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NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - JUNE 08: Jay Clarke of Great Britain plays a backhand shot during Day 4 of the Viking Open match between Jay Clarke and Kevin Anderson at Nottingham Tennis Centre on June 08, 2021 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images for LTA)

Tennis | Doubles, Challenger & ITF Round Up | Clarke claims both titles in ITF Antalya

Glenys Furness
Tennis

By Glenys Furness

  • Jay Clarke claimed singles and doubles in Turkey
  • Brit was seventh seed
  • Didn’t drop a set in singles
ANTALYA, TURKEY – Jay Clarke entered the ITF event and was seeded in the singles. The Brit claimed both titles and didn’t drop a set in the singles.

 

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Jay Clarke entered the ITF event in Antalya and was the seventh seed in the singles. In the first round the Brit drew qualifier Sergei Pogosian. The seed dominated the first set and broke the qualifier easily to take the lead. The second set was more of the same as Pogosian was unable to hold serve. The qualifier was clearly struggling and eventually had to retire from the match. The Brit moved on in straight sets 6-2, 3-0(RET).

The second round saw Clarke against another qualifier, this time it was Gheorghe Schintele. The Romanian stayed with the Brit at the start, before the seed secured the break of serve and moved into the lead. The second set saw Schintele totally outplayed by Clarke, who broke at will. The Romanian just couldn’t handle the game of the Brit and Clarke eased through into the quarter-final 6-3, 6-0.

In the quarter-final Clarke was against unseeded Moldovan Ilya Snitari. The Brit was on a roll now and was in dominating form. Snitari found the seed too good and struggled to hold serve. Clarke managed to break quickly in both sets and the Moldovan was not able to get back into the match. Clarke moved on in straight sets 6-2, 6-2.

The semi-final saw the Brit against German fifth seed Tim Handel. Clarke and the German stayed toe to toe at the start, before the seventh seed managed to break serve and take the lead. The second set saw Clarke back to dominating. Handel could not get back into the set and the Brit moved into the final 6-4, 6-2.

In the final Clarke was against the top seed Nerman Fatic. This was the closest match so far for the Brit, as the Bosnian stayed with Clarke at the start of the first set. Eventually, Clarke managed to break serve and take the lead. The second set was even closer, with Clarke & Fatic staying toe to toe. It looked to be heading to a tiebreak, however, the Brit finally secured the break of serve needed to take the title 6-4, 7-5.

Doubles

The doubles saw Clarke team up with Josip Simundza. The Brit/Croatian pair drew Turkish second seeds Sarp Agabigun & S Mert Ozdemir. The unseeded pair broke the second seeds early in the first set to take the lead. The Turks however, re-grouped in the second and levelled up the match. The ensuing match tiebreak saw the Brit/Croat pair ease ahead and take the match 6-3, 3-6, 10-5.

In the quarter-final Clarke & Simundza were against unseeded pair Daniil Golubev & Evgenii Tyurnev. The Brit/Croatian broke early in the first set and took the lead. The second set saw Golubev & Tyurnev try to mount a fight back. However, Clarke & Simundza managed to hold on and break serve to move into the next round 6-3, 6-4.

The semi-final saw the Brit/Croat against the fourth seeds Stefan Popovic & Iiya Snitari. Clarke & Simundza broke right at the end of the first set and took the lead. The second set saw the seeds fight back. Popovic & Snitari broke serve and levelled up the match. The ensuing match tiebreak saw Clarke & Simundza edge through and take a spot in the final 7-5, 4-6, 10-6.

In the final Clarke & Simundza were against another unseeded pair Cengiz Aksu & Mert Naci Turker. The Turks dominated the first set, as the Brit/Croat struggled to to hold serve. However, Clarke & Simundza fought back in the second set, forcing a tiebreak. In the breaker the Brit/Croat edged through and levelled up the match. The ensuing match tiebreak was also very close, but it was Clarke & Simundza who eventually edged through and lifted the title 1-6, 7-6(8), 10-8.

 

 

Doubles, Challenger & ITF Round Up

Joshua Paris with Michael Geerts were defeated by Anirudh Chandrasekar & Ivan Liutarevich in the first round in Valencia 6-3, 6-1.

Scott Duncan with Kelsey Stevenson were defeated by Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan & Vijay Sundar Prashanth in the quarter-final in Valencia 6-2, 6-2.

Luke Simkiss was defeated by Joao Domingues in the first round in Vale Do Lobo 6-0, 6-4.

Harry Thursfield was defeated by Rodrigo Fernandes in the first round in Vale Do Lobo 6-4, 6-0.

