By Glenys Furness
- Scott Duncan & Marcus Willis didn’t drop a set
- Lauryn John-Baptiste took out top seeds
BATH, UK – Scott Duncan & Marcus Willis were the top seeds in the men’s doubles. The pair didn’t drop a set all week. Lauryn John-Baptiste with Katarina Stresnakova were unseeded and took the women’s title.
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Scott Duncan & Marcus Willis were the top seeds in the men’s draw. In the first round the Brits were against Louis Bowden & Alexis Canter. The top seeds were held by Bowden & Canter at the start of the first set, before Duncan & Willis secured the vital break of serve. The second set saw the seeds dominate and move into the next round in straight sets 6-3, 6-1.
In the quarter-final the top seeds were against another unseeded British pair of Toby Martin & Michael Shaw. Duncan & Willis dominated the first set, breaking at will and took the lead. The second set saw Martin & Shaw try to mount a fight back. The top seeds were held close, until eventually, Duncan & Willis secured the break of serve needed and moved into the semi-final 6-1, 6-4.
The semi-final saw Duncan & Willis against Joshua Paris & Matthew Summers. This proved a very close match compared to the route so far. Paris & Summers stayed with the seeds in the first set before Duncan & Willis managed to take the chance and break. The second set was much easier, as the unseeded pair found Duncan & Willis too strong. The top seeds dominated and moved into the final 6-3, 6-2.
In the final, the top seeds were against the second seeds Ben Jones & Daniel Little. The first set saw both teams stay close but eventually Duncan & Willis broke to get the lead. The second set was much closer as Jones & Little played better and stayed toe to toe with the top seeds. However, Duncan & Willis managed to secure the break of serve needed and took the title 6-3, 6-4.
Women’s event
Lauryn John-Baptiste teamed up with Slovakian Katarina Stresnakova and were unseeded. In the first round they drew the second seeds Maia Lumsden & Emily Webley-Smith. The seeds got off to the better start and broke the Brit/Slovakian to take the lead. However, John-Baptiste & Stresnakova fought back in the second set, winning a tiebreak and levelling up the match. The match tiebreak was just as close, but eventually, it was the Brit/Slovak who edged through 4-6, 7-6(4), 11-9.
The quarter-final saw the Brit/Slovak against Elena Malygina & Isabella Shinkova. The Estonian/Bulgarian retired before the match was played, handing a walkover to John-Baptiste & Stresnakova and a place in the semi-final 0-0 (RET).
In the semi-final the Brit/Slovak were against fourth seeds Lena Papadakis & Alice Robbe. John-Baptiste & Stresnakova broke the seeds in the first set and took the lead. The second set saw Papadakis & Robbe force a tiebreak, which the seeds won to level the match. The match tiebreak was very close, but the Brit/Slovak edged through to book a spot in the final 6-4, 6-7(5), 10-7.
The final saw the unseeded Brit/Slovak against the top seeds Emily Appleton & Isabelle Haverlag. The first set was very close, as both pairs went toe to toe and forced a tiebreak. The second set was a little easier for John-Baptiste & Stresnakova as they broke the top seeds and took the match in straight sets 7-6(4), 6-4.
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Bath Round Up
Tom Hands & George Houghton were defeated by Toby Martin & Michael Shaw in the first round 6-4, 6-3.
Liam Hignett & Matthew Rankin were defeated by Adrian Oetzbach & Henri Squire in the first round 6-4, 6-2.
Ying Hou & David Quayle were defeated by Joshua Paris & Matthew Summers in the first round 7-6(5), 6-3.
Joshua Goodger & Adam Jones were defeated by Joe Tyler & Harry Wendelken in the first round 6-1, 6-4.
Patrick Foley & Nicolai Marin were defeated by Johannes Haerteis & Niklas Schell in the first round 6-1, 6-0.
James Davis with Nicholas Bybel were defeated by Damian Rodriguez & Hamish Stewart in the first round 6-4, 6-4.
