Holder Mike Tolman safely negotiated the first hurdle at the Fruitypot Huddersfield Tennis Open at Huddersfield Lawn Tennis and Squash Club.

Home club player Tolman, who is unseeded in the men’s singles despite his success a year ago, eased through the opening round with a 6-1 6-4 success over Rawdon player Adam Hamilton.

However, other local hopes found the going a bit tougher as the home club’s Bradley Bond was beaten by Essex player Ben Stevenson and Thongsbridge’s Danyal Abubaker was knocked out by Leicester’s Roman Kenny-Manning.

In the women’s singles Steph Carter of Thongsbridge went through 7-5 6-0 against Nikki Clarke of Hereford & Worcester, but Huddersfield trio Lucy Margetson, Phoebe Suthers and Darya Osadova all made their exits.

Osadova has moved to play at Huddersfield from Surbiton to be coached by Matt Smith – who hit the headlines as coach of Wimbledon surprise package Marcus Willis – and has other chances this week as she will compete in the 14 & Under and 16 & Under sections as well as both sets of open age doubles.

RESULTS

Mens Singles, First Round: Martin Calvert (Queens Halifax) bt Daniel Jones (South Wales) 6-4 6-3, George Trudghill (Heaton) bt Nemiah Fletchman (Manchester) 6-4 6-4, Ben Stevenson (Essex) bt Bradley Bond (Huddersfield) 1-6 7-6 (10-6), Michael Smith (Leeds Uni) bt Muhammed Shaffique (Oldham) 6-4 3-6 (10-7), Mike Tolman (Huddersfield) bt Adam Hamilton (Rawdon) 6-1 6-4, Vishnu Pannikar (Sheffield) bt Stephen Shipley (Harlow) 7-6 6-1, Matthew Earnshaw (Lancs) Andre Earnshaw (Pontefract) 6-1 6-2, Roman Kenny-Manning (Leicester) bt Danyal Abubaker (Thongsbridge) 6-0 6-0

Ladies Singles, First Round: Zoe Judkowski (Ilkley) bt Lucy Margetson (Huddersfield/Thongsbridge) 6-0 6-0, Abigail Wild (Sheffield) Darya Osadova (Huddersfield) 6-4 6-4, Steph Carter (Thongsbridge) bt Nikki Clarke (Hereford & Worcester) 7-5 6-0, Imogen Cowper (Shrewsbury) bt Arina Fjoderova (Heaton) 7-5 6-3, Amy Griffiths (Widnes) bt Phoebe Suthers (Huddersfield)

JUNIOR RESULTS

9&Under Boys Singles Winner: Harry Abel (Harrogate)

9&Under Girls Singles Winner: Daniela Piana (Nuffield)

10&Under Boys Singles Winner: Luke Hoyland (Sheffield)

10&Under Girls Singles Winner: Jadesola Cole (Manchester)