By Glenys Furness
- Freya Christie & Ali Collins claim the doubles title
- Mark Whitehouse took the men’s doubles title
ALDERSHOT, UK – Freya Christie & Ali Collins entered the ITF event and were the third seeds. Mark Whitehouse was the second seed. Both pairs won their respective titles.
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Freya Christie & Ali Collins teamed up for the event in Aldershot. The pair were third seeds and in the first round the Brits drew Gao Xinyu & Xun Fang Ying. The Chinese were no match for the Brits in the first set, as Christie & Collins dominated and took the lead. The second set saw Gao & Xun stay with the Brits at the start of the set, but the seeds managed to break serve to move into the next round 6-1, 6-3.
In the quarter-final the seeds were against Jessica Matthews & Marine Szostak. Christie & Collins dominated from the start. The Brit/French pair were unable to get into the match. The Brits soon had the match under control and lost only two games before moving into the next round 6-2, 6-0.
The semi-final saw the seeds against Eri Shimizu & Ramu Ueda. The Japanese pair forced a tiebreak in the first set. The Brits edged the breaker and took the lead. The second set saw the seeds break serve and move into the final in straight sets 7-6(6), 6-3.
In the final Christie & Collins were against the fourth seeds Eliz Maloney & Andre Lukosiute. The pairs went toe to toe in the first set. Eventually, Christie & Collins broke serve to take the lead. The second set was very similar, but the third seeds broke earlier and lifted the title in straight sets 6-4, 6-3.
Men’s Doubles
Mark Whitehouse teamed up with Eero Vasa and were the second seeds. In the first round the seeds were against John Echeverria & Daniel Rincon. The Spaniards forced a tiebreak in the first set, which Whitehouse & Vasa edged through to take the lead. The second set saw the seeds break serve and move into the next round 7-6(5), 6-4.
The quarter-final saw Whitehouse & Vasa against Max Cunat & Antoine Hoang. The Frenchmen stayed with the seeds in the first set, before the Brit/Fin broke serve to take the lead. The second set was more of the same as Whitehouse & Vasa broke to move into the semi-final 6-3, 6-4.
In the semi-final Whitehouse & Vasa were against Scott Duncan & George Houghton. The unseeded Brits forced a tiebreak in the first set. The seeds eased through the breaker and took the lead. The second set saw both pairs stay toe to toe until finally the seeds broke serve and moved into the final 7-6(3), 6-4.
The final saw the seeds against the top seeds Theo Arribage & Luca Sanchez. The first set saw the top seeds break serve and take the lead. The second set went to a tiebreak. The Brits edged through the breaker and levelled up the match. In the ensuing match tiebreak the Brits took the lead and managed to stay ahead and lift the title 4-6, 7-6(5), 10-6.
Aldershot Round Up
Brooke Black & Francesca Davis were defeated by Jessica Matthews & Marine Szostak in the first round 6-4, 6-3.
Angelica Blake & Talia Neilson Gatenby were defeated by Danielle Daly & Emma Wilson in the first round 7-6(2), 6-3.
Ying Hou & James Markiewicz were defeated by Theo Arribage & Luca Sanchez in the first round 6-1, 6-4.
Ryan Golesworthy & James MacKinley were defeated by Johannes Haertels & Robert Strombachs in the first round 6-3, 6-3.
Tom Hands & Liam Hignett were defeated by Giles Hussey & Joe Tyler in the first round 6-4, 6-2.
Alexis Canter with Sahar Simon were defeated by Scott Duncan & George Houghton in the first round 6-1, 6-1.
Jizel Matos Sequeira Fernandes with Elizabeth Kapari Bagerbaseh were defeated by Eliz Maloney & Andre Lukosuite in the first round 6-2, 7-6(2).
Daniel Little & Oscar Weightman were defeated by Ewan Moore & Hamish Stewart in the first round 7-6(4), 7-6(4).
Sean Hodkin & Adam Jones were defeated by Max Cunat & Antoine Hoang in the first round 7-5, 7-5.
Danielle Daly & Emma Wilson were defeated by Eliz Maloney & Andre Lukosuite in the quarter-final 6-2, 6-1.
Patrick Brady & Mattias Southcombe were defeated by Theo Arribage & Luca Sanchez in the quarter-final 6-2, 6-4.
Ewan Moore & Hamish Stewart were defeated by Scott Duncan & George Houghton in the quarter-final 7-6(8), 7-6(4).
Ranah Stoiber with Erika Sema were defeated by Eliz Maloney & Andre Lukosuite in the semi-final 7-6(4), 6-4.
Giles Hussey & Joe Tyler were defeated by Theo Arribage & Luca Sanchez in the semi-final 6-3, 6-4.
Harry Wendelken was defeated by Eero Vasa in the first round 6-2, 4-1 (RET).
Louis Bowden was defeated by Diego Fernandez Florez in the first round 6-4, 7-6(7).
William Jansen was defeated by Oscar Weightman in the first round 6-2, 6-0.
Sean Hodkin was defeated by Edan Lesham in the first round 6-3, 6-4.
Giles Hussey was defeated by Robert Strombachs in the first round 6-3, 6-4.
Alexis Canter was defeated by Adam Jones in the first round 6-1, 6-2.
Mark Whitehouse was defeated by Patrick Brady in the first round 6-3, 6-2.
Hamish Stewart was defeated by Antoine Hoang in the first round 6-3, 6-1.
Michael Shaw was defeated by George Loffhagen in the first round 7-5, 6-1.
Toby Martin was defeated by Terence Atmane in the first round 7-6(8), 6-4.
Jasmine Conway was defeated by Anna-Lena Friedsam in the first round 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Katy Dunne was defeated by Joanna Garland in the first round 6-3, 6-3.
Eliz Maloney was defeated by Eudice Chong in the first round 6-4, 6-1.
Amelia Rajecki was defeated by Urszula Radwanska in the first round 6-3, 6-2.
Francesca Davis was defeated by Haruka Kaji in the first round 6-0, 6-2.
Alicia Dudeney was defeated by Talia Neilson Gatenby in the first round 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Alice Gillan was defeated by Naiktha Bains in the first round 7-6(2), 6-1.
George Loffhagen was defeated by Terence Atmane in the second round 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.
George Houghton was defeated by Antoine Hoang in the second round 6-4, 6-1.
Patrick Brady was defeated by Filip Peliwo in the second round 6-1, 6-4.
Adam Jones was defeated by Robert Strombachs in the second round 6-4, 6-4.
Oscar Weightman was defeated by Edan Lesham in the second round 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Freya Christie was defeated by Naiktha Bains in the second round 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
Talia Neilson Gatenby was defeated by Ankita Raina in the second round 6-3, 6-2.
Max Basing was defeated by Leandro Riedi in the quarter-final 6-1, 6-1.
Daniel Little was defeated by Edan Leshem in the quarter-final 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Naiktha Bains was defeated by Ankita Raina in the quarter-final 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-3.
Armani Banks was defeated by Haruka Kaji in the quarter-final 6-2, 6-2.
Next Week Brits are playing in Winston Salem, New York, Granby, Nonthaburi, Banja Luka, Roehampton, Switzerland, Tunisia, Mexico, Czech Republic, Spain & Holland.
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