Bogota Open: Brancaccio through to second round, Kraus next

Italian qualifier Nuria Brancaccio moved into the second round of the Bogota Open by beating Greek Despina Papamichail 6-2, 6-2 at the Country Club Bogota on Tuesday evening.

Brancaccio, ranked No 206, will play Austrian qualifier Sinja Kraus next.

Bogota WTA 250, other first-round results (Country Club Bogota, clay, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Elina Avanesyan vs. Sara Errani
• Nadia Podoroska vs. Sinja Kraus
• Elise Mertens vs. Mirjam Bjorklund: tuesday
• Aliona Bolsova vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo: tuesday
• Emiliana Arango (WC) beat Harmony Tan (Q): 7-5, 3-1 ret.
• Peyton Stearns beat Rosa Vicens Mas (Q): 6-3, 6-1
• Tatjana Maria (2) beat Katrina Scott: 6-1, 6-4
• Carolina M. Alves (Q) beat Dayana Yastremska: 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2
• Tamara Zidansek beat Reka Luca Jani: 6-0, 6-1
• Carol Zhao beat Maria Lourdes Carle: 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6)
• Francesca Jones beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz (3): 7-6 (3), 6-1
• Natalija Stevanovic (Q) beat Marina Bassols Ribera: 7-6 (1), 7-5
• Eugenie Bouchard (WC) beat Ylena In-Albon: 6-3, 6-2
• Laura Pigossi (6) beat Antonia Samudio (WC): 6-1, 6-0
• Kamilla Rakhimova (4) beat Raluka Serban: 7-6 (3), 6-3