Colina Open: Sherif advances to second round

Egyptian wildcard Mayar Sherif defeated Argentinian Julia Riera 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Colina Open at the Club Deportivo Universidad Catolica on Wednesday night.

Sherif, ranked No 59, will face Slovenian Polona Hercog next.

Colina WTA 125, other first-round results (Club Deportivo Universidad Catolica, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Ekaterine Gorgodze (Q) beat Martina Capurro Taborda: 6-2, 6-1
• Nadia Podoroska (3) beat Conny Perrin (Q): 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-5
• Laura Pigossi beat Carole Monnet: 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
• Panna Udvardy beat Diana Shnaider (2): 6-3, 6-4
• Sara Bejlek beat Anna Bondar (6): 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
• Guillermina Naya (WC) beat Sada Nahimana (Q): 6-2, 6-1
• Diane Parry (5) beat Maria Lourdes Carle: 1-6, 6-3, 7-5
• Daniela Seguel (WC) beat Ipek Oz: 7-5, 7-6 (3)
• Yulia Starodubtsewa beat Sara Errani (4): 6-1, 7-6 (1)
• Fiona Ferro beat Carolina M. Alves: 6-4, 6-1
• Elizabeth Mandlik (7) beat Lucciana Perez Alarcon (WC): 6-1, 6-0
• Jessica Bouzas Maneiro beat Fernanda Labrana (WC): 6-2, 6-0
• Leolia Jeanjean (8) beat Amina Anshba (Q): 6-3, 6-1
• Despina Papamichail beat Solana Sierra: 6-3, 6-2
• Polona Hercog beat Miriam Bulgaru: 6-4, 4-6, 6-2