Canberra Open: Preston moves into second round
Taylah Preston defeated Ipek Oz 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Tuesday. She’ll play Canadian Marina Stakusic, the No 6 seed, next
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Australian wildcard Taylah Preston reached the second round of the Canberra Open by beating qualifier Ipek Oz 6-3, 7-6 (4) at the Canberra Tennis Centre on Tuesday.
Preston, ranked No 170, will face Canadian Marina Stakusic, the No 6 seed, next.
Canberra WTA 125K Series, other first-round results (Canberra Tennis Centre, hard, USD 164.000, most recent results first):
- Dalma Galfi vs. Daria Snigur
- Arianne Hartono vs. Anna Bondar
- Nina Stojanovic vs. Solana Sierra
- Danka Kovinic vs. Sara Saito
- Simona Waltert (Q) beat Darja Semenistaja (4): 6-2, 6-1
- Elsa Jacquemot (Q) beat Emerson Jones (WC): 6-2, 6-3
- Nuria Parrizas Diaz (1) beat Jana Fett: 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
- Alexandra Eala (Q) beat Sinja Kraus (Q): 6-2, 6-4
- Mananchaya Sawangkaew (8) beat Ella Seidel: 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Oksana Selekhmeteva (Q) beat Petra Martic (5): 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4)
- Aoi Ito (7) beat Maria Timofeeva: 6-4, 7-5
- Petra Hule (WC) beat Anastasia Zakharova (3): 6-3, 6-3
- Marina Stakusic beat Antonia Ruzic: 0-6, 7-6 (1), 6-1
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Jil Teichmann: 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
- Sijia Wei beat Lizette Cabrera (WC): 6-3, 6-4
