Charleston Open 125: Minnen defeats Korpatsch to reach second round

Belgian Greet Minnen moved into the second round of the Charleston Open 125 by beating German Tamara Korpatsch, the No 8 seed, 6-2, 6-4 at the Family Circle Tennis Center.

Minnen, ranked No 81, will face Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich next.

Charleston WTA 125K Series, other first-round results (Family Circle Tennis Center, hard, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Yanina Wickmayer vs. Sara Errani
• Arina Rodionova vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto
• Mai Hontama vs. Yafan Wang
• Erika Andreeva vs. Clara Tauson
• Alize Cornet vs. Marina Bassols Ribera
• Dalayna Hewitt vs. Diana Shnaider
• Nao Hibino vs. Harriet Dart
• Lin Zhu vs. Mccartney Kessler
• Jaqueline Cristian vs. Olivia Gadecki
• Madison Sieg vs. Oceane Dodin
• Martina Trevisan vs. Renata Zarazua: monday
• Rebeka Masarova beat Arantxa Rus (2): 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
• Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Kayla Day: 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
• Kamilla Rakhimova beat Louisa Chirico (WC): 6-4, 6-4
• Emina Bektas beat Maria Mateas (WC): 6-1, 4-6, 6-1