Tampico Open: Lepchenko books spot in second round

American Varvara Lepchenko moved into the second round of the Tampico Open by winning against Belarusian Jana Kolodynska 6-4, 7-6 at the Centro Libanés Mexicano de Tampico on Wednesday night.

Lepchenko, ranked No 341, will play Russian Anna Kalinskaya, the No 4 seed, next.

Tampico WTA 125, other first-round results (Centro Libanés Mexicano de Tampico, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Ajla Tomljanovic beat Whitney Osuigwe: 7-5, 6-2
• Panna Udvardy beat Jessica Hinojosa Gomez (Q): 6-7 (3), 6-0, 6-1
• Caroline Dolehide (1) beat Ashley Lahey: 7-6 (6), 6-2
• Kamilla Rakhimova (5) beat Raluka Serban: 6-0, 6-2
• Emina Bektas (6) beat Renata Zarazua: 6-2, 6-4
• Katarina Kozarov beat Carole Monnet: 6-2, 6-3
• Emiliana Arango (8) beat Daniela Martinez Guerrero (Q): 6-0, 6-0
• Katie Volynets (7) beat Ana Sofia Sanchez (WC): 6-1, 6-2
• Anastasia Tikhonova beat Daniela Schekaiban (LL): 6-0, 6-0
• Fernanda Contreras Gomez (WC) beat Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva: 6-2, 7-5
• Ann Li beat Heather Watson: 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
• Anna Kalinskaya beat Jessie Aney (Q): 6-1, 6-1
• Hailey Baptiste beat Katrina Scott: 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-4
• Elizabeth Mandlik beat Peyton Stearns (2): 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
• Victoria Rodriguez (WC) beat Alina Zolotareva (LL): 6-3, 6-2