Ayr's Nicola Slater has been handed a difficult draw for this week's $10,000 ITF event in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

Slater faces Romanian number seven seeed Anda Perianu in her opening match.

It does not get any easier in the doubles. Slater and Brazilian partner Maria-Fernanda Alves face top seeds Dominika Dieskova (Slovakia) and American Alexandra Mueller.

Even if they get through, Slater and Alves are likely to face American pair Allie Will and Caitlyn Williams, who beat them in the semi-finals in Sumter last week.