Montevideo Open: Carle knocks out Strakhova to move into second round
Maria Lourdes Carle defeated Valeriya Strakhova 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday evening and will play Slovenian Polona Hercog in the next round
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Argentinian Maria Lourdes Carle, the No 5 seed, defeated Ukrainian Valeriya Strakhova 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Montevideo Open at the Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club.
Carle, ranked No 140, will play Slovenian Polona Hercog next.
Montevideo WTA 125, other first-round results (Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Gabriela Lee (Q) beat Lucia De Santa Ana (WC): 6-0, 6-1
- Renata Zarazua (2) beat Haley Giavara (Q): 6-0, 7-5
- Ekaterine Gorgodze beat Juliana Rodriguez (WC): 6-3, 6-4
- Polona Hercog beat Varvara Lepchenko (Q): 7-6 (2), 6-2
- Solana Sierra (7) beat Carolina Bohrer Martins (WC): 6-4, 6-1
- Miriam Bulgaru (6) beat Anna Rogers (Q): 6-1, 6-1
- Despina Papamichail beat Victoria Hu: 6-4, 6-2
- Diane Parry (1) beat Amina Anshba: 7-5, 6-3
- Julia Riera (4) beat Carolina M. Alves: 6-3, 6-1
- Ylena In-Albon beat Raveena Kingsley: 6-3, 6-3
- Robin Montgomery beat Leyre Romero Gormaz: 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Martina Capurro Taborda (3) beat Taly Licht (WC): 6-1, 6-1
- Daria Lodikova beat Valentini Grammatikopoulou (8): 7-6 (5), 6-2
- Eva Vedder beat Gabriela Ce: 7-5, 6-4
- Ipek Oz beat Jamie Loeb: 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
