Jasmin Open: Marcinko overcomes Ribera to move into the second round

Croat wildcard Petra Marcinko moved into the second round of the Jasmin Open by defeating Spaniard Marina Bassols Ribera 7-6 (7), 6-2 at the Skanes Family Hotel Monastir.

Marcinko, ranked No 140, will face the winner of the match between Italian Jasmine Paolini, the top seed, and Frenchwoman Alize Cornet next.

Monastir WTA 250, other first-round results (Skanes Family Hotel Monastir, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Lesia Tsurenko vs. Chloe Paquet
• Jasmine Paolini vs. Alize Cornet
• Katarzyna Kawa vs. Martina Trevisan: tuesday
• Darja Semenistaja vs. Erika Andreeva: tuesday
• Elise Mertens (2) beat Alexandra Eala (Q): 7-5, 6-0
• Mai Hontama beat Aliona Bolsova: 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
• Claire Liu beat Emina Bektas: 6-2, 7-6 (5)
• Nuria Parrizas Diaz beat Magdalena Frech (7): 6-2, 0-6, 6-4
• Katarina Zavatska (Q) beat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro: 6-4, 6-4
• Lucia Bronzetti (6) beat Kristina Kucova: 6-1, 6-1
• Sara Errani beat Tamara Zidansek: 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-3
• Nadia Podoroska beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (5): 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
• Lucrezia Stefanini beat Camilla Rosatello (Q): 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
• Iryna Shymanovich beat Laura Pigossi: 6-3, 6-2
• Clara Burel (8) beat Cristina Bucsa: 6-2, 6-2