Austin Open: Stearns makes second round

American wildcard Peyton Stearns moved into the second round of the Austin Open by edging out qualifier Katie Boulter 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5) at the Westwood Country Club on Monday,

Stearns, ranked No 137, will face Swede wildcard Mirjam Bjorklund next.

Austin WTA 250, other first-round results (Westwood Country Club, hard, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Catherine McNally vs. Ashlyn Krueger
• Magdalena Frech vs. Danielle Collins
• Robin Montgomery vs. Coco Vandeweghe
• Dayana Yastremska vs. Anna-Lena Friedsam
• Marta Kostyuk vs. Dalma Galfi
• Madison Brengle vs. Louisa Chirico
• Taylor Townsend vs. Sloane Stephens
• Lauren Davis vs. Anna Kalinskaya
• Magda Linette vs. Varvara Gracheva
• Harriet Dart vs. Shuai Zhang
• Anastasia Potapova vs. Elizabeth Mandlik
• Heather Watson (Q) beat Danka Kovinic: 7-6 (2), 6-4
• Mirjam Bjorklund 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