The ball will be very much in Munster's court at Fitzwilliam today when the two main contenders for the Dunlop-sponsored Irish Open Junior tennis championships go into action.

Nicholas Malone, the top seed and David Mullins, seeded two, have a score to settle since the ITF world-ranking tournament in Dublin recently.

Malone lost a tight match on that occasion and will be anxious to confirm his top seeding.

The Munster onslaught to be launched today by Tipperary's Frank O'Keeffe and Cork's Steven Brugha is not expected to present either Dubliner with much difficulty.

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