Lasi Open: Gorgodze moves into second round
Ekaterine Gorgodze won against Clara Burel 7-5, 6-0 on Tuesday. She’ll play the winner of the match between Argentinian Nadia Podoroska and Romanian qualifier Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie in the next round
Georgian Ekaterine Gorgodze, the No 8 seed, advanced to the second round of the Lasi Open by winning against Frenchwoman Clara Burel 7-5, 6-0 at Baza Sportivă Ciric in Iasi on Tuesday afternoon.
Gorgodze, ranked No 147, will play the winner of the match between Argentinian Nadia Podoroska and Romanian qualifier Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie next.
Iasi WTA 125, other first-round results (Baza Sportivă Ciric, clay, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Ana Bogdan vs. Oana Georgeta Simion
- Nadia Podoroska vs. Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie
- Viktorija Golubic vs. Yuki Naito
- Alexandra Ignatik vs. Natalia Vikhlyantseva: tuesday
- Darya Astakhova vs. Irina Bara: tuesday
- Panna Udvardy (2) beat Despina Papamichail: 6-3, 7-5
- Paula Ormaechea beat Lavinia Tanasie (LL): 7-5, 6-3
- Kristina Mladenovic (6) beat Tena Lukas: 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Rebeka Masarova beat Olivia Tjandramulia (LL): 6-0, 6-0
- Cristina Dinu (Q) beat Mihaela Buzarnescu: 1-6, 3-5 ret.
- Reka Luca Jani beat Briana Szabo (WC): 6-1, 6-2
- Maja Chwalinska beat Dea Herdzelas: 6-2, 6-1
- Anastasia Zakharova beat Andreea Prisacariu (WC): 6-0, 6-3
- Nastasja Schunk beat Antonia Ruzic (WC): 6-3, 6-4
- Olga Danilovic (4) beat Andrea Lazaro Garcia: 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-3
