The North East of Scotland Championships continued at Cults with the excellent weather conditions allowing the organisers to get through a full day’s play uninterrupted.
Robert Gordon University pair Adam Irvine and Ben Soutar, the fourth seeds, progressed to the last eight of the Men’s Doubles after a comfortable 6-2, 6-1 victory over Lewis Findlay (David Lloyd Aberdeen) and Logan Urquhart (Bellfield Park).
Second seed Jessica Currie, from the host club, became the first into the semi-finals of the Girls 14 & Under singles after a straightforward win over Montrose’s Hannah Simpson.
RESULTS (Cults unless stated)
MEN’S SINGLES 1ST ROUND
S. Martin (Rubislaw) bt S. Zaarkow (LTA) 6-0, 1-0 ret.
OVER 45 1ST ROUND
M. Lints (David Lloyd Milton Keynes) wo F. Kasia (Aberdeen Tennis Centre) scr; G. Edward bt N. Zhang (David Lloyd Aberdeen) 6-4, 5-3 ret; J. Mordente bt P. Kennedy (David Lloyd Aberdeen) 6-3, 6-4.
OVER 60 QUARTER-FINAL
H. Lints (Westhill) bt A. Michie (Rubislaw) 6-0, 6-4.
MEN’S DOUBLES 1ST ROUND
A. Grant (Rubislaw), C. Michie (RGU) bt W. Dunn, M. Sim 6-3, 6-0; A. Edward (Edinburgh University), M. Brocklebank bt B. Alnasser (King’s College), B. Scott-Wilson (David Lloyd Aberdeen) 6-2, 3-6, (10-2); M. Aitken (Falkland), P. Ewertowski (David Lloyd Aberdeen) bt B. Hine, L. Ross (Rubislaw) 6-2, 6-1.
2nd ROUND
A. Irvine, B. Soutar (RGU) bt L. Findlay (David Lloyd Aberdeen), L. Urquhart (Bellfield Park) 6-2, 6-1.
MIXED DOUBLES 1ST ROUND
M. Howie ©, C. Birnie (David Lloyd Aberdeen) bt Grant, S. Smart 6-1, 6-3; A. & S. Low (Rutherglen) bt M. & T. Drummond 6-4, 6-3.
BOYS’ SINGLES 14 & UNDER 1ST ROUND
B. Stevenson (Stonehaven) bt B. Li (NTC) 6-0, 6-0; I. King (Gleneagles) bt C. Westwood 6-3, 6-1.
WOMEN’S SINGLES 1ST ROUND
I. Kasselstrand bt J. Critten (Montrose) 6-0, 6-0.
OVER 60 (ROUND ROBIN)
S. Williams (David Lloyd Aberdeen) bt J. Richardson (Montrose) 6-4, 5-7, (10-8).
WOMEN’S DOUBLES QUARTER FINAL
Kasselstrand, A. Gillespie bt Critten, I. Burns (David Lloyd Aberdeen) 6-0, 6-0.
GIRLS’ SINGLES 14 & UNDER 1ST ROUND
Smart bt H. Jamieson (Hatton) 6-0, 6-1; H. MacLeod (Gleneagles) bt K. Cameron (Rubislaw) 6-2, 6-4; L. Dunn wo D. Ardelean (NTC) scr.
QUARTER FINAL
J. Currie bt H. Simpson (Montrose) 6-1, 6-0.