Conor Niland hopes to have his best players available for the relegation playoff in July
Two countries drawn together in first round for second straight year
Top seed Sam Barry secures 6-3, 6-3 victory over wild card Peter Bothwell
Irish number one defeats Egypt’s Mohamed Safwat in straight sets
Daniel Glancy is first on court on Saturday morning Irish time
Fourth and eighth seeds have comfortbale victories
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