INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (AFP) - Bobby Reynolds celebrated his 26th birthday on Thursday with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Colombian Alejandro Falla that put him in the quarter-finals of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships.

The journeyman, ranked 90th in the world, will play in the last eight at the ATP level for only the third time in his career after Delray Beach in February and Washington three years ago.

Reynolds beat the heat with a win in just 63 minutes over Falla, ranked 117th.

Celebrations will be kept to a minimum for the winner, who will face a big test in his next match against either crafty veteran Vince Spadea or big-hitting young gun Sam Querrey, seeded fourth.

Instead of marking his birthday, Reynolds said he would be in the stands when his rivals meet later.

"You know what you are getting with both of them," said the player whose only major career match win came with a first-round knockout of Marat Safin in the Miami first round four months ago.

"Vince puts a lot of balls back from the baseline, and Sam will try to hurt you with his big serve."

Reynolds was untroubled by Falla, whom he he broke six times in their short meeting.

"It was hot out there," said the winner. "I didn't expect the match to go like this. I won, but I didn't play at half my level.

"I didn't serve well, but I was pleased with my returns. But it's good to go through without playing at your best. You just hope that your best tennis will come in the next match."

Top seed and 2006 champion James Blake aimed to reach the last eight after second-round disappointments at Roland Garros and Wimbledon when he took on Korea's Jun Woong-Sun in an evening match.