander Popp (Ger) 6-3 6-2
Robby Ginepri (USA) bt Martin Lee (Gbr) 6-3 6-1
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