THE Bolton Sports Federation tennis championships got under way over the weekend with some excellent opening matches.

Outstanding in the second round of the boys singles was Anthony Nolan, who is back in Bolton from his Florida base. He gave a hint of his capabilities as he beat Lostock's Chris Farnworth 6-1, 6-0.

He then returned to court for a second round men's singles against number eight seed Andrew Livingstone. Services were held to 6-6 and only three loose shots saw Anthony lose 7-5 in the first set.

FRIDAY RESULTS

Boys Singles first round: M Pearson bt L Thornley 2-6 ,6-1, 6-4; S Waddell bt J Tetik 7-5, 7-5; J Brazel bt C Kleeli 6-3, 6-7, 6-3. Second round: A Nolan bt C Farnworth 6-1, 6-0; O McGuinness bt T Silvester 6-3, 6-1; P Sutherland bt R Nixon 6-4, 6-4; G Cole bt M Fray 6-0, 6-1; C Blackshaw bt J Nutter 6-3, 6-1; M Evans bt E Brown 6-1, 6-2.

Girls singles first round: L Taylor bt S Robertson 6-2, 6-3; S Shacklady bt D Scannell 6-0, 6-0. Second round: N Ullathorne bt V Makin 6-2, 6-2; E Scannell bt G Bolton 6-2, 6-2; E Cunningham bt A Settle 6-1, 6-4; J Harrow bt H Duncalf w/o.

Men's singles first round: M Booth bt S Pearson w/o; S Holloway bt A Nixon 6-1, 6-1; A Jackson bt R Nicholson 6-2, 6-0; J Davies bt A Henderson 6-0, 6-0; M Hinninghan bt S Entwistle 6-0. 6-0; C Ullathorne bt M Schofield 6-1, 6-3; M Robinson bt R Taylor 6-0, 6-0; G Davies bt J Tetik 6-0, 6-0; J Lister bt P Evans 6-2, 7-6; A Gillett bt M Buckley 7-6, 7-5; I Nutter bt S Cartwright 6-3, 7-6; P Bennett bt R Worth 4-6, 7-5, 7-5.

Ladies singles first round: C Wadsworth bt J Cooke 6-1, 2-6, 6-1; R Bedford bt V Judge 6-4, 6-3; K Penarski bt N Hitchen 7-5, 6-2; W Birchall bt C Millington 6-1, 6-0.

Men's doubles: P Shacklady & S Denner bt P Hackin and D Aruvee 6-0, 6-0.

Ladies handicap doubles first round: J Hancock & M Poyner (-15) bt S Howell & S Shepherd (-30) 6-3, 6-4; I Kilburn & S McClelland (-15) bt J Blake & K Whittle (scr) 6-3, 6-0. Second round: G Blackburn & L Morley (-15.3) bt L Thomas & J Pike (-0.3) 6-3, 6-1; J Walsh & L Tetik (-15) bt N & J Sweet (-15) 5-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Men's handicap doubles first round: S Horridge & N Senior (-0.3) bt H Ryding & D Thompson (-15) 6-4, 6-3; J Millington & L Sharples (-30) bt A Taylor & C Cartwright (-15) 6-2, 6-1.

SATURDAY

Boys Under 13 Singles 1st Round: C Gregory bt R Simpson 6-0 6-2; J Allen bt A Artingstall 6-4 1-6 6-2

Men's Singles 1st Round: R Lane bt A Westmoreland 6-1 6-3; A Livingston bt A Nolan 7-6 7-6; M Heaton bt J Edgington 6-4 6-2

Junior Mixed Doubles 1st Round: A Attaheri & D Scannell bt C Kleeli & S Robertson 2-6 7-6 6-1; S Waddell & E Cunningham bt R Smith & H Wilson 6-1 6-3; M Evans & B Lamprey bt J Tetik & M Harrison 6-1 6-2; R McKnight & N Settle bt R Simpson & E Scannell 5-7 6-2 6-3. Second Round: M Pearson & S Shacklady bt A Beswick & J Harrow 6-2 6-0; C Farnworth & Louise Taylor bt M Fray & C Hartopp 7-6 7-5

