(MENAFN- Kora) (MENAFN- Kora) Argentine third seed Ormaechea needed just over an hour to thrash American Nicole Gibbs 6-2 6-1 in Brazil
From 2-2 in the first set at the WTA International event played on clay courts, Ormaechea won nine straight games to set up the win
Ormaechea will face Kiki Bertens in the second round after the Dutchwoman overcame Montenegrin Danka Kovinic 7-5 6-0
Spanish sixth seed Torro-Flor departed after being beaten 7-5 6-4 by Italian qualifier and world number 160 Nastassja Burnett
Next up for Burnett is teenage Belgian qualifier Alison Van Uytvanck, who beat Swede Johanna Larsson 6-4 6-3
In other first-round matches, Spaniard Silvia Soler-Espinosa thrashed Brazilian Laura Pigossi 6-0 6-1 and Pole Katarzyna Piter was too good for Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3 6-3
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