Mérida Open: Stefanini knocks out No 4 seed Niemeier

Italian Lucrezia Stefanini advanced to the second round of the Mérida Open by beating German Jule Niemeier, the No 4 seed, 6-3, 6-2 at the Yucatan Country Club on Tuesday.

Stefanini, ranked No 163, will play the winner of the match between Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo and Mexican wildcard Ana Sofia Sanchez 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: tuesday
• Varvara Lepchenko beat Tamara Zidansek (Q): 6-2, 6-2
• Antonia Ruzic beat Laura Samson (WC): 6-4, 6-4
• Jil Teichmann beat Anastasia Tikhonova (Q): 6-1, 6-4
• Ajla Tomljanovic (3) beat Elizabeth Mandlik (Q): 7-6 (9), 6-1
• Maja Chwalinska (Q) beat Rebecca Marino: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
• 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)