Champion Mike Tolman launched the defence of his Sellers International Huddersfield Open tennis title in impressive style.
The No3 seed and Huddersfield member defeated Abubaker Rawat of Middlesex without dropping a game to progress to the second-round stage at Edgerton tomorrow night.
He will face one of the club coaches, Aidan Robson, who went through by beating Alec Setalvad 6-4 6-4.
Former Town player Alan Lee went out to Huddersfield’s Bradley Bond to one and love, so is now concentrating on the doubles with partner Oliver Moorhouse.
The top two seeds also went through in the men’s, as did No4 Ben Crichton, who beat Nikolai Duffy 6-2 6-1.
In the 14 and Under boys, Huddersfield’s Euan Wilson-Baig put out the No5 seed Andre Earnshaw of Sheffield to make it through to the quarter-finals.
Wilson-Baig won 10-7 in a match tie-break after the sets had gone 4-6 6-1.
Top seeds Conor Tordoff, James Bloomer and Paul Jubb are all through in that section. Wilson-Baig plays Lewis Denton of Lancashire in the last eight.
Huddersfield’s Joe Johnson made it through to the semi-finals of the consolation even in the same age group.
The 14 and Under girls final could be an all Scottish affair between sisters Charlotte and Jessica Mair.
Charlotte, however, will have to overcome No1 seed Olivia Peet if she is to reach the showpiece, while Jessica is up against Huddersfield’s Katie Morton in the last four.
A third Mair sister, Jennifer, is competing in the 18 and Under section.
In the 14s, Stephanie Carter (Huddersfield/ Thongsbridge) is into the semi-finals of the consolation event.
