Top seeds hit top speed at Donnybrook

TENNIS: Top seeds Rachael Dillon and Lazare Kukalashvili made short work of their respective opponents as the centenary Irish Close Championships continued at Donnybrook LTC.

Host club member Dillon, a member of the Ireland team which gained promotion in this year’s Fed Cup campaign in Estonia, overpowered Maya Majdychor 6-1 6-0 in their women’s singles second round clash.

And Georgia native Kukalashvili, a coach at Tennis Ireland’s National Training Centre at DCU, saw off Conor Smith on an identical scoreline in the third round of the men’s singles.