SEXTON v MEHAFFEY MEET IN TIE OF THE LAST SIXTEEN

TOP SEED AND DEFENDING CHAMPION BOTH 

BEATEN IN FIRST ROUND OF IRISH MATCH-PLAY

Top seed Jessica Ross and defending champion Paula Grant both lost in the first round of the match-play stages of the Irish women's closed amateur championship at Enniscrone Golf Club today.
Ross (Donaghadee) lost to the last of the 32 qualifiers, Roisin Brady (Co Louth) by two holes.
Lisburn's Grant lost by one hole to the experienced Sinead Sexton (Lahinch) who now plays Irish girls stroke-play champion and Junior Vagliano Trophy player Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co Down Ladies) in the tie of the last 16.

FIRST ROUND RESULTS
Roisin Brady (Co. Louth) bt Jessica Ross (Donaghadee) 2 holes.
Louise Coffey (Malone) bt Gillian O'Leary (The Island) 2 and 1.
Aedin Murphy (Carlow) bt Jenny Maguire (Foxrock) 4 and 3.
Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion) bt Rachel Taylor (Laytown and Bettystown) 3 and 2.
   
Mary Doyle (The Heath) bt Carla Reynolds (Seapoint) 1 ho.e
Karen Delaney (Carlow) bt Carol Wickham (Laytown and Bettystown) 3 and 2
Jean O'Driscoll (Muskerry) bt Barbara Cooney (Laytown and Bettystown) 3 and 1.
Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) bt Niamh Sherry (Lurgan) 2 holes.
    
Jessica Carty (Holywood) bt Victoria Craig (Royal Belfast) 4 and 3. Mary Dowling (New Ross) bt Caitriona Griffin (Killarney) 3 and 2.
Darcey Carr (Milltown) bt Mairead Martin (Killarney) 2 and 1
Amy Farrell (Moate) bt Lucy Simpson (Massereene) 1 hole.
 
Maria Dunne (Skerries) bt Ellie Metcalfe (Laytown and Bettystown) 4 and 3
Sarah Helly (Enniscrone0 bt Niamh Ward (Lurgan) at 19th.
Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co Down Ladies) bt Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) 1 hole.    
Sinead Sexton (Lahinch) bt Paula Grant (Lisburn) 1 hole.


SECOND-ROUND TIES

08:30 Brady v Coffey
08:39 Murphy v Emma O'Driscoll
08:48 Doyle v Delaney
08:57 Jean O'Driscoll  v Ryan
09:06 Carty v Dowling
09:15 Carr v Farrell
09:24 Dunne v Helly
09:33 Mehaffey v Sexton


Ita Wallace Trophy
FIRST-ROUND RESULTS
Valerie Clancy (Killarney) bt Clodagh Walsh (Castlewarden) 4 and 3. 
Louise Mernagh (Woodenbridge) bt Meadhbh Doyle (Portarlington) at 22nd
Ciara Casey (Hermitage) bt Aisling Parker (Greenore) 6 and 5.
Orla Barry (Galway) bt Nicole McGavisk (Donabate) 2 holes.   
Katie Aherne (Waterford Castle) bt Rita McGoldrick (Enniscrone) 3 and 2.
Sophie Harrison (Killeen Castle) bt Vivienne Houston (City of Derry) 4 and 3   
Maeve Rooney (Co. Sligo) bt Rachel Thompson (Cork) 2 and 1
Gertie McMullen (The Island) bt Christine Armanasco (Belturbet) 4 and 2.
QUARTER-FINAL TIES
13:30 Clancy v Mernagh
13:39 Casey v  Barry
13:48 Aherne v Harrison
13:57 Rooney v McMullen