By Glenys Furness
- Alastair Gray & Ewan Moore claimed the doubles title in Roehampton
- Unseeded Brits only dropped one set en route
ROEHAMPTON, UNITED KINGDOM – Alastair Gray & Ewan Moore were unseeded in the ITF event in Roehampton. The Brits lost only one set en route to the title.
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Alastair Gray & Ewan Moore teamed up for the ITF event in Roehampton. The Brits were unseeded, their first round opponents were the second seeds Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc & Gabriel Petit. The French pair tried to stay with the Brits, however Gray & Moore stood firm. The Brits managed to break the French seeds in both sets to move into the quarter-final in straight sets 6-4, 6-4.
The quarter-final saw the Brits up against Rikhardt Bierman & Tom Hands. The German/Brit pair stayed toe to toe with Gray & Moore in the first set, forcing a tiebreak. The Brits got the lead and didn’t look back. In the second set Bierman & Hands tried to match the Brits, but Gray & Moore were too strong and dominated to the set to move into the semi-final 7-6(4), 6-2.
In the semi-final Gray & Moore were facing the all British pair of Aidan McHugh & James Story. Both unseeded pairs wanted to make the final. Gray & Moore secured a break of serve in the first set which McHugh & Story could not respond to. The second set was the reverse with McHugh & Story getting the break of serve, forcing the match to a deciding tiebreak. Gray & Moore moved ahead in the breaker and booked their spot in the final 6-3, 3-6, 10-5.
The final saw the unseeded Brits against the top seeds Scott Clayton & Luke Johnson. Gray & Moore got off to the better start and broke the top seeds. The second set was much closer as Clayton & Johnson gelled better and forced a tiebreak. Gray & Moore got ahead in the breaker and didn’t look back. Gray claimed his first ITF doubles title and Moore his third by lifting the trophy 6-3, 7-6(5).
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Doubles Round Up
Michael Shaw & Barnaby Smith were defeated by Scott Clayton & Luke Johnson in the first round in Roehampton 7-5, 2-6, 10-2.
Jacob Fearnley & Connor Thomson were defeated by Finn Bass & Charles Broom in the first round in Roehampton 6-4, 2-6, 10-8.
Lamar Bartley & Sacha Modica were defeated by Daniel Cukierman & Mark Whitehouse in the first round in Roehampton 6-2, 6-1.
Jack Draper & Paul Jubb were defeated by Aidan McHugh & James Story in the first round in Roehampton 0-0 RET.
George Davies & Sebastian Kay were defeated by Rikhardt Bierman & Tom Hands in the first round in Roehampton 6-4, 6-2.
Finn Bass & Charles Broom were defeated by Scott Clayton & Luke Johnson in the quarter-final in Roehampton 2-6, 6-4, 10-8.
Edward Hubner with Julius Tverijonas were defeated by Aidan McHugh & James Story in the quarter-final in Roehampton 6-1, 6-3.
Mark Whitehouse with Daniel Cukierman were defeated by Scott Clayton & Luke Johnson in the semi-final in Roehampton 6-4, 3-6, 10-4.
Joe Salisbury with Rajeev Ram were defeated by Łukasz Kubot & Marcelo Melo in the first round in Washington 4-6, 6-3, 10-5.
Andy & Jamie Murray were defeated by Raven Klaasen & Michael Venus in the quarter-final in Washington 6-7(3), 7-6(6), 10-7.
Naomi Broady with Sharon Fichman were defeated by Anna Kalinskaya & Miyu Kato in the quarter-final in Washington 6-4, 3-6, 10-4.
Cameron Norrie with Gerardo López Villaseñor were defeated by Guido Pella & Diego Schwartzman in the first round in Los Cabos 6-1, 4-6, 10-6.
Dom Inglot with Austin Kraijcek were defeated by Romain Arneodo & Hugo Nys in the final in Los Cabos 7-5, 5-7, 16-14.
Heather Watson with Ellen Perez were defeated by En-Shou Liang & Zheng Saisai in the quarter-final in San Jose 7-6(6), 0-6, 10-8.
Evan Hoyt with Bernardo Saraiva were defeated by Roberto Maytín & Jackson Withrow in the first round in Lexington 6-4, 6-2.
