Cosy Dell completed a clean sweep in the final tie of the first round of Dunedin premier men's tennis when it beat previously unbeaten McGlashan 5-1 on Saturday.
No 1 Nick Hornstein finished with an unblemished first round, and gave a clinic to former national junior 14 and under representative Harry James, winning 6-2, 6-2.
Hornstein was able to exert pressure with penetrating approaches and take advantage of any short balls to extract errors, although James contributed his share of unforced errors in an erratic display.
Alex Low was too powerful for Oliver Reid, also showing more court speed, to win 6-1, 6-1.
James Leggett beat Carlos Reid 6-3 6-3, but the younger Reid showed plenty.
Paddy Ou took McGlashan's only point with a 6-2, 6-3 win against Chris McKegg, but Cosy Dell won both doubles in straight sets.
Campbell Higgins, last season's player of the year, rebounded after a slow start to the season to beat George Wigley 6-1, 6-1 and lead Eastern Harbour to a 4-2 win over Mornington-Roslyn.
Ryan Eggers fought hard for a 6-4 third set win against Matt Foo and the experience of Mike Smith held out junior Henry Hailes 6-4 7-5.
Balmacewen beat Taieri 5-1 although there were three rubbers which took three sets.
With both teams missing their No 1s, Wyatt Purdon stepped up to beat James Bourne 6-1 in the final set, but this was Taieri's only success.
Eastern Harbour women retained their lead when they downed Taieri 5-1.
Debbie Cartwright was a little too consistent for Rebecca Harkerss taking the top singles 6-3, 6-4.
In her return to tennis, No 3 Debbie Stevens (nee van Veen), a former Otago representative, dropped only one game.
Hayley Miller battled hard to beat Kate Ellison 6-3 7-6 and gain Taieri's only point.
St Clair beat a depleted Balmacewen Diamonds team 5-1 with several one-sided wins.
Mornington-Roslyn completed ar 6-0 win in a series of quick results against a very young Balmacewen Sapphires team.
The championship is now suspended until the students return.
The President's Cup, with two-person teams, will continue until late February.
