By Glenys Furness
- Julian Cash & Henry Patten lift doubles title
- Andy Murray defeated by seventh seed in semi final
- Jodie Burrage defeated by second seed in semi final
SURBITON, UK – Andy Murray & Jodie Burrage made the semi final of the singles events, Julian Cash & Henry Patten lifted the ATP Challenger doubles title.
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Julian Cash & Henry Patten were awarded a wildcard into the men’s doubles. In the first round the Brits were against Denis Kudla & Stefan Kozlov. The Americans stayed toe to toe with Cash & Patten in the first set, however, eventually the Brits broke serve to get the lead. The second set saw the Brits dominate Kudla & Kozlov and book a spot in the next round 6-4, 6-2.
The quarter-final saw the Brits against the second seeds John-Patrick Smith & Ramkumar Ramanathan. The Aussie/Indian pair fought hard with Cash & Patten forcing a tiebreak. However, the Brits secured the set on the breaker to take the lead. The second set was much the same, with both pairs staying toe to toe. Once again a tiebreak ensued, and once again the Brits secured the win and moved into the next round 7-6, 7-6.
In the semi-final the Brits were against Billy Harris & Antoine Bellier. Cash & Patten broke serve early in the first set to take the lead. The Brit/Swiss pair tried to fight back, but were unable to get close to Cash & Patten. The second set was a re run of the first, with the Brits breaking serve. The wildcard pairing eased through to the final in straight sets 6-3, 6-3.
The final pitched the Brits against the third seeds Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi & Aleksandr Nedovyesov. The first set saw the seeds get the jump on the Brits and break to take the lead. However, the Brits regrouped in the second set and fought back to level up the match. In the ensuing champions tie break, it was the Brits that edged ahead and held on to lift the title 4-6, 6-3, 11-9.
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Men’s Singles
Andy Murray entered the challenger event, to get some grass court matches in ahead of Wimbledon, and was the top seed. The first round saw Murray against Jurij Rodionov. The Austrian was no match for the Brit who dominated from the outset. Barely putting a foot wrong the top seed eased through to the second round 6-2, 6-1.
The second round saw the seed against qualifier Gijis Brouwer. The Dutchman was a bit more of a challenge for Murray, however the Brit secured a break of serve in each set. Brouwer was unable to get back on terms, and it was Murray that progressed to the quarter-final 6-4, 6-4.
In the quarter-final Murray was against the fifth seed Brandon Nakashima. The Brit secured the break of serve needed in the first set, and the American was unable to get back on terms. The second set was much closer, as the American forced a tiebreak. However, Murray was equal to this and stormed through the breaker to book a semi-final spot 6-4, 7-6.
The semi-final saw Murray against seventh seed Denis Kudla. The American was surprised by the Brit at the start, as Murray broke and took an early lead. However, Kudla tried to pull back but it was the top seed that sealed the set to take the lead. The second set was much closer, as the American forced a tiebreak. Kudla levelled up by taking the breaker. The final set saw the American break Murray, and the Brit just could not get the break back to level up, it was Kudla that progressed to the final 5-7, 7-6, 6-3.
Ladies singles
Jodie Burrage was granted a wildcard into the main draw. Her first round opponent was the third seed Zhu Lin. The Brit stayed toe to toe with the the Chinese in the first set, forcing a tiebreak. Burrage edged the breaker and took the lead. The second set saw the Brit break serve and the seed was unable to get back. Burrage moved into the next round 7-6, 6-3.
The second round saw Burrage against Ukrainian Kateryna Baindl. The Brit broke serve in the first set to take the lead. Baindl tried to get back into the set, but was unable to. The second set was much the same as the first, with the Brit getting the break to move into the next round 6-4, 6-4.
In the quarter-final the Brit was against sixth seed Mihaela Buzarnescu. Burrage broke the Romanian serve and took the lead. In the second set Buzarnescu was trying to stay with the Brit, but Burrage broke serve again. The Romanian had been struggling and was forced to retire from the match, Burrage was through to the semi-final 6-3, 2-1 (RET).
The semi-final saw the Brit against the second seed Alison Van Uytvanck. The Belgian managed to break the serve of Burrage and took the lead. The second set saw Van Uytvanck dominate, and Burrage was unable to get into the game. The Belgian took the match 6-3, 6-2.
Surbiton Round Up
Jamie Murray with Filip Polasek were defeated by Artem Sitak & Divij Sharan in the first round 2-6, 7-6, 10-7.
Charles Broom & Aidan McHugh were defeated by Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi & Aleksandr Nedovyesov in the first round 6-3, 6-4.
Ken Skupski with Nicholas Monroe were defeated by Alexei Popyrin & Brandon Nakashima in the first round 6-4, 7-6.
Ryan Peniston & Alastair Gray were defeated by Liam Broady & Jay Clarke in the first round 6-3, 7-6.
