Ebden knocked off the American 6-4, 6-2 and next takes on unknown German Mattias Bachinger.
John Isner, top seed for the first time in an ATP World Tour event, also had an easy passage through to the next round, dismissing Slovakian Karol Beck 6-3, 6-2.
It was the big American's first ever win in the tournament following two consecutive first-round exits.
He is bidding to become the first top seed to take out the tournament since Vijay Amritraj claimed the inaugural edition way back in 1976.
Isner next takes on veteran Frenchman Arnaud Clement, who eclipsed last year's quarter-finalist Ryan Harrison 6-4, 6-1.
Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, a finalist in 2007, crushed Argentine Sebastian Decoud 6-1, 6-0 to book a second-round clash with sixth seed Olivier Rochus of Belgium.
Meanwhile at the WTA Swedish Open, Australia's Olivia Rogowska bowed out 6-2, 7-5 at the hands of Italian second seed Flavia Pennetta.
Top-ranked Dane Caroline Wozniacki advanced with a 6-4, 6-4 defeat of France's Alize Cornet.
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