Men's Doubles 1st Round: P Nicholson & M Smith bt S Entwistle & K Nixon 7-5 7-5; L Sharples & B Millington bt C Speakman & J Smith 6-0 6-1. Second Round: R Worth & M Hartley bt I Nutter & A Nixon 3-6 6-2 8-6; N Hinnighan & D Gartside bt G Davies & A Jackson 6-3 3-6 6-2

Mixed Doubles 1st Round: M Finch & C Wadsworth bt M Booth & Z Chadowitz 6-2 2-6 7-5. Second Round: A Livington & D O'Brien bt S Peall & R Joseph 6-0 6-0; J Davies & L Cartwright bt P Hackin & W Birchall 6-1 6-0; D Buckley & C Pyatt bt M Hartley & H Warrington 4-6 6-3 6-2

Mens doubles: C Blackshaw & A Beswick bt J Brazel & P Christie 6-3 6-2; L Thorley & O McGuinness bt J Nutter & R Nixon 7-6 6-3

Girls Under 13 Singles 1st Round: O Brown bt M Thomasson 6-2 6-2

Handicap Veterans Men's Doubles 1st Round: B Richards & J Biggins (-15) bt J Lowe & H Hill (-0.3) 6-1 4-6 6-3

Handicap veterans Mixed Doubles 1st Round: B Kirkbright & J Hancock (-15.3) bt R Latham & M Poyner (-15.3) 6-5 6-5; D Gregory & I Kilburn (-30) bt R & V Coward (scr) 6-3 6-0; N Whittle & J Pendlebury (-15.3) bt G Cunliffe & K Whittle (-15) 6-1 6-1; P & J Henderson (-15) bt D Bedford & R Howell (-15) 2-6 6-4 6-2

Ladies Doubles 2nd Round: H Teasdale & L Cartwright bt N Hitchon & S Cowell 6-2 6-3

Handicap Ladies Doubles 1st Round: C Millington & C Rodgers (-0.3) bt N Hitchon & S Cowell (-15) 6-1 2-6 6-3; C Ingram & J Cooke (-15) bt J McNulty & A Bailey (scr) 6-1 6-0; J Crompton & P Taylor (-15) bt A & A Settle (-0.3) 6-3 6-0; K Kay & B Edge (scr)_ bt C Wadsworth & K Taylor (-15) 4-6 6-2 6-4.

Handicap Men's Doubles 1st Round: R Morley & S Routledge (-30.3) bt J & I Nutter (-15.3) 5-6 6-1 6-3; S Holloway & M Schofield (-30.3) bt C Delvard & B Woodcock (-15.3) 6-2 6-5; M Heaton & D Roscoe (-15.3) bt J Morgan & M Batty (-0.3) 6-1 6-5; S Cartwright & M Lomax (-30) bt P & D Sutherland (-0.3) 6-2 6-1; R & K Nixon (-15.3) bt J Lever & J Smythe (scr) 6-3 6-2; C Nutter & A Nixon bt D Ball & P Harvey (-0.3) 6-0 6-1. Second Round: D Bedford & G Gill (-15) bt D Aruvee & K Harrison (-15) 4-6 6-0 6-4

Handicap Men's Doubles 1st Round: J Morgan & J Crompton (-15.3) bt D Aruvee & J Ball (-15.3) 6-2 2-6 6-4; I & C Hartopp (-15) bt I Westmoreland & J Sweet (-0.3) 3-6 6-5 6-5; B Millington & S Prendergast (-30) bt J Biggins & G Blackburn (-15) 6-4 4-6 6-3; B Woodcock & J Cooke (-30) bt R Latham & N Sweet (-0.3) 6-3 6-5. Second Round: J Parkinson & J Holmes (-15.3) bt G Edgington (-30) 3-6 6-2 6-2; A Worsley & Z Chadbt P Bennett & K Penarski (-30) 6-1 6-3; J Lever & W Birchall (-15) bt P Hackin & L Thomas (-30) 6-2 6-1; W & G Ryding (-15) bt D Ball & K Nightingale (-15) 6-3 3-6 6-5; D Gregory & I Kilburn (-15.3) bt S Horridge & K Whitle (-0.3) 6-3 6-1.

