Transylvania Open: Top-seeded Cirstea knocked out by excellent Eva Lys in Cluj

German Eva Lys defeated Romanian Sorana Cirstea, the top seed, 6-3, 6-3 to reach the second round of the Transylvania Open at the BTarena in Cluj-Napoca.

Lys, ranked No 133, will face the winner of the match between Swiss Celine Naef and Romanian Jaqueline Cristian next.

Cluj-Napoca WTA 250, other first-round results (BTarena, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Celine Naef vs. Jaqueline Cristian
• Yanina Wickmayer vs. Jil Teichmann
• Elena-Gabriela Ruse (WC) beat Alycia Parks (2): 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
• Emiliana Arango beat Jessika Ponchet: 6-3, 7-6 (4)
• Ana Bogdan (5) beat Viktoriya Tomova: 6-4, 6-1
• Tamara Korpatsch beat Leolia Jeanjean: 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
• Anna-Lena Friedsam beat Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie (Q): 6-1, 6-1
• Anna Bondar beat Anastasiya Soboleva (Q): 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
• Daria Snigur beat Greet Minnen (3): 6-3, 6-2
• Patricia Maria Tig beat Martha Matoula (Q): 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3
• Miriam Bulgaru (WC) beat Ipek Oz (LL): 7-5, 6-3
• Jodie Burrage (8) beat Ankita Raina: 6-0, 6-2
• Ekaterina Makarova (Q) beat Kateryna Baindl (7): 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
• Rebeka Masarova (4) beat Noma Noha Akugue: 6-4, 6-0
• Nikola Bartunkova (WC) beat Dayana Yastremska: 7-5, 6-4