By Glenys Furness
- Giles Hussey claimed title in ITF Haren
- Brit dropped one set en route
HAREN, HOLLAND – Giles Hussey and Kristjan Tamm were third seeds and took the title in Holland. The Brit/Estonian only dropped one set en route to the title.
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Giles Hussey teamed up with Kristjan Tamm and were the third seeds. As a result the Brit/Estonian had a bye in the first round. In the quarter-final the seeds were against Dutch pair Brian Bozemoj & Roland Stuurman. The first set saw both pairs go toe to toe and force a tiebreak. The Dutch pair edged ahead in the breaker and took the lead. Hussey & Tamm re-grouped in the second set and broke serve of the Dutch to level up the match. In the ensuing match tiebreak it was the Brit/Estonian who edged through and took the win 6-7(5), 6-3, 10-6/
The semi-final saw the Brit/Estonian against the second seeds Raphael Calzi & Marlon Vankan. Hussey & Tamm managed to secure the break of serve required in each set to move ahead. Calzi & Vankan couldn’t get back on terms no matter what they tried. Hussey & Tamm moved into the final in straight sets 6-4, 6-4.
In the final Hussey & Tamm were against Edison Ambarzumjan & Aaron James Williams. The Germans struggled to stay with the Brit/Estonian in the first set and it was the seeds that took the lead. The second set saw Hussey & Tamm dominate and take the title in straight sets 6-3, 6-1.
Doubles Round Up
Arthur Fery with Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg were defeated by Elliot Benchetrit & Sasikumar Mukund in the quarter-final in Setubal 6-1, 3-6, 10-7.
Mark Whitehouse with Eero Vasa were defeated by Fabio Coelho& Jaime Faria in the semi-final in Setubal 7-6(4), 6-3.
Jonny O’Mara with Fabrice Martin were defeated by Hugo Nys & Jan Zielinski in the first round of the US Open 7-6(6), 6-1.
Alicia Barnett & Olivia Nicholls were defeated by Andreja Klepac & Alexa Guarachi Mathison in the first round of the US Open 6-4, 7-5.
Harriet Dart with Liudmila Samsonova were defeated by Asia Muhammad & Ena Shibahara in the first round of the US Open 6-2, 6-1.
Jamie Murray with Bruno Soares were defeated by Hugo Nys & Jan Zielinski in the second round of the US Open 7-6(2), 7-6(6).
Billy Harris with Courtney Lock were defeated by Omar Jasika & James McCabe in the first round in Nonthaburi 6-3, 7-5.
Charles Broom with Daniel Cukierman were defeated by Vishnu Vardhan & Anirudh Chandrasekar in the first round in Nonathburi 3-6, 6-2, 10-8.
Ben Jones & Dan Little were defeated by Adrian Menendez-Maceiras & Alberto Barroso Campos in the first round in Mallorca 2-6, 6-4, 10-5.
Luke Johnson with Skander Mansouri were defeated by Dmitry Popko & Kaichi Uchida in the first round in Mallorca 7-5, 3-6, 10-6.
Jay Clarke with Daniel Masur were defeated by David Pel & Szymon Walkow in the quarter-final in Mallorca 6-3, 7-6.
Andra Sutherland with Milla Sequeira were defeated by Elysia Bolton & Amy Zhu in the first round in Leiria 6-0, 6-0.
Emily Appleton with Prarthana G Thombare were defeated by Jenny Duerst & Weronika Falkowska in the semi-final in Collonge-Bellerive 6-2, 0-6, 10-8.
Luc Koenig & Andreas Scott were defeated by Rayen Hermassi & Youssef Labbene in the first round in Monastir 6-4, 4-6, 13-11.
Jessica Matthews with Bianca Jolie Fernandez were defeated by Lena Papadakis & Anna Siskova in the first round in Vienna 6-3, 6-1.
Next week Brits play in New York, Cassis, Nonthaburi, Portugal, Mexico, Hungary, Tunisia, France & Spain.
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