David Lloyd have recently recruited several strong lady players from Loughborough Tennis Club, but they were conspicuous by their absence on this occasion.
Charnwood featured Ashton Zaranyika playing with Holly Cheeseman, Kevin Leck partnering Emily Rodbourne, and Jamie Potts with Bea Cooper.
In the first round, Potts and Cooper were involved in a close-run match with David Lloyd first pair Monik Pandit and Lucy Batchelor, eventually prevailing 8-6, but the rest of the evening was fairly predictable, with Charnwood losing just five games in the remaining eight sets.
Despite the lack of a serious challenge, it was important for Charnwood to earn maximum points from this match and start the season well as sterner challenges await.