Mérida Open: Lepchenko books spot in second round

American Varvara Lepchenko defeated Slovenian qualifier Tamara Zidansek 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the second round of the Mérida Open at the Yucatan Country Club on Tuesday.

Lepchenko, ranked No 144, will play the winner of the match between Russian Polina Kudermetova and Argentinian Nadia Podoroska, the second seed, next.

Mérida WTA 250, other first-round results (Yucatan Country Club, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Polina Kudermetova vs. Nadia Podoroska
• Renata Zarazua vs. Akasha Urhobo
• Maya Joint vs. Marina Stakusic
• Lesia Tsurenko vs. Anna Blinkova
• Sara Sorribes Tormo vs. Ana Sofia Sanchez
• Zeynep Sonmez vs. Maria Lourdes Carle
• Jule Niemeier vs. Lucrezia Stefanini: tuesday
• Antonia Ruzic beat Laura Samson (WC): 6-4, 6-4
• Jil Teichmann beat Anastasia Tikhonova (Q): 6-1, 6-4
• Ajla Tomljanovic (3) beat Elizabeth Mandlik (Q): 7-6 (9), 6-1
• Maja Chwalinska (Q) beat Rebecca Marino: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
• Alina Korneeva beat Alycia Parks: 6-3, 6-1
• Nina Stojanovic beat Tatjana Maria (7): 6-4, 6-4
• Ann Li beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz (8): 6-0, 6-4
• Elsa Jacquemot beat Robin Montgomery: 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)