Bartoli, Weingartner win in first round

MASON, Ohio, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli and German Marlene Weingartner recorded first-round wins Monday at the inaugural Western & Southern Women's Open.

Bartoli, 19, defeated 17-year-old Russian Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 6-3, while Weingartner beat Swiss Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.

American Lindsay Davenport, seeking her fourth title in four tournaments, is this week's top seed. The former world No. 1 Davenport recently won back-to- back-to-back events in her native California.

Davenport and second-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva received opening-round byes this week.