By Glenys Furness
- Naiktha Bains & Maia Lumsden made the final in Rouen
- The Brits were unseeded
ROUEN, FRANCE – Naiktha Bains & Maia Lumsden entered the WTA 250 event and were unseeded. The Brits were runners up to the second seeds.
Naiktha Bains & Maia Lumsden were unseeded in Rouen. The Brits were against Amina Anshba & Valeriya Strakhova in the first round. The Russian/Ukrainian pair got off to the better start, breaking the serve of the Brits and took the lead. However, in the second set Bains & Lumsden fought back. The Brits broke the serve of Anshba & Strakhova to level up the match. In the match tiebreak the Brits eased through and took the match to move into the next round 3-6, 6-4, 10-4.
The quarter-final saw the Brits against the fourth seeds Lidziya Marozava & Kimberley Zimmermann. The first set was very close, as the seeds stayed with Bains & Lumsden. However, just as it looked to be heading to a tiebreak, the Brits secured the vital break of serve and moved ahead. The second set saw the Brits dominate the seeds. Bains & Lumsden only lost one game in the second set to move into the next round 7-5, 6-1.
In the semi-final the Brits were against Nao Hibino & Kalashinkova. The Japanese/Georgian pair defeated the top seeds in the first round and then had a walkover to this stage. Hibino & Kalashinkova broke the Brits serve in the first set and took the lead. The second set though, saw Bains & Lumsden re-group. The Brits dominated and levelled up the match. In the match tiebreak it was Bains & Lumsden edged through to book a spot in the final 4-6, 6-2, 10-6.
The final saw the Brits against the second seeds Timea Babos & Irina Khromacheva. The first set saw the seeds break early and take the lead as Bains & Lumsden could not break back. The second set was a little closer, however, once again the seeds secured the break of serve needed to lift the title in straight sets 6-3, 6-4.
Doubles Round Up
Olivia Nicholls with Anna Blinkova were defeated by Alize Cornet & Fiona Ferro in the first round in Rouen 6-2, 7-6(4).
Samantha Murray Sharan with Katarzyna Piter were defeated by Timea Babos & Irina Khromacheva in the semi-final in Rouen 6-2, 6-2.
Joe Salisbury with Rajeev Ram were defeated by Wesley Koolhof & Nikola Mektic in the first round in Barcelona 7-5, 6-4.
Neal Skupski with Ivan Dodig were defeated by Marcelo Arevalo & Mate Pavic in the quarter-final in Barcelona 6-2, 7-6(4).
Lloyd Glasspool with Jean-Julien Rojer were defeated by Sander Arends & Matwe Middelkoop in the quarter-final in Bucharest 3-6, 6-3, 10-6.
Henry Patten with Harri Heliovaara were defeated by Sadio Doumbia & Fabien Reboul in the final in Bucharest 6-3, 7-5.
Charles Broom with Adam Walton were defeated by Anirudh Chandrasekar & Hans Hach Verdugo in the first round in Acapulco 4-6, 6-4, 11-9.
Joshua Paris with Matias Soto were defeated by Ryan Seggerman & Patrik Trhac in the first round in Acapulco 6-2, 4-6, 10-8.
Aidan McHugh with Gijs Brouwer were defeated by Luke Johnson & Skander Mansouri in the semi-final in Acapulco 7-5, 6-1.
Luke Johnson with Skander Mansouri were defeated by Rithvik Bollipalli & Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha in the final in Acapulco 7-6(4), 7-5.
Oliver Crawford with Nicholas Bybel were defeated by Marcus Willis & Christian Harrison in the quarter-final in Tallahassee 6-3, 6-3.
Scott Duncan with Federico Gomez were defeated by Alexander Ritschard & Benjamin Sigouin in the quarter-final in Tallahassee 6-3, 6-4.
Marcus Willis with Christian Harrison were defeated by Simon Freund & Johannes Ingildsen in the semi-final in Tallahassee 6-4, 6-7(3), 10-7.
Alicia Barnett & Freya Christie were defeated by Francisca Jorge & Matilde Jorge in the first round in Oeiras 6-3, 6-0.
Eden Silva with Conny Perrin were defeated by Harriet Dart & Kristina Mladenovic in the first round in Oeiras 6-4, 6-3.
Harriet Dart with Kristina Mladenovic were defeated by Francisca Jorge & Matilde Jorge in the final in Oeiras 6-0, 6-4.
Thomas Drayton with Paulo Knippling were defeated by Luca Giacomini & Pawel Juszczak in the first round in Hammamet 6-1, 6-4.
Aryan Jit Singh with Alexander Zgirovsky were defeated by Cian McGuire & Rohan Mehra in the first round in Hammamet 5-7, 6-2, 10-8.
Nikolai Marin with Finley Hall were defeated by Alexander Donski & Lukas Pokomy in the first round in Monastir 6-2, 6-1.
James Beavan & Sean Hodkin were defeated by Alexander Donski & Lukas Pokomy in the quarter-final in Monastir 6-2, 7-5.
Emile Hudd & Harry Wendelken were defeated by Mitchell Harper & Filippo Romano in the first round in Azay-Le-Rideau 6-4, 6-7(5), 13-11.
Stefan Cooper & James Markiewicz were defeated by Yanis Ghazouani Durand & Loann Massard in the first round in Azay-Le-Rideau 6-3, 6-4.
Sarah Beth Grey with Amandine Hesse were defeated by Urszula Radwanska & Valentina Ryser in the final in Calvi 6-3, 6-2.
Emily Appleton with Lena Papadakis defeated Despina Papmichall & Simona Waltert in the final in Chiasso 6-4, 4-6, 10-6.
Soumeya Anane with Alisa Baranovska were defeated by Giuliana Bestetti & Beatrice Stagno in the first round in Antalya 1-6, 7-5, 10-4.
Isabelle Cherny with Maria Oliver Sanchez were defeated by Abigail Amos & Marie Mettraux in the quarter-final in Telde 3-6, 6-3, 10-2.
Abigail Amos with Marie Mettraux were defeated by Tilwith Di Girolami & Lala Petretic in the semi-final in Telde 6-1, 6-0.
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