Quebec City, QC (SportsNetwork.com) - Shelby Rogers was an easy first-round winner Monday at the Coupe Banque Nationale women's tennis event.
The fourth-seeded American drilled Czech qualifier Tereza Martincova 6-1, 6-3 on the indoor carpet at PEPS.
Fifth-seeded Julia Goerges downed Canadian Stephanie Dubois 6-1, 6-2, while a mild upset came when Tatjana Maria doused seventh-seeded American Anna Tatishvili 7-6 (11-9), 6-4.
American Madison Brengle dismissed qualifier Samantha Crawford 6-3, 6-3, American qualifier Asia Muhammad outlasted Johanna Konta 6-2, 6-7 (0-7), 7-6 (7-4) and Sesil Karatantcheva overcame American qualifier Sanaz Marand 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8-6).
This week's top seed is former world No. 1 star Venus Williams.
Czech Lucie Safarova topped New Zealand's Marina Erakovic in last year's Quebec finale.
The 2014 champion will earn $43,000.
