BUCHAREST, Romania(AP) Unseeded Santiago Ventura of Spain defeated Igor Andreev of Russia 6-4, 6-1 Tuesday in the first round BCR Open Romania.
Second-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain also advanced, defeating Simone Bolelli of Italy 6-4, 6-3.
Sixth-seeded Daniel Koellerer of Austria, who was making his debut in the main draw at the BCR Open, beat Italian veteran Filippo Volandri 2-6, 7-5, 6-3, and 18-year-old Marius Copil of Romania defeated Victor Crivoi of Romania 6-3, 6-2.
Also, third-seeded Juan Monaco of Argentina defeated Julio Silva of Brazil 6-2, 6-4, and fifth-seeded Alberto Montanes of Spain beat Potito Starace of Italy 6-4, 6-2.