Transylvania Open: Ruse wins topsy-turvy encounter with Parks to reach second round

Romanian wildcard Elena-Gabriela Ruse advanced to the second round of the Transylvania Open by edging out American Alycia Parks, the second seed, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 at the BTarena in Cluj-Napoca.

Ruse, ranked No 188, will face Hungarian Anna Bondar next.

Cluj-Napoca WTA 250, other first-round results (BTarena, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Celine Naef vs. Jaqueline Cristian
• Yanina Wickmayer vs. Jil Teichmann
• Sorana Cirstea vs. Eva Lys
• Emiliana Arango beat Jessika Ponchet: 6-3, 7-6 (4)
• Ana Bogdan (5) beat Viktoriya Tomova: 6-4, 6-1
• Tamara Korpatsch beat Leolia Jeanjean: 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
• Anna-Lena Friedsam beat Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie (Q): 6-1, 6-1
• Anna Bondar beat Anastasiya Soboleva (Q): 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
• Daria Snigur beat Greet Minnen (3): 6-3, 6-2
• Patricia Maria Tig beat Martha Matoula (Q): 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3
• Miriam Bulgaru (WC) beat Ipek Oz (LL): 7-5, 6-3
• Jodie Burrage (8) beat Ankita Raina: 6-0, 6-2
• Ekaterina Makarova (Q) beat Kateryna Baindl (7): 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
• Rebeka Masarova (4) beat Noma Noha Akugue: 6-4, 6-0
• Nikola Bartunkova (WC) beat Dayana Yastremska: 7-5, 6-4