YOUNG tennis ace Emma Tootell was given a scare as the BSF Annual Tennis Tournament got underway last night.

Jane Buswell, a newcomer to the competition, turned on the pressure after losing the first set to love, going down in the second by a narrow 7-5 margin.

Results

Boys Singles

FIRST round: A Platt bt J Gosling 6-0 6-0; J Desormeaux bt C Fleming w/o; C Ullathonne bt R Taylor 6-0 6-2; B Lord bt M Hermida 6-0 6-2; S Atrey bt P Turnbull 6-2 6-4; T Mataciunas bt C Lawrence 6-2 6-4; R Tetik bt D Gallagher 6-0 6-3; J Lister bt P Decker 6-0 6-0; I Lindley bt A Westmorland 7-6 6-4; A Worsley bt D Desormeaux 7-6 6-3; L Grimes bt D Caldwell 7-5 7-6.

Second Round: S Pearson bt A Beckett 6-0 6-0; S Robert bt S Mataciunas 6-1 6-3.

Girls Singles

Prelim Round: H Warrington bt V Chapman 6-0 6-0; C Boden bt R Bedford 6-3 6-4.

First Round: T Ramlogan bt E Cunningham 6-0 6-0; K Grant bt C Bedford 6-1 6-2; R Brannagan bt V Boon 6-2 6-1; R Cox bt J Cain 6-3 6-2.

Mens Singles

Prelim Round: P Bentham bt A Roberts 6-0 6-0; L Sharples bt P Lonnen 7-6 6-3; J Millington bt Jamie Douglas 7-6 6-1; I Long bt G Cavestro 6-4 6-4. First Round: P Lever bt B Millington 6-0 6-1; M Robinson bt M Smith 6-0 6-0; I Kay bt J Walmsley 6-2 6-1; C Cottam bt M Ince 6-1 6-3; J Bernardin bt Jon Douglas 6-2 6-3; I Stott bt B Kirkbright 6-1 6-0; S Holloway bt A Jackson 6-3 7-5; I Hassall bt G Clarke 6-0 6-1; D Buckley bt E Tetik 6-1 6-0; K Fletcher bt J Lonnen 6-0 7-5; S Pearson bt S Brown 6-0 6-3; D Gartside bt J Hammond 6-4 6-4; G Wood bt G R Edgington 6-2 6-4; J Davies bt P Noden 6-1 6-1; P Bentham bt J Millington 6-2 6-1.

Handicap Mixed Doubles

First Round: P Bolton & J Smith (-30.3) bt R Shepherd & A Reade (-15) w/o; L McDermott & L Gorse (-15) bt J Holloway & R Horridge (-15) w/o; S Gallagher & K Harrington (scr) bt C & B Hughes (-0.3) 6-3 6-3; B Roscoe & S McClelland (scr) bt J Murray & C Smalley (scr) 6-3 6-1; J Biggins & G Blackburn (-15) bt E Woodcock & R Howell (-15.3) 6-1 3-6 6-5; T Parkinson & J Holmes (-15) bt P Murphy & J Holmes (scr) 6-4 2-6 6-4; R & L Morley (-15.3) bt P Hackin & R Joseph (-15.3) 6-4 6-1.

Ladies Singles

First Round: Y Lancaster bt A Long 6-4 6-4; A Smith bt S Ramlogan 6-1 6-3.

Second Round: E Tootill bt J Buswell 6-0 7-5.

Handicap Mens Doubles

First Round: R Howarth & D Gregory (-15) bt R N Hackin & D Hackin (scr) 6-4 6-3

Handicap Ladies Doubles

First Round: S Prendergast & B Millington (+0.3) bt K & J Taylor (-0.3) 2-6 6-3 6-1.

Junior Mixed Doubles

First Round: A Westmoreland & N Sweet bt J Lamprey & S Flemming 6-3 7-6.

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