Mérida Open: Ruzic through to second round

Croat Antonia Ruzic advanced to the second round of the Mérida Open by winning against wildcard Laura Samson 6-4, 6-4 at the Yucatan Country Club on Monday night.

Ruzic, ranked No 165, will face American Ann Li 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
• Tamara Zidansek vs. Varvara Lepchenko
• 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)