Quebec City, Sept 14: Top-seeded Daniela Hantuchova beat Ajla Tomljanovic of Croatia 6-0, 2-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Bell Challenge on Tuesday.
No. 2 seed Lucie Safarova, No. 3 Tamira Paszek, No. 5 Sofia Arvidsson and No. 6 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova also advanced in the $220,000 WTA tournament. But No. 8 seed Anna Tatishvili of Georgia lost 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 to French qualifier Julie Coin.
Safarova routed American Jill Craybas 6-2, 6-1, and Paszek edged American Ashley Weinhold 6-0, 4-6, 6-2. Arvidsson beat Russia's Elena Bovina 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, and Strycova topped China's Zhang Shuai 6-4, 6-2.
Also Tuesday, Croatia's Mirjana Lucic beat Jamie Hampton of the United States 6-4, 6-2, and American Melanie Oudin lost 6-1, 6-3 to Andrea Hlavackova of the Czech Republic. AP
