South African Tenille Swartz (pic) produced notable upsets on the opening day of the Irish Open. After surviving a close-fought 5-game match to qualify for the women’s event, Tenille Swartz resisted a spirited fightback by 5th seed Emma Beddoes in the 1st round to beat the world No24 from England 11-9, 11-4, 6-11, 6-11, 11-5 in 58 minutes. More results: [1] Madeline Perry (IRL) bt Line Hansen (DEN) 11-3, 12-10, 11-4 (28m); [8] Manuela Manetta (ITA) bt Orla Noom (NED) 7-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-7 (38m); [3] Jaclyn Hawkes (NZL) bt [Q] Lauren Siddall (ENG) 11-6, 11-3, 11-7 (34m); [7] Dominique Lloyd-Walter (ENG) bt [Q] Heba El Torky (EGY) 11-4, 11-13, 4-11, 13-11, 12-10 (87m); [4] Nour El Tayeb (EGY) bt Victoria Lust (ENG) 11-5, 11-2, 11-3 (20m); [6] Aisling Blake (IRL) bt Kylie Lindsay (NZL) 11-7, 11-4, 11-6 (26m); [2] Vanessa Atkinson (NED) bt [Q] Lisa Aitken (SCO) 11-2, 15-13, 11-9 (25m).
