Sport in Short: Tennis

LTA WOMEN'S SATELLITE TOURNAMENT (Sunderland) Singles first round: H Vildova (Cz Rep) bt J Salmon (GB) 6-0 2-6 6-4; T Obziler (Isr) bt E Nortje (Nam) 2-6 6-4 6-3; G Cooregel (Neth) bt J Dubcova (Cz Rep) 7-6 7-5; L Zaltz (Isr) bt M-C Garcia (Sp) 6-4 6-4; S Parhomenko (Rus) bt K Nugent (Irl) 6-4 6-2; S Bentley (GB) bt A Moll (Pol) 6-1 6-1; K Cross (GB) bt C Billingham (GB) 2-6 7-5 6-2; V Humphreys-Davies (GB) bt J Pullin (GB) 6-4 6-3; L Jelfs (GB) bt C Hunt (GB) 6-2 6-4; A Smith (GB) bt P Rajzlova (Cz Rep) 7-5 6-3; A Sidot (Fr) bt J Kamp (Neth) 6-1 6-0; M Bernard (Can) bt S Tse (GB) 6-3 6-2.

VIRGINIA SLIMS WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT (Chicago) First round: K Po (US) bt A Carlsson (Swe) 6-0 6-3; T Whitlinger (US) bt A Frazier (US) 6- 3 1-6 6-1; A Keller (US) bt M Bollegraf (Neth) 6-3 7-6; I Majoli (Croat) bt S McCarthy (US) 4-6 6-2 6-0; M Werdel (US) bt S Amiach (Fr) 6-7 6-4 6-1; B Schultz (Neth) bt S Stafford (US) 6-4 6-4; Z Garrison-Jackson (US) bt L Raymond (US) 6-2 6-4.

ST JUDE MEN'S TOURNAMENT (Memphis, Tenn) First round (US unless stated): R Reneberg bt M Zocke (Ger) 6-3 7-6; J Arias bt B Devening 7-6 6-4; C Adams bt B Shelton 6-4 2-6 7-5; T Enqvist (Swe) bt C Saceanu (Ger) 6-3 6-3; T Witsken bt J Morgan (Aus) 6-4 6-4; R Fromberg (Aus) bt T Ho 5-7 6-2 6-4; T Martin bt J Palmer 6-4 6-4; L Prades (Fr) bt K Evans 6-7 7-6 6-3; D Randall bt D Rostagno 6-7 6-3 6-4; S Youl (Aus) bt C Allgardh (Swe) 6-7 6-2 6-2; L Herrera (Mex) bt S Stolle (Aut) 7-6 6-1; K Braasch (Ger) bt M Ondruska (SA) 6-4 6-4. Second round: M Woodford (Aus) bt Arias 6-3 6- 3.

MILAN MEN'S INDOOR TOURNAMENT First round: P Korda (Cz Rep) bt D Prinosil (Ger) 6-1 6-3; I Lendl (US) bt D Nargiso (It) 6-7 7-6 7-6; SEdberg (Swe) bt A Medvedev (Ukr) 6-3 7-5.