Rabat Open: Volynets books spot in second round

American Katie Volynets, the No 9 seed, moved into the second round of the Rabat Open by beating Brazilian lucky loser Carolina M. Alves 6-3, 6-0 at Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc on Monday.

Volynets, ranked No 64, will face the winner of the match between Croat Ana Konjuh and Australian Maya Joint next.

Rabat WTA 250, other first-round results (Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc, clay, USD 275.094, most recent results first):

• Kamilla Rakhimova vs. Jil Teichmann
• Maria Mateas vs. Elizabeth Mandlik
• Mayar Sherif vs. Arantxa Rus
• Anastasija Sevastova vs. Yasmine Kabbaj
• Katerina Siniakova vs. Aliona Bolsova
• Ana Konjuh vs. Maya Joint
• Sada Nahimana vs. Aya El Aouni
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Camila Osorio
• Tatiana Pieri vs. Carlota Martinez Cirez
• Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Julia Grabher
• Zeynep Sonmez vs. Lucia Bronzetti
• Jaqueline Cristian vs. Yelyzaveta Kotliar: monday
• Hailey Baptiste vs. Camilla Rosatello: monday
• Ann Li (4) beat Maria Timofeeva (LL): 7-6 (6), 6-2
• Ajla Tomljanovic vs. Viktoriya Tomova: monday