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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 Round Up | Clarke & MacKinlay claim ITF Antalya title

Glenys Furness
Tennis

By Glenys Furness

  • Clarke & MacKinley claimed the title in Turkey
  • The Brits were third seeds
  • Defeated second seeds in the final
ANTALYA, TURKEY – Jay Clarke and James MacKinley entered the doubles event and were the third seeds. The Brits lifted the trophy, defeating the second seeds.

Jay Clarke & James MacKinley teamed up for the doubles and were the third seeds. In the first round the Brits were against Kim Dong Ju & Son Ji Hoon. The Koreans got off to the better start, breaking the serve of Clarke & MacKinley to take the lead. The seeds re-grouped in the second set and broke the Korean serve to level up. In the ensuing match tiebreak the Brits edged through to book a spot in the next round 3-6, 6-4, 10-8.

The quarter-final saw the Brits against Mert Alkaya & Gokberk Saritas. The Turks stayed with Clarke & MacKinley in the first set, before the seeds secured the vital break of serve and took the lead. The second set was even closer, as the seeds and Alkaya & Saritas went toe to toe. Eventually, a tiebreak ensued which the Brits eased through and earned a spot in the next round 7-5, 7-6(4).

In the semi-final Clarke & MacKinley were against Daniil Golubev & Evgenii Tiurnev. The Russians managed to break the seeds serve and take the first set. However, the Brits fought back in the second. Staying with Golubev & Tiurnev the Brits managed to break right at the end of the set to level up. The ensuing match tiebreak saw the seeds ease through into the final 4-6, 7-4, 10-6.

The final saw Clarke & MacKinley against the second seeds Sarp Agabigun & Corentin Denolly. The first set was very close, as neither pair could secure the break of serve. Fittingly, the first set went to a tiebreak which the Brits edged to take the lead. The second set was more of the same and looked to be heading to a tiebreak. However, Clarke & MacKinley managed to secure the break of serve and lifted the trophy 7-6(5), 7-5.

Doubles Round Up

Katherine Barnes with Daphne Belen Marquez were defeated by Jeong Bo Young & Moon Jeong in the first round in Antalya 6-3, 6-2.

Soumeya Anane & Jizel Matos Sequeira Fernandes were defeated by Ines Murta & Oana Georgeta Simion in the quarter-final in Valencia 6-2, 6-1.

John Horoz Garner with Adrian Arcon were defeated by Adrian Oetzbach & Maik Steiner in the first round in Zahra 6-2, 6-4.

Felix Mischker & Raffaello Papajcik were defeated by Giles Hussey & Alex Knaff in the quarter-final in Zahra 6-4, 6-4.

Giles Hussey with Alex Knaff were defeated by Aleksandre Bakshi & Petr Nesterov in the semi-final in Zahra 6-4, 6-2.

Scott Duncan & Ben Jones were defeated by Filiberto Fumagalli & Samuel Ruggeri in the semi-final in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-4, 6-4.

Sarah Beth Grey with Arianne Hartono were defeated by Timea Babos & Vera Zvonareva in the first round in Dubai 6-1, 6-4.

Emily Appleton & Alicia Barnett were defeated by Prarthana G Thombare & Anastasia Tikhonova in the quarter-final in Dubai 6-4, 6-3.

Olivia Nicholls & Heather Watson were defeated by Timea Babos & Vera Zvonereva in the final in Dubai 6-1, 2-6, 10-7.

Next Week Brits play in London, Kuwait, Tunisia, New Zealand, Egypt, Spain, Turkey & Kenya.