Liam Broady with JC Aragone were defeated by Roberto Maytín & Jackson Withrow in the semi-final in Lexington 6-4, 6-4.
Lloyd Glasspool with Michail Pervolarakis were defeated by Diego Hidalgo & Martin Redlicki in the quarter-final in Lexington 6-7(5), 7-6(2), 10-1.
Brydan Klein with Blake Ellis were defeated by Arjun Kadhe & Saketh Myneni in the first round in Chengdu 0-0 RET.
Llwelyn Bevan & Adam Jones were defeated by Sean Hodkin & Millen Hurrion in the first round in Ireland 7-6(10), 6-2.
David Quayle with Christopher Patzanovsky were defeated by Tadas Babelis & George Botezan in the first round in Ireland 6-2, 6-2.
Sean Hodkin & Millen Hurrion were defeated by Jack Findel-Hawkins & Julian Bradley in the quarter-final in Ireland 6-4, 7-6(1).
Scott Duncan with Samuel Bothwell were defeated by Tadas Babelis & George Botezan in the quarter-final in Ireland 4-6, 7-5, 10-6.
Alexander Jhun with Martin Beran were defeated by Ben Jones & Joshua Paris in the quarter-final in Ireland 6-4, 1-6, 17-15.
Ben Jones & Joshua Paris were defeated by Jack Findel-Hawkins & Julian Bradley in the final in Ireland 6-1, 7-6(5).
Chloe Compson with Georgia Lynn Browne were defeated by Sophia Biolay & Alice Robbe in the first round in Ireland 6-2, 6-3.
Anoushka Wooller with Ayline Smardzic were defeated by Kimberly Mpukusa & Ellie Murphy in the first round in Ireland 7-5, 6-3.
Kimberly Mpukusa with Ellie Murphy were defeated by Juliana Carton & Aisling O’Connor in the quarter-final in Ireland 6-4, 7-6(2).
Tanysha Dissanayake & Holly Staff were defeated by Karolina Berankova & Georgia Drummy in the quarter-final in Ireland 6-2, 6-3.
Soumeya Anane with Elaine Genovese were defeated by Karolina Berankova & Georgia Drummy in the semi-final in Ireland 7-6(5), 6-4.
Darryl Hayle with Emmett Ward were defeated by Ivar Jose Aramburu Contreras & Hillel Rousseau in the first round in Mexico 4-6, 6-1, 10-2.
Jack Gibbens & Isaac Stoute were defeated by Jaimee Angele & Ronan Joncour in the first round in Mexico 7-5, 6-1.
Emily Webley-Smith with Junri Namigata were defeated by Sanaz Marand & Caitlin Whoriskey in the quarter-final in Lexington 7-5, 6-4.
Martina Paladini Jennings & Aleksandra Topalovic were defeated by Sarah Beth Grey & Eden Silva in the first round in Woking 6-2, 6-2.
Amanda Carreras with Estelle Cascino were defeated by Gabriella Da Silva Fick & Magali Kempen in the first round in Woking 7-5, 7-5.
Iman Garshong & Worthy Goldman were defeated by Greta Arn & Zheng Qinwen in the first round in Woking 6-2, 6-2.
Alicia Barnett with Lee Pei-Chi were defeated by Aleksandra Pitak & Katarzyna Pitak in the first round in Woking 6-3, 5-7, 13-11.
Emily Appleton & Emily Arbuthnott were defeated by Ali Collins & Joanna Garland in the first round in Woking 2-6, 6-3, 11-9.
Holly Hutchinson with Yuriko Lily Miyazaki were defeated by Naiktha Bains & Ankita Raina in the first round in Woking 7-5, 6-4.
Aleksandra & Katarzyna Pitak were defeated by Vivian Heisen & Diāna Marcinkeviča in the quarter-final in Woking 6-2, 6-3.
Ali Collins with Joanna Garland were defeated by Naiktha Bains & Ankita Raina in the quarter-final in Woking 6-2, 6-2.
Freya Christie & Samantha Murray were defeated by Sarah Beth Grey & Eden Silva in the semi-final in Woking 6-3, 7-6(7).
Naiktha Bains with Anika Raina were defeated by Sarah Beth Grey & Eden Silva in the final in Woking 6-2, 7-5.
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