OXFORD Hawks’ men and women were edged out in their season openers.

While the latter lost out 1-0 at home to Clifton Robinsons 2nd in the Conference West, the men were defeated 2-1 at Brighton & Hove.

Wet and windy conditions made for a challenging contest in the newly-restructured Division 1 South.

The visitors led when Matt Wood set up Ted Bennett to fire in off his reverse stick.

But Brighton equalised before half-time and in an error-strewn second half the hosts grabbed a fortunate deflected winner which left keeper Chris Price stranded.

Sean Cox scored a double to help Oxford OBU get off to a flier in Premier Division 2 West.

Matt McKeown was also on target as they came from behind to record a 3-2 home win over Woking.

Oxford Ladies are the only team in South League Division 2 with a 100 per cent record.

They made it two wins out of two with a 2-1 win at Brighton & Hove.

Kim Warman laid on the opener for Milly Berndes-Cade, but it was cancelled out from a corner before the interval.

Oxford hit back after the break, though, Berndes-Cade’s fierce reverse-stick effort ultimately proving the difference between the sides.

CLUB RESULTS

MEN

Brighton & Hove 2, Oxford Hawks 1 (T Bennett); Amersham & Chalfont 2, Oxford Hawks 2nd 2 (K Cutter, T Godding); Oxford Hawks 3rd 1 (R Scragg), South Berkshire 4; Oxford Hawks 5th 1 (A Sutcliffe), Milton Keynes 3rd 5; Oxford Hawks 7th 6, Witney 3rd 4; Winchester Wanderers 0, Oxford Hawks Falcons 3; Reading U16 3, Oxford Hawks U16 2; Oxford Hawks U14 4, Wallingford U14 0; Oxford OBU 3 (S Cox 2, M McKeown), Woking 2; Harrow 3, Oxford OBU 2nd 4 (D Bleach, S Lyndon, C Griffiths 2); Oxford OBU 3rd 1 (P Henderson), Ramgharia 2; Witney 2nd 1, Oxford OBU 4th 8 (J Powell 3, Cadman 2, C Brown, W Ash, G J Ogle); Oxford OBU 5th 4 (J Greetham 3, A Coward), Marlow 5th 1; Oxford OBU 7th 5 (R Dyer, R Hunt, D Kingsland, A Neville 2), Bicester 3rd 3; Abingdon 3rd 3, 8th Oxford OBU 2 (S Dogar, M Bignone); Oxford OBU 9th 0, Newbury & Thatcham 6th 3; Wallingford 1 (H Capon), West Hampstead 2nd 2; Wycombe 3rd 1, Wallingford 2nd 2 (P Flavell, B White); Wallingford 3rd 6 (N Henry 4, C Ward 2), West Hampstead 6th 1; West Hampstead 7th 0, Wallingford 4th 3; Marlow 1, Witney 0.

LADIES

Oxford Hawks 0, Clifton Robinsons 2nd 1; Eastbourne 2, Oxford Hawks 2nd 2 (H Nicholson, S Robbins); Aylesbury 3, Oxford Hawks 3rd 1 (V Sauven); Oxford Hawks 4th 1 (R Black), Sonning 2nd 4; Oxford Hawks 5th 0, Oxford Ladies 4th 3 (K Smith, J Richards, E Forsyth); Amersham & Chalfont 4th 2, Oxford Hawks 6th 1 (M Grinham); Banbury 5th 4, Oxford Hawks 7th 0; Oxford Hawks U18 6, Reading U18 1; Oxford U16 A 1, Oxford Hawks U16 A 5; Oxford Hawks U14 A 5, Reading U14 1; Oxford Hawks Harriers 0, Witney Girls Dev 1; Brighton & Hove 1, Oxford 2 (Milly Berndes-Cade 2); Oxford 2nd 4 (M Choudhury, L Merryweather, C Boyd, E Malden), Henley 2nd 0; Oxford 3rd 2 (S Williams, K Crook), Marlow 3rd 2; Oxford 5th 3 (A O’Neil, R Wright, F Kramer), Reading Rebels 3; Oxford 6th 3 (J Adams, C Strickland, S Livingstone), Wycombe 4th 2; M Keynes 4th 2, Oxford 7th 3 (D Parry, E Darnell 2); Oxford 8th 4 (V Hutton, B Hawkswood, H Peach, M Knox), Wychwood 2nd 2; Wallingford 2 (C Potts, E McCluskey), Banbury 1; Wallingford 3rd 6 (S Lye 3, J Capon 2, F Leigh), Banbury 3rd 1; Sonning 4th 1, Wallingford 4th 3 (C Eatwell, C Tyler, V Bennett); Thame 4th 1, Wallingford 5th 1 (B Bell); Witney 3, Surbiton 3rd 1.