Mérida Open: Sonmez advances to second round

Zeynep Sonmez reached the second round of the Mérida Open by winning against Argentinian Maria Lourdes Carle, the No 6 seed, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 at the Yucatan Country Club on Tuesday.

Sonmez, ranked No 127, will play Frenchwoman Elsa Jacquemot next.

Mérida WTA 250, other first-round results (Yucatan Country Club, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Polina Kudermetova vs. Nadia Podoroska
• Renata Zarazua vs. Akasha Urhobo
• Maya Joint vs. Marina Stakusic
• Lesia Tsurenko vs. Anna Blinkova
• Sara Sorribes Tormo vs. Ana Sofia Sanchez: tuesday
• Lucrezia Stefanini beat Jule Niemeier (4): 6-3, 6-2
• Varvara Lepchenko beat Tamara Zidansek (Q): 6-2, 6-2
• Antonia Ruzic beat Laura Samson (WC): 6-4, 6-4
• Jil Teichmann beat Anastasia Tikhonova (Q): 6-1, 6-4
• Ajla Tomljanovic (3) beat Elizabeth Mandlik (Q): 7-6 (9), 6-1
• Maja Chwalinska (Q) beat Rebecca Marino: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
• Alina Korneeva beat Alycia Parks: 6-3, 6-1
• Nina Stojanovic beat Tatjana Maria (7): 6-4, 6-4
• Ann Li beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz (8): 6-0, 6-4
• Elsa Jacquemot beat Robin Montgomery: 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)