Alycia Parks advances to second round at Guadalajara Open

Alycia Parks advanced to the second round of the Guadalajara Open after defeating American Varvara Lepchenko in a three-set match, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5. Parks, who replaced Mayar Sherif in the draw, overcame a difficult serving performance marked by 16 double faults and a 44.2% first-serve rate to rally from a 3-5 deficit in the final set.

Parks is set to face the third seed, Sara Bejlek, in the next round. Bejlek, who received a first-round bye, holds a 2-0 head-to-head advantage over Parks in previous hard-court meetings.