Tennis

GALLAGHER MEN'S CHALLENGER

(Hamilton)

First round singles: 7-Michael Joyce (US) bt Dejan Petrovic (Aust) 6-3 6-4, Leonardo Azzaro (Italy) bt Mark Nielsen (NZ) 3-6 6-1 7-5, Todd Larkham (Aust) bt Dimitriy Mazur (Uzb) 6-1 6-4, Martin Spottl (Austria) bt 6-Oleg Ogorodov (Uzb) 2-6 6-2 6-2, Scott Barron (Ireland) bt Yong Il Yong (Korea) 6-3 2-2 ret, Noam Okun (Israel) bt 8-Noam Behr (Isl) 7-6 (7-5) 6-4, Zbynaek Mlynarik (Austria) bt Matthew Breen (Aust) 6-2 7-6 (7-6).