American second seed Lepchenko claimed a 6-1 7-5 victory over Croatian local and wildcard Ana Vrljic on the first day of main-draw action.
Varvara Lepchenko wins through at Bol Open
Varvara Lepchenko came through the opening round of the Bol Open as Anna Tatishvili joined her on Tuesday.
Tatishvili had it far tougher at the WTA 125K series event, taking over two and a half hours to edge past Paula Kania.
The Georgia-born American completed a 6-4 6-7 (4-7) 7-5 win on the clay courts.
The only seed to fall was Patricia Maria Tig as the Romanian was comprehensively beaten 6-2 6-1 by Jennifer Brady.
Wildcard Ipek Soylu made the most of her opportunity in a rollercoaster 6-3 0-6 6-1 win over Julia Glushko.
In a battle between qualifiers, Bulgarian Elitsa Kostova was a 6-1 7-6 (7-4) victor against Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Serbian Ivana Jorovic overcame Isabella Shinikova 7-5 6-2, Stefanie Voegele beat Andreea Mitu 6-3 6-2 and Sachia Vickery was a 6-2 7-5 winner against Tena Lukas.
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