Austin Open: Semenistaja books spot in second round

Latvian Darja Semenistaja reached the second round of the Austin Open by edging out Andorran wildcard Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-4 at the Westwood Country Club on Tuesday evening.

Semenistaja, ranked No 115, will play the winner of the match between Argentinian Nadia Podoroska and Chinese Xiyu Wang, the No 6 seed, next.

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

• Danielle Collins vs. Olivia Gadecki
• Peyton Stearns vs. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
• Anastasija Sevastova vs. Julia Riera
• Rebecca Marino vs. Sachia Vickery
• Katie Volynets vs. Renata Zarazua
• Anhelina Kalinina vs. Sara Bejlek
• Tereza Martincova vs. Sloane Stephens
• Nadia Podoroska vs. Xiyu Wang
• Taylor Townsend vs. Fernanda Contreras Gomez: tuesday
• Emiliana Arango beat Alycia Parks: 6-2, 6-3
• Kamilla Rakhimova vs. Yanina Wickmayer: tuesday
• Camila Osorio beat Alize Cornet: 6-3, 6-2
• Yafan Wang beat Lucia Bronzetti (4): 7-6 (5), 6-4
• Diane Parry (5) beat Jessika Ponchet (Q): 6-3, 7-6 (4)
• Yue Yuan (8) beat Arina Rodionova: 3-6, 6-3, 6-1