FRIDAY RESULTS

Boys Singles first round: M Pearson bt L Thornley 2-6 ,6-1, 6-4; S Waddell bt J Tetik 7-5, 7-5; J Brazel bt C Kleeli 6-3, 6-7, 6-3. Second round: A Nolan bt C Farnworth 6-1, 6-0; O McGuinness bt T Silvester 6-3, 6-1; P Sutherland bt R Nixon 6-4, 6-4; G Cole bt M Fray 6-0, 6-1; C Blackshaw bt J Nutter 6-3, 6-1; M Evans bt E Brown 6-1, 6-2.

Girls singles first round: L Taylor bt S Robertson 6-2, 6-3; S Shacklady bt D Scannell 6-0, 6-0. Second round: N Ullathorne bt V Makin 6-2, 6-2; E Scannell bt G Bolton 6-2, 6-2; E Cunningham bt A Settle 6-1, 6-4; J Harrow bt H Duncalf w/o.

Men's singles first round: M Booth bt S Pearson w/o; S Holloway bt A Nixon 6-1, 6-1; A Jackson bt R Nicholson 6-2, 6-0; J Davies bt A Henderson 6-0, 6-0; M Hinninghan bt S Entwistle 6-0. 6-0; C Ullathorne bt M Schofield 6-1, 6-3; M Robinson bt R Taylor 6-0, 6-0; G Davies bt J Tetik 6-0, 6-0; J Lister bt P Evans 6-2, 7-6; A Gillett bt M Buckley 7-6, 7-5; I Nutter bt S Cartwright 6-3, 7-6; P Bennett bt R Worth 4-6, 7-5, 7-5.

Ladies singles first round: C Wadsworth bt J Cooke 6-1, 2-6, 6-1; R Bedford bt V Judge 6-4, 6-3; K Penarski bt N Hitchen 7-5, 6-2; W Birchall bt C Millington 6-1, 6-0.

Men's doubles: P Shacklady & S Denner bt P Hackin and D Aruvee 6-0, 6-0.

Ladies handicap doubles first round: J Hancock & M Poyner (-15) bt S Howell & S Shepherd (-30) 6-3, 6-4; I Kilburn & S McClelland (-15) bt J Blake & K Whittle (scr) 6-3, 6-0. Second round: G Blackburn & L Morley (-15.3) bt L Thomas & J Pike (-0.3) 6-3, 6-1; J Walsh & L Tetik (-15) bt N & J Sweet (-15) 5-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Men's handicap doubles first round: S Horridge & N Senior (-0.3) bt H Ryding & D Thompson (-15) 6-4, 6-3; J Millington & L Sharples (-30) bt A Taylor & C Cartwright (-15) 6-2, 6-1.

SATURDAY

Boys Under 13 Singles 1st Round: C Gregory bt R Simpson 6-0 6-2; J Allen bt A Artingstall 6-4 1-6 6-2

Men's Singles 1st Round: R Lane bt A Westmoreland 6-1 6-3; A Livingston bt A Nolan 7-6 7-6; M Heaton bt J Edgington 6-4 6-2

Junior Mixed Doubles 1st Round: A Attaheri & D Scannell bt C Kleeli & S Robertson 2-6 7-6 6-1; S Waddell & E Cunningham bt R Smith & H Wilson 6-1 6-3; M Evans & B Lamprey bt J Tetik & M Harrison 6-1 6-2; R McKnight & N Settle bt R Simpson & E Scannell 5-7 6-2 6-3. Second Round: M Pearson & S Shacklady bt A Beswick & J Harrow 6-2 6-0; C Farnworth & Louise Taylor bt M Fray & C Hartopp 7-6 7-5

