Mérida Open: Teichmann races past Tikhonova

Swiss Jil Teichmann beat Russian qualifier Anastasia Tikhonova 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Mérida Open at the Yucatan Country Club on Monday night.

Teichmann, ranked No 153, will play Australian Ajla Tomljanovic, the No 3 seed, 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
• Zeynep Sonmez vs. Maria Lourdes Carle
• Jule Niemeier vs. Lucrezia Stefanini
• Tamara Zidansek vs. Varvara Lepchenko
• Antonia Ruzic vs. Laura Samson: tuesday
• Ajla Tomljanovic 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)