Iasi Open: Cristian makes second round

Romanian Jaqueline Cristian, the No 3 seed, advanced to the second round of the Iasi Open by winning against Italian lucky loser Nuria Brancaccio 6-2, 6-4 at the Ciric Sports Base on Monday.

Cristian, ranked No 66, will face Romanian wildcard Elena-Gabriela Ruse next.

Iasi WTA 250, other first-round results (Ciric Sports Base, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Varvara Lepchenko (Q) beat Martina Trevisan (6): 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
• Lea Boskovic (LL) beat Maria Timofeeva: 7-5, 6-1
• Anna Bondar (8) beat Marie Benoit (Q): 6-3, 6-1
• Selena Janicijevic (Q) beat Gergana Topalova (Q): 6-1, 6-2
• Anca Todoni beat Aliona Falei (Q): 5-0 ret.
• Simona Waltert (Q) beat Ekaterina Makarova: 6-2, 6-2
• Chloe Paquet beat Maria Lourdes Carle (7): 6-4, 6-2
• Petra Martic beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz: 6-4, 6-4
• Elina Avanesyan (5) beat Leyre Romero Gormaz: 6-1, 6-2
• Mirra Andreeva (1) beat Noma Noha Akugue: 6-1, 6-2
• Miriam Bulgaru (WC) beat Tatjana Maria (2): 6-4, 6-2
• Olga Danilovic beat Anna Blinkova (4): 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
• Marina Bassols Ribera beat Irina Bara (WC): 6-2, 6-3
• Elena-Gabriela Ruse beat Anastasia Tikhonova: 6-3, 5-7, 6-1