Dallas Open: Koepfer through to second round

German Dominik Koepfer, the No 8 seed, reached the second round of the Dallas Open by defeating American Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4, 7-6 (5) at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex on Tuesday.

Koepfer, ranked No 60, will play the winner of the match between American wildcard Ethan Quinn and Australian Rinky Hijikata next.

Dallas ATP 250, other first-round matches (Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex, hard, USD 756,020):

• Jordan Thompson (7) beat Adam Neff (WC): 6-3, 6-1
• Yoshihito Nishioka beat Terence Atmane (LL): 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3
• Michael Mmoh beat Emilio Nava: 7-5, 6-2
• Christopher Eubanks (5) beat Steve Johnson: 6-1, 6-4
• Marcos Giron beat Nicolas Moreno De Alboran: 6-1, 6-4
• James Duckworth beat Zachary Svajda: 7-6 (3), 6-1
• Alex Michelsen beat Tennys Sandgren: 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
• Max Purcell (6) beat Mitchell Krueger (WC): 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
• Taro Daniel beat Constant Lestienne: 4-6, 6-4, 5-0 ret.
• Ethan Quinn vs. Rinky Hijikata
• Denis Kudla vs. Radu Albot