Former champion Forest Hills and Eastridge got off to rousing starts after sweeping their first round rivals in the 2010 Men’s Federation Gold League matches in various venues.

Forest Hills swamped comebacking Mimosa in both of their matches, winning 4-1 on the road then posting a merciless 5-0 sweep at home for an extra point to zoom ahead in Group 1 with five points.

Eastridge was just as overpowering against Canlubang, winning by a 5-0 rout at home and completed a series sweep with a 3-2 victory in their trip to Laguna to stay on top of Group 2 also with five points.

Wack Wack split its outings with Sherwood Hills but got an extra point in its 4.5-5 win at home to emerge the early leader in Group 3 with three points.

Sherwood first nailed a 3.5-1.5 decision in its hosting turn but yielded to a vengeful Wack Wack crew the following week.

The Fed League’s opening matches also saw last year’s finalists Sta. Elena and Tagaytay Highlands splitting their duels with different opponents.

Defending champion Sta. Elena bounced back from a stinging 4-1 loss in the away game with a 3-2 result at home against Riviera in Group 1 while Highlands started with a 3.5-1.5 home win over Manila Southwoods only to fall by the same margin in their return match in Group 2.