CLYBURN, BOULDEN AND SPANISH TOP SEED GO OUT IN ROUND 1

No 2 seed Charley Hull (Woburn) marched into the last 16 of the Spanish women's amateur international championship at El Valle GC, Murcia this morning - but  Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa) and Amy Boulden (Conway), two players strongly tipped to be in the GB and I Curtis Cup line-up at Nairn in June were beaten.
Scotland's Pamela Pretswell made progress as did Wales' Chloe Williams England's Under-15s champion from last year, Gabriella Cowley
Shock first-round result was the exit of the leading qualifier, Spain's Natalia Escuriola Martinez. She was beaten by the last of the 32 qualifiers for the match-play stages, Ana Olarra, also of Spain.

SELECTED FIRST ROUND RESULTS
(Seeding number in brackets)
A Olara (Spain) (32) bt Natalia Escuriola Martinez (Spain) (1).


Karolin Lampert (Germany) (24) bt Amy Boulden (Conwy, Wales) (9) 4 and 3.

Ana Sanjuan (Spain) (25) bt Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa, England) (8) 3 and 2.

Gabriella Cowley (West Essex, England) (21) bt Clara Baena (Spain) (12) 2 holes.

Chloe Williams (Wrexham, Wales) (13) bt Laura Gomez (Spain) (20) 3 and 2.

Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle, Scotland) (11) bt Emilee Taylor (Holme Hall, Lincolnshire, England) (22) 3 and 1.

Charley Hull (Woburn, England) (2) bt Jessica Vasilic (Spain) (31) 5 and 3.