Harry Wendelken & Oscar Weightman were defeated by Billy Harris & Antoine Bellier in the first round 7-6, 6-4.
Danielle Daly & Eliz Maloney were defeated by Naiktha Bains & Freya Christie in the first round 6-1, 6-2.
Emily Webley-Smith with Ingrid Gamarra Martins were defeated by Ingrid Neel & Rosalie Van der Hoek in the first round 3-6, 6-4, 10-5.
Emily Appleton & Ali Collins were defeated by Harriet Dart & Wang Qiang in the first round 5-7, 6-4,10-8.
Francesca Davis & Jessica Matthews were defeated by Fernanda Contreras Gomez & Catherine Harrison in the first round 6-1, 7-5.
Liam Broady & Jay Clarke were defeated by Billy Harris & Antoine Bellier in the quarter-final 6-2, 6-7, 10-4.
Naiktha Bains & Freya Christie were defeated by Alicia Barnett & Samantha Murray-Sharan in the quarter-final 7-5, 6-2.
Harriet Dart with Wang Qiang were defeated by Ingrid Neel & Rosalie Van der Hoek in the quarter-final 6-4, 3-6, 10-6.
Sarah Beth Grey & Yuriko Lily Miyazaki were defeated by Jodie Burrage & Eden Silva in the quarter-final 0-0 (RET).
Alicia Barnett & Samantha Murray-Sharan were defeated by Ingrid Neel & Rosalie Van de Hoek in the semi-final 4-6, 6-2, 10-4.
Jodie Burrage & Eden Silva were defeated by Fernanda Contreras Gomez & Catherine Harrison in the semi-final 0-0 (RET).
Yuriko Lily Miyazaki was defeated by Sonay Kartal in the first round 6-3, 6-4.
Sarah Beth Grey was defeated by Tatjana Maria in the first round 7-5, 6-2.
Eden Silva was defeated by Coco Vandeweghe in the first round 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Isabelle Lacy was defeated by Mariam Bolkvadze in the first round 6-3, 6-2.
Harriet Dart was defeated by Natalija Stevanovic in the first round 2-6, 7-6, 7-5.
Jay Clarke was defeated by Liam Broady in the first round 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Mark Whitehouse was defeated by Alastair Gray in the first round 6-3, 6-2.
Billy Harris was defeated by Jack Draper in the first round 6-2, 6-2.
Sonay Kartal was defeated by Madison Brengle in the second round 6-3, 6-4.
Liam Broady was defeated by Denis Kudla in the second round 7-6, 6-3.
Alastair Gray was defeated by Christopher O’Connell in the second round 6-3, 7-6.
Paul Jubb was defeated by Otto Virtanen in the second round 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Jack Draper was defeated by Ryan Peniston in the second round 6-7, 7-5, 6-4.
Ryan Peniston was defeated by Otto Virtanen in the quarter-final 6-7,6-3, 7-6.
Other Results
Anton Matusevich was defeated by Oriol Roca Batalla in the quarter-final in La Nucia 6-2, 6-1.
Andreas Scott was defeated by Wissam Abderrahman in the first round in Monastir 6-4, 7-6.
Kristina Paskauskas was defeated by Alice Tubello in the first round in Monastir 7-5, 6-1.
Stuart Parker was defeated by Wissam Abderrahman in the second round in Monastir 6-3, 1-4 (RET).
Jasmine Conway was defeated by Manon Leonard in the quarter-final in Monastir 6-4, 6-3.
Kristina Paskauskas with Wei Sijia defeated Ashmitha Easwaramurthi & Mei Hasegawa in the final in Monastir 6-1, 6-2.
Mason Recci was defeated by Matthew Dellavedova in the first round in Heraklion 6-3, 6-3.
Sean Hodkin with Imran Sibillie were defeated by Kelsey Stevenson & Wong Hong-Kit in the first round in Heraklion 7-6, 6-2.
Isabella Lynch with Deanne Choo were defeated by Eleni Christofi & Gabriella Da Silva Flick in the first round 6-0, 6-1.
Anna Brogan was defeated by Zeynep Sonmez in the first round in Tbilisi 6-2, 2-6, 6-2.
Anna Brogan with Sandra Samir were defeated by Darya Astakhova & Anna Kubareva in the first round in Tbilisi 7-6, 6-3.
Joe Tyler was defeated by Hudson Rivera Rivera in the second round in Rancho Santa Fe 6-1, 7-6.
Joe Tyler with Kareem Al Allaf were defeated by Jacob Brumm & Tadeas Paroulek in the first round in Rancho Santa Fe 7-6, 7-6.
Ben Jones was defeated by Danill Glinka in the first round in Vaasa 6-3, 6-2.
Ben Jones with Johannes Ingildsen were defeated by Eero Vasa & Iiro Vasa in the semi-final in Vaasa 4-6, 6-2, 10-6.
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