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Tennis | Doubles Round Up | John-Baptiste claims ITF title in Tunisia

Glenys Furness
Tennis

By Glenys Furness

  • Lauryn John-Baptiste claimed doubles title
  • Brit was second seed
  • Didn’t drop a set all event
MONASTIR, TUNISIA – Lauryn John-Baptiste entered the ITF event with Daria Frayman and the pair were the second seeds. The Brit/Cypriot claimed the title without dropping a set.

 

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Lauryn John-Baptiste teamed up with Daria Frayman and the pair were seeded second. In the first round the Brit/Cypriot were against Diana Mihail & Viola Turini. The seeds dominated the first set as the Romanian/Italian struggled to stay with them. The second set was slightly closer, but eventually, the seeds broke serve and moved into the next round 6-1, 6-3.

The quarter-final saw the seeds against Chinese pair Yan-an Hou & Nie-Hua Tian. The seeds fought hard in the first set and eventually got the vital break of serve. The second set was much easier for John-Baptiste & Frayman as they dominated and eased through in the next round 6-4, 6-1.

In the semi-final the second seeds were against fourth seeds Abigail Amos & Madeief Hageman. The Brit/Cypriot dominated from the outset. The first set saw the second seeds stroll through, as Amos & Hageman couldn’t get into the match. The second set was even better for John-Baptiste & Frayman. The second seeds once again dominated and broke more or less at will to move into the next round 6-2, 6-1.

The final saw the second seeds against Nina Radovanovic & Marie Villet. The French were the toughest opponents to date. The first set saw neither side able to get a decisive break of serve and a tiebreak ensued. In the breaker it was the seeds that edged through and into the lead. The second set saw Radovanovic & Villet trying hard, but they were unable to break the seeds serve. Eventually, the Brit/Cypriot broke serve and lifted the title 7-6(7), 6-4.

 

 

Doubles Round Up

Georgina Hays with Aaddi Gupta were defeated by Hiroko Kuwata & Anja Wildgruber in the first round in Monastir 6-4, 6-0.

Isabelle Lacy & Ranah Stoiber were defeated by Abigail Amos & Madeief Hageman in the quarter-final in Monastir 2-6, 6-2, 10-8.

Charles Broom & Marcus Willis were defeated by Hugo Grenier & Luca Sanchez in the first round in Orleans 7-5, 3-6, 10-6.

Luke Johnson with Sander Arends were defeated by Benjamin Bonzi & Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg in the quarter-final in Orleans 6-4, 3-6, 10-5.

Joshua Paris with Ray Ho were defeated by Blake Bayldon & Thomas Fancutt in the quarter-final in Nonthaburi 6-4, 2-6, 10-7.

Ryan Peniston & David Stevenson were defeated by Luke Saville & Tristan Schoolkate in the first round in Charleston 4-6, 6-3, 10-7.

Jay Clarke with Stefano Reitano were defeated by Niccolo Catini & Michele Ribecal in the quarter-final in Santa Margherita di Pula 0-0 (RET).

Robert Cowley & Liam Hignett were defeated by James Markiewicz & Michael Shaw in the first round in Sabadell 6-2, 2-6, 10-8.

James Markiewicz & Michael Shaw were defeated by Jorge Plans & Bruno Pujol Navarro in the quarter-final in Sabadell 6-4, 6-4.

Emma Wilson with Vlada Ekshibarova were defeated by Jenny Duerst & Celine Simunyu in the final in Madrid 6-4, 6-4.

Anton Matusevich with Buvaysar Gadamuri were defeated by Erik Grevelius & Adam Heinonen in the first round in Falun 7-5, 5-7, 12-10.

Finn Bass & James MacKinley were defeated by Sebastian Eriksson & Alvin Tudorica in the quarter-final in Falun 2-6, 7-5, 10-6.

Tom Hands & Harry Wendelken were defeated by Patrick Kaukovalta & Eero Vasa in the quarter-final in Falun 6-3, 6-4.

James Davis & Matthew Summers were defeated by Danill Golubev & Evgenii Tiurnev in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-4, 4-6, 10-3.

Summer Yardley with Aleksandra Zuchanska were defeated by Katarina Kuzmova & Nina Vargova in the quarter-final in Trnava 6-3, 6-4.

Holly Hutchinson & Amelia Rajecki were defeated by Ivana Sebestova & Radka Zelnikcova in the semi-final in Trnava 6-3, 5-7, 12-10.

Tiffany William with Duru Soke were defeated by Isabelle Boulais & Fiona Crawley in the first round in Berkeley 6-4, 6-0.

Amy Leather with Peyton Dunkle were defeated by India Houghton & Camille Kiss in the first round in Templeton 6-4, 7-5.

Tara Moore with Katrina Scott were defeated by Carmen Corley & Rebecca Marino in the first round in Templeton 6-3, 6-4.

Next Week Brits play in Shanghai, Mouilleron le Captif, Villena, Braga, Tiburon, Rwanda, Italy, Spain, France, Egypt, Slovakia, Poland, Tunisia, Beijing, Croatia, Australia & USA.