Mérida Open: Chwalinska through to second round

Pole qualifier Maja Chwalinska won against Canadian Rebecca Marino 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the second round of the Mérida Open at the Yucatan Country Club on Monday night.

Chwalinska, ranked No 175, will play the winner of the match between Mexican Renata Zarazua, the top seed, and American wildcard Akasha Urhobo next.

Mérida WTA 250, other first-round results (Yucatan Country Club, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Polina Kudermetova vs. Nadia Podoroska
• Renata Zarazua vs. Akasha Urhobo
• Maya Joint vs. Marina Stakusic
• Lesia Tsurenko vs. Anna Blinkova
• Sara Sorribes Tormo vs. Ana Sofia Sanchez
• Zeynep Sonmez vs. Maria Lourdes Carle
• Jule Niemeier vs. Lucrezia Stefanini
• Tamara Zidansek vs. Varvara Lepchenko
• Antonia Ruzic vs. Laura Samson
• Jil Teichmann vs. Anastasia Tikhonova
• Elizabeth Mandlik vs. Ajla Tomljanovic: tuesday
• Alina Korneeva beat Alycia Parks: 6-3, 6-1
• Nina Stojanovic beat Tatjana Maria (7): 6-4, 6-4
• Ann Li beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz (8): 6-0, 6-4
• Elsa Jacquemot beat Robin Montgomery: 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)