Harry Thursfield with Loic Namigandet Tenguere were defeated by Diogo Marques & Martim Simoes in the first round in Vale Do Lobo 6-1, 6-3.

Russell Henderson with Andre Stewart were defeated by Aleksandr Braynin & Johannes Seeman in the first round in Vale Do Lobo 7-5, 6-4.

George Loffhagen was defeated by Paul Jubb in the second round in Vale Do Lobo 6-3, 6-3.

Paul Jubb was defeated by Jules Marie in the semi-final in Vale Do Lobo 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-3.

Ella McDonald was defeated by Francisca Jorge in the first round in Lousada 6-3, 6-3.

Amelia Rajecki with Andre Lukosuite were defeated by Mara Guth & Elena Pridankina in the first round in Lousada 7-6(7), 6-3.

Katie Swan was defeated by Lea Boskovic in the second round in Lousada 0-0 (RET).

Madeleine Brooks & Holly Hutchinson were defeated by Alicia Melosch & Johanna Silva in the quarter-final in Lousada 7-6(3), 7-6(4).

Isabelle Lacy & Ella McDonald were defeated by Mara Guth & Elena Pridankina in the semi-final in Lousada 6-1, 6-2.

James Beaven & Felix Mischker were defeated by Egor Agafonov & Bogdan Bobrov in the first round in Monastir 6-2, 6-2.

Imogen Haddad was defeated by Karolina Kozakova in the first round in Monastir 6-1, 6-1.

Emile Hudd was defeated by Blake Ellis in the semi-final in Brisbane 6-3, 6-4.

Emile Hudd with Joshua Charlton were defeated by Thomas Fancutt & Ajeet Rai in the final in Brisbane 6-4, 6-4.

George Houghton was defeated by Aaron Cohen in the first round in Alcala de Henares 6-3, 6-3.

Hamish Stewart was defeated by Hazem Naw in the quarter-final in Alcala de Henares 7-6(7), 2-6, 6-3.

George Houghton & Hamish Stewart defeated Jesse Flores & Finn Reynolds in the final in Alcala de Henares 6-4, 6-7(3), 14-12.

Emily Appleton with Isabelle Haverlag were defeated by Yvonne Cavelle-Reimers & Angela Fita Boluda in the first round in Valencia 6-3, 4-6, 10-6.

Olivia Nicholls with Jesse Aney were defeated by Maryna Kolb & Nadia Kolb in the quarter-final in Valencia 3-6, 6-1, 10-8.

Alicia Barnett with Angelica Moratelli were defeated by Valentini Grammatikopoulou & Andreea Mitu in the quarter-final in Valencia 3-6, 7-6(0), 10-5.

Alastair Gray was defeated by Arthur Gea in the final in Heraklion 7-6(2), 6-3.

Joshua Goodger was defeated by Petros Chrysochos in the first round in Limassol 6-1, 7-6(4).

Anna Brogan was defeated by Silvia Ambrosio in the first round in Limassol 6-2, 6-0.

Katy Dunne was defeated by Eliz Maloney in the second round in Limassol 6-4, 6-3.

Eliz Maloney was defeated by Sapfo Sakellaridi in the quarter-final in Limassol 6-0, 6-1.

Katy Dunne with Leoni Kung were defeated by Katharine Hobgarski & Guiomar Maristany Zuleta de Reales in the quarter-final in Limassol 6-3, 7-5.

Millen Hurrion was defeated by Elmer Moeller in the semi-final in Limassol 6-3, 6-1.

Eliz Maloney with Nahia Berecoechea were defeated by Julie Struplova & Hanne Vandewinkle in the semi-final in Limassol 6-2, 6-1.

Giacomo Revelli was defeated by Evgeny Philippov in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-2, 6-3.

Sholape Ayanbadejo was defeated by Lilli Tagger in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-0, 6-0.

Sam Bird & Fabio Nestola were defeated by Dzhordzho Binda & Ruslan Tiukaev in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 4-6, 6-2, 10-2.

Giacomo Revelli with Karlo Cubelic were defeated by Tomas Lanik & Samuel Puskar in the quarter-final in Sharm-El-Sheikh 7-6(3), 3-6, 10-7.

Harriet Dart was defeated by Ena Koike in the second round in Takasaki 0-0(RET).

Yuriko Lily Miyazaki was defeated by Yuan Yue in the semi-final in Takasaki 7-5, 3-6, 6-4.

Amarni Banks was defeated by Yuliya Hatouka in the quarter-final in Ortisei 6-1, 4-1(RET).

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