By Glenys Furness
- Julian Cash & Henry Patten claim title in Las Vegas
- Brits were third seeds
- Defeated top seeds in semi-final
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, USA – Julian Cash & Henry Patten claim sixth Challenger title together after living the trophy. The Brits were seeded third and took out the top seeds en route.
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Julian Cash & Henry Patten entered the ATP Challenger and were the third seeds. The Brits drew Evan King & Andrew Harris in the first round. The first set was a tough battle, as the American/Aussie pair stayed toe to toe with the seeds. Eventually, a tiebreak ensued which the Brits took and had the lead. The second set was much the same, with King & Harris again forcing a breaker. This time it was the unseeded players that took the breaker and levelled up the match. The final set was a match tiebreak. The Brits edged through to book a spot in the next round 7-6, 6-7, 10-6.
In the quarter-final the Brits were due to face Stefan Kozlov & Alexander Cozbinov. However the American/Moldovian didn’t take to the court and handed the third seeds a walkover into the semi-final. The Brits would have preferred to have played to get through, but Cash & Patten progressed 0-0 (RET).
The semi-final saw Cash & Patten against the top seeds Andre Goransson & Ben McLachlan. The Brits stayed toe to toe with the Swede/Japanese pair and forced a tiebreak. The Brits took the breaker and had the lead. In the second set the third seeds dominated, and eased through to the final in straight sets 7-6, 6-1.
In the final the Brits were against Reese Stalder & Constantin Frantzen. The American/German were no match for the seeds in the first set. Cash & Patten broke serve and soon had the lead. Stalder & Frantzen re-grouped in the second set, and stayed with the Brits. However, in the ensuing tiebreak, the seeds came through and took the title 6-4, 7-6.
Doubles Round Up
Joe Salisbury with Rajeev Ram were defeated by Dan Evans & John Peers in the first round in Vienna 6-3, 6-2.
Neal Skupski with Wesley Koolhof were defeated by Santiago Gonzalez & Andres Molteni in the first round in Vienna 7-6, 7-5.
Dan Evans with John Peers were defeated by Sander Gille & Joran Vliegen in the quarter-final in Vienna 3-6, 6-3, 11-9.
Jamie Murray with Matthew Ebden were defeated by Ivan Dodig & Austin Krajicek in the first round in Basel 6-4, 6-4.
Lloyd Glasspool with Harri Heliovaara were defeated by Andrey Golubev & Aleksandr Nedovyesov in the first round in Basel 7-5, 4-6, 10-3.
Jan Choinski with Karol Drzewiecki were defeated by N. Siram Balaji & Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan in the first round in Lima 7-5, 4-6, 11-9.
Mark Whitehouse with Edward Winter were defeated by Omar Jasika & James McCabe in the quarter-final in Playford 7-6, 7-6.
Blu Baker with Jesse Flores were defeated by Aurel Ciocanu & Luka Vukovic in the quarter-final in Saint-Augustin 6-3, 7-5.
Sarah Beth Grey with Francesca Di Lorenzo were defeated by Michaela Bayerlova & Jang Sujeong in the quarter-final in Toronto 6-3, 4-6, 10-3.
Sizya Ernest Kivanda with Lofo Ramiaramanana were defeated by Maxence Beauge & Maxime Dubouch in the first round in Sarreguemines 6-3, 6-3.
Sean Hodkin with Adam Heinonen were defeated by Arthur Bouquier & Gregoire Jacq in the quarter-final in Sarreguemines 6-4, 6-3.
Scott Duncan & Marcus Willis defeated Arthur Bouquier & Gregoire Jacq in the final in Sarreguemines 4-6, 6-3, 10-8.
Emily Webley-Smith with Veronika Erjavec were defeated by Conny Perrin & Wu Fang-Hsien in the first round in Poitiers 6-4, 7-5.
Freya Christie & Ali Collins were defeated by Ysaline Bonaventure & Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove in the quarter-final in Poitiers 6-7, 6-3, 10-7.
Joshua Paris with Daniel Cukierman defeated Vladyslav Orlov & Eric Vanshelboim in the final in Afula 6-3, 6-3.
Hamish Stewart with Kareem Al Allaf were defeated by Siddhant Banthia & Yuta Kikchui in the quarter-final in Norman 7-5, 6-3.
Nell Miller with Jaeda Daniel were defeated by Maria Kozyreva & Ashley Lahey in the final in Tyler 7-5, 6-2.
Daniel Little with Robert Strombachs were defeated by Szymon Kielan & Yann Wojcik in the final in Parnu 6-4, 7-6.
Lauryn John-Baptiste with Oleksandra Oliynykova defeated Ginevra Parentini Vallega Montebruno & Aleksandra Simeva in the final in Heraklion 6-0, 6-1.
Danielle Daley with Vanessa Ersoz were defeated by Dong Na & Mia Repac in the first round in Sharm El Sheikh 6-4, 6-1.
Matthew Rankin with Attila Boros were defeated by Leo Borg & Patrick Toman in the quarter-final in Sharm El Sheikh 6-3, 6-4.
Francesca Davis with Arianna Nepomuceno were defeated by Nikol Palecek & Helena Stevic in the first round in Monastir 6-2, 6-0.
William Jansen with Borys Zgola defeated Bekhan Atlangeriev & Ivan Denisov in the final in Al Zahra 7-6, 6-2.
Next Week Brits play in Paris, Bergamo, Charlottesville, Guayaquil, Tunisia, Israel, USA, Greece, Kuwait, France, Italy, Shrewsbury, Australia, Estonia & Tunisia.
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