Men's Doubles 1st Round: P Nicholson & M Smith bt S Entwistle & K Nixon 7-5 7-5; L Sharples & B Millington bt C Speakman & J Smith 6-0 6-1. Second Round: R Worth & M Hartley bt I Nutter & A Nixon 3-6 6-2 8-6; N Hinnighan & D Gartside bt G Davies & A Jackson 6-3 3-6 6-2

Mixed Doubles 1st Round: M Finch & C Wadsworth bt M Booth & Z Chadowitz 6-2 2-6 7-5. Second Round: A Livington & D O'Brien bt S Peall & R Joseph 6-0 6-0; J Davies & L Cartwright bt P Hackin & W Birchall 6-1 6-0; D Buckley & C Pyatt bt M Hartley & H Warrington 4-6 6-3 6-2

Mens doubles: C Blackshaw & A Beswick bt J Brazel & P Christie 6-3 6-2; L Thorley & O McGuinness bt J Nutter & R Nixon 7-6 6-3

Girls Under 13 Singles 1st Round: O Brown bt M Thomasson 6-2 6-2

Handicap Veterans Men's Doubles 1st Round: B Richards & J Biggins (-15) bt J Lowe & H Hill (-0.3) 6-1 4-6 6-3

Handicap veterans Mixed Doubles 1st Round: B Kirkbright & J Hancock (-15.3) bt R Latham & M Poyner (-15.3) 6-5 6-5; D Gregory & I Kilburn (-30) bt R & V Coward (scr) 6-3 6-0; N Whittle & J Pendlebury (-15.3) bt G Cunliffe & K Whittle (-15) 6-1 6-1; P & J Henderson (-15) bt D Bedford & R Howell (-15) 2-6 6-4 6-2

Ladies Doubles 2nd Round: H Teasdale & L Cartwright bt N Hitchon & S Cowell 6-2 6-3

Handicap Ladies Doubles 1st Round: C Millington & C Rodgers (-0.3) bt N Hitchon & S Cowell (-15) 6-1 2-6 6-3; C Ingram & J Cooke (-15) bt J McNulty & A Bailey (scr) 6-1 6-0; J Crompton & P Taylor (-15) bt A & A Settle (-0.3) 6-3 6-0; K Kay & B Edge (scr)_ bt C Wadsworth & K Taylor (-15) 4-6 6-2 6-4.

Handicap Men's Doubles 1st Round: R Morley & S Routledge (-30.3) bt J & I Nutter (-15.3) 5-6 6-1 6-3; S Holloway & M Schofield (-30.3) bt C Delvard & B Woodcock (-15.3) 6-2 6-5; M Heaton & D Roscoe (-15.3) bt J Morgan & M Batty (-0.3) 6-1 6-5; S Cartwright & M Lomax (-30) bt P & D Sutherland (-0.3) 6-2 6-1; R & K Nixon (-15.3) bt J Lever & J Smythe (scr) 6-3 6-2; C Nutter & A Nixon bt D Ball & P Harvey (-0.3) 6-0 6-1. Second Round: D Bedford & G Gill (-15) bt D Aruvee & K Harrison (-15) 4-6 6-0 6-4

Handicap Men's Doubles 1st Round: J Morgan & J Crompton (-15.3) bt D Aruvee & J Ball (-15.3) 6-2 2-6 6-4; I & C Hartopp (-15) bt I Westmoreland & J Sweet (-0.3) 3-6 6-5 6-5; B Millington & S Prendergast (-30) bt J Biggins & G Blackburn (-15) 6-4 4-6 6-3; B Woodcock & J Cooke (-30) bt R Latham & N Sweet (-0.3) 6-3 6-5. Second Round: J Parkinson & J Holmes (-15.3) bt G Edgington (-30) 3-6 6-2 6-2; A Worsley & Z Chadbt P Bennett & K Penarski (-30) 6-1 6-3; J Lever & W Birchall (-15) bt P Hackin & L Thomas (-30) 6-2 6-1; W & G Ryding (-15) bt D Ball & K Nightingale (-15) 6-3 3-6 6-5; D Gregory & I Kilburn (-15.3) bt S Horridge & K Whitle (-0.3) 6-3 6-1.