Sian James and Liam Ball lead British universities'

stroke-play championships at Dundonald Links

Defending champion Sian James (Birmingham University) had a one-stroke lead over Jane Turner (Robert Gordon University) at the end of the first round of the British Universities & Colleges women's stroke-play championship at Dundonald Links today.
Sian had a round of 75, three over the women's par but one under the day's CSS
In the men's event, last man in Liam Ball (Central Lancashire) took the lead with a 70, dislodging clubhouse joint leaders Josh Moses (Bournemouth) and Colin Thomson (Stirling).

LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES

WOMEN
75 Sian James (Birmingham).
76 Jane Turner (Robert Gordon).
77 Emma Hargreaves (Exeter).
78 Claire Fry (Central Lancs).
80 Lucy Williams (Birmingham), Rebecca Wilson (Stirling), Kate Whitmore (Newport).
Selected scores:
84 Ashley Smith (St Andrews).
85 Harriet Beasley (Stirling).
Withdrew:
Megan Jones (St Andrews).
Rachel Cassidy (Stirling).
Gemma Bradbury (St Andrews).
MEN
70 Liam Ball (Central Lancs).
71 Josh Moses (Birmingham), Colin Thomson (Stirling).
72 Colin Baird (Stirling), Patrick Spraggs (Stirling).
74 John Duff (Aberdeen), John Wybar (Aberdeen), Michael Hearn, Daniel Sommerville (Dundee), Steven Smith (Heriot Watt), Ross Crowe (Northumbria).
75 Graeme Robertson (Stirling), Daniel Bishop (Bournemouth).