Mullins grabs opportunity

David Mullins, the Dublin teenager who played at Junior Wimbledon this summer has the opportunity to acquire ITF world ranking junior points on home soil, for a change, at Riverview. And the top-seeded Irish prospect, whose overseas travels in search of points and experience has not always proved bountiful made the most of home advantage by beating British entry Billy McManus in three sets to advance to the second round of the under18 event yesterday. He faces another Irish entry Jonathan Lynch today.

Mullins was slow to start but after losing the first set motored well subsequently for a comparatively comfortable 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 win.