Pamela Pretswell (left) and Roseanne Niven on the first tee at North Berwick this morning before their third-round tie in the British women's open amateur championship (Cal Carson Golf Agency image, all rights reserved).

EARLY NEWS FROM THE THIRD ROUND

AFTER SEVEN HOLES

TOP HALF OF DRAW

Caroline Hedwall (Sweden) one up on Jodi Ewart (Catterick Bridge).

Maude Aimee Leblanc (Canada) two up on Breanne Loucks (Wrexham).

Valentine Derrey (France) two up on Isabelle Boineau (France).

Kira Meixner (Canada) and Jacqueline Hedwall (Sweden) all square.

BOTTOM HALF OF DRAW

Roseanne Niven (Crieff) three up on Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle).

Azahara Munoz (Spain) one up on Stefanie Endstrasser (Austria).

Anna Nordqvist (Sweden) one up on Hannah Ralph (Cowdray Park).

Maria Hernandez (Spain) two up on Caroline Masson (Germany).

AFTER 14 HOLES

Leblanc and Loucks all square.

Derrey four up on Boineau

Meixner one up on J Hedwall.

Niven three up on Pretswell.

RESULTS

THIRD ROUND

C Hedwall (Sweden) bt J Ewart (Catterick) 4 and 2.

M-A Leblanc (Canada) bt B Loucks (Wrexham) 1 hole.

V Derrey (France) bt I Boineau (France) 4 and 3.

J Hedwall (Sweden) bt K Meixner (Canada) at 20th.

R Niven (Crieff) bt P Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 2 and 1.

A Munoz (Spain) bt S Endstrasser (Austria) 2 holes.

A Nordqvist (Sweden) bt H Ralph (Cowdray Park) 4 and 3.

M Hernandez (Spain) bt C Masson (Germany) 5 and 3.