Jasmin Open: Tsurenko dispatches Paquet to move into second round

Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko, the No 4 seed, defeated French qualifier Chloe Paquet 6-2, 6-3 to move into the second round of the Jasmin Open at the Skanes Family Hotel Monastir.

Tsurenko, ranked No 34, will play Claire Liu next.

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

• Jasmine Paolini (1) beat Alize Cornet: 6-4, 6-2
• Katarzyna Kawa (WC) beat Martina Trevisan (3): 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
• Erika Andreeva (WC) beat Darja Semenistaja: 6-2, 6-0
• Petra Marcinko (WC) beat Marina Bassols Ribera: 7-6 (7), 6-2
• 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