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Mon 07 Jul 2007Daunting task for Irish duoIrish Open:Louk Sorensen and Conor Niland will have to upset the seedings at the Shelbourne Irish Open at Fitzwilliam LTC today if they are to progress past the first round, having been drawn against French duo Nicolas Tourte and Gary Lugassy, the sixth and eighth seeds respectively.Having played and lost to Lugassy three times in the last 18 months, without picking up a set, Niland's challenge is a daunting one, while Sorensen faces a man who, at 233, is 103 places above him in the world rankings.