By Glenys Furness
- Scott Duncan & Marcus Willis claim the doubles title
- Brits were fourth seeds
- Beat the top seeds in the final
MASPALOMAS, SPAIN – Scott Duncan & Marcus Willis were fourth seeds and took the title in the Challenger event. The Brits defeated the top seeds in the final.
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Scott Duncan & Marcus Willis entered the ATP Challenger event in Spain and were the fourth seeds. In the first round the Brits were against unseeded Spaniards David Jorga Sanchis & Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo. The Spaniards dominated the first set as the Brits struggled on serve. However, Duncan & Willis re-grouped in the second set and dominated to level up the match. The final set was a match tiebreak which was very close, however, the seeds edged through and into the next round 2-6, 6-2, 10-7.
The quarter-final saw the Brits against Markos Kalovelonis & Kelsey Stevenson. The Greek/Canadian pair stayed with the seeds at the start of the match. However, the Brits eventually got the break of serve needed to move ahead. The second set saw Duncan & Willis break and seal the match to move into the next round 6-3, 6-4.
In the semi-final the Brits were against Indian second seeds Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan & Vijay Sundar Prashanth. Duncan & Willis dominated the first set and took the lead. The second set was very close and went to a tiebreak. The second seeds took the breaker and levelled the match. In the ensuing match tiebreak the Brits edged the higher seeds and moved into the final 6-2, 6-7, 11-9.
The final saw the fourth seeds against the top seeds Sadio Doumbia & Theo Arribage. The Frenchmen stayed with Duncan & Willis at the start and forced a tiebreak. However, the Brits managed to claim the tiebreak and take the lead. The second set was also very close, before the Brits secured the break of serve and took the win 7-6, 6-4.
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Doubles Round Up
Alicia Barnett & Samantha Murray Sharan were defeated by Heather Watson & Timea Babos in the first round in Andorra 6-2, 6-2.
Olivia Nicholls with Bibiane Schoofs were defeated by Maia Lumsden & Jessika Ponchet in the first round in Andorra 6-4, 2-6, 10-8.
Maia Lumsden with Jessika Ponchet were defeated by Heather Watson & Timea Babos in the semi-final in Andorra 0-0 (RET).
Heather Watson with Timea Babos were defeated by Erika Andreeva & Celine Naef in the final in Andorra 6-2, 6-1.
Max Benaim & Ewan Moore were defeated by Lior Goldenberg & Ofek Shimanov in the quarter-final in Heraklion 6-2, 7-5.
Charles Dossetter with Connor Richardson were defeated by Filippo Giovannini & Umberto Maria Giovannini in the first round in Monastir M25 7-6(1), 6-4.
Nicolas Philibert with Pijus Vaitiekunas were defeated by Daniel Masur & Julian Ocleppo in the first round in Monastir M25 7-5, 6-2.
Danielle Daly with Julia Konishi Camargo Silva were defeated by Aminata Sall & Marie Villet in the quarter-final in Monastir W15 6-4, 6-1.
Emilie Hudd with Joshua Charlton were defeated by Blake Bayldon & Kody Pearson in the semi-final in Gold Coast 6-3, 4-6, 10-7.
George Houghton & Hamish Stewart were defeated by Miguel Avendano Cadena & Luis Llorens Saracho in the quarter-final in Madrid 6-3, 6-7(1), 10-4.
Soumeya Anane with Liu Min were defeated by Aino Alkio & Gina Kondos in the first round in Valencia 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 10-8.
Jizel Matos Sequeira Fernandez & Nina Ugrelidze were defeated by Enola Chiesa & Alessandra Mazzola in the quarter-final in Valencia 4-6, 6-3, 10-7.
Joshua Goodger with Johannes Ingildsen were defeated by Daniel De Jong & Philip Hjorth in the first round in Limassol 6-4, 7-6(3).
Ranah Stoiber with Nahia Berecoechea were defeated by Ilinca Amariei & Briana Szabo in the first round in Limassol 6-2, 7-5.
Eliz Maloney with Angelina Wirges were defeated by Anastasiia Grechkina & Dimitra Pavlou in the first round in Limassol 6-2, 2-6, 11-9.
Katy Dunne with Leonie Kung were defeated by Anastasiia Gureva & Polina Iatcenko in the final in Limassol 0-0 (RET).
Ali Habib with Arthur Bonnaud were defeated by Sander Jong & Jesse Timmermans in the first round in Zahra 6-1, 6-2.
John Horoz Garner with Antonio Cayetano March were defeated by Lukas Hellum Lilleengen & Leyton Rivera in the first round in Zahra 6-4, 2-6, 10-6.
Alexis Canter with Petr Nesterov were defeated by Elgin Khoeblal & Deney Wassermann in the first round in Zahra 6-3, 7-5.
Giles Hussey with Alex Knaff were defeated by Aleksandre Bakshi & Zura Tkemaladze in the first round in Zahra 7-6(4), 7-6(5).
Felix Mischker & Raffaello Papajcik were defeated by Elgin Khoeblal & Deney Wassermann in the quarter-final in Zahra 6-2, 7-6(4).
Ben Jones & David Stevenson defeated Griogriy Lomakin & Evgeny Philippov in the final in Sharm-El-Sheikh 7-6(5), 7-6(2).
Katherine Barnes with Maria Tatamikova were defeated by Mayuka Aikawa & Haine Ogata in the quarter-final in Antalya 7-5, 7-6(4).
Sarah Beth Grey with Nigina Abduraimova were defeated by Natalia Krockova & Tereza Mihalikova in the quarter-final in Trnava 0-0 (RET).
Isabelle Lacy & Ella McDonald were defeated by Constance Levivier & Jenny Lim in the first round in Lousada 7-5, 7-6(6).
Abigail Amos & Emma Wilson were defeated by Eliessa Vanlangendonck & Stephanie Visscher in the semi-final in Lousada 6-4, 4-6, 11-9.
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