Austin Open: Kostyuk gets past Galfi in first round
Marta Kostyuk beat Dalma Galfi 7-5, 6-1 on Tuesday night and will face Madison Brengle in the next round
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Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, the No 8 seed, reached the second round of the Austin Open by winning against Hungarian Dalma Galfi 7-5, 6-1 at the Westwood Country Club on Tuesday night.
Kostyuk, ranked No 52, will play Madison Brengle next.
Austin WTA 250, other first-round matchups and results:
- Catherine McNally vs. Ashlyn Krueger
- Magdalena Frech vs. Danielle Collins
- Robin Montgomery vs. Coco Vandeweghe
- Dayana Yastremska vs. Anna-Lena Friedsam
- Taylor Townsend vs. Sloane Stephens
- Varvara Gracheva beat Magda Linette (1): 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
- Madison Brengle beat Louisa Chirico (Q): 6-2, 7-6 (3)
- Anna Kalinskaya beat Nao Hibino (LL): 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
- Erika Andreeva (LL) beat Harriet Dart: 7-6 (4), 3-6, 7-6(3)
- Anastasia Potapova (3) beat Elizabeth Mandlik (WC): 6-2, 6-0
- Peyton Stearns (WC) beat Katie Boulter (Q): 7-6(5), 6-7 (2), 7-6(5)
- Heather Watson (Q) beat Danka Kovinic: 7-6 (2), 6-4
- Mirjam Bjorklund (WC) beat Alycia Parks (7): 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
- Anna Blinkova beat Ann Li (Q): 6-4, 6-4
- Katie Volynets beat Alison Riske-Amritraj: 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
