Canberra Open: Preston moves into second round

Australian wildcard Taylah Preston reached the second round of the Canberra Open by beating qualifier Ipek Oz 6-3, 7-6 (4) at the Canberra Tennis Centre on Tuesday.

Preston, ranked No 170, will face Canadian Marina Stakusic, the No 6 seed, next.

Canberra WTA 125K Series, other first-round results (Canberra Tennis Centre, hard, USD 164.000, most recent results first):

• Dalma Galfi vs. Daria Snigur
• Arianne Hartono vs. Anna Bondar
• Nina Stojanovic vs. Solana Sierra
• Danka Kovinic vs. Sara Saito
• Simona Waltert (Q) beat Darja Semenistaja (4): 6-2, 6-1
• Elsa Jacquemot (Q) beat Emerson Jones (WC): 6-2, 6-3
• Nuria Parrizas Diaz (1) beat Jana Fett: 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
• Alexandra Eala (Q) beat Sinja Kraus (Q): 6-2, 6-4
• Mananchaya Sawangkaew (8) beat Ella Seidel: 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
• Oksana Selekhmeteva (Q) beat Petra Martic (5): 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4)
• Aoi Ito (7) beat Maria Timofeeva: 6-4, 7-5
• Petra Hule (WC) beat Anastasia Zakharova (3): 6-3, 6-3
• Marina Stakusic beat Antonia Ruzic: 0-6, 7-6 (1), 6-1
• Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Jil Teichmann: 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
• Sijia Wei beat Lizette Cabrera (WC): 6-3, 6-4

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