Cluj-Napoca Open: Avanesyan makes second round

Russian Elina Avanesyan, the No 6 seed, won against German Tamara Korpatsch 6-4, 7-6 (3) to advance to the second round of the Cluj-Napoca Open at the BTarena on Tuesday afternoon.

Avanesyan, ranked No 61, will play Latvian Anastasija Sevastova next.

Cluj-Napoca WTA 250, other first-round results (BTarena, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Sara Errani vs. Catherine McNally
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Emiliana Arango
• Karolina Pliskova vs. Sinja Kraus
• Marina Bassols Ribera vs. Jaqueline Cristian: tuesday
• Anastasija Sevastova beat Andreea Mitu (WC): 6-2, 6-3
• Erika Andreeva (Q) beat Anca Alexia Todoni (WC): 6-3, 6-4
• Tatjana Maria (2) beat Zhuoxuan Bai: 7-5, 6-3
• Harriet Dart (Q) beat Anna Bondar (LL): 6-4, 7-6
• Alize Cornet (Q) beat Yanina Wickmayer: 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
• Arantxa Rus (1) beat Greet Minnen: 7-5, 6-1
• Ana Bogdan (8) beat Alycia Parks: 7-5, 7-5
• Anna Blinkova (3) beat Simona Waltert (Q): 6-3, 6-0
• Clara Tauson beat Nadia Podoroska (9): 6-3, 6-1
• Nuria Parrizas Diaz beat Laura Siegemund: 6-4, 6-4
• Camila Osorio beat Viktoriya Tomova (7): 6-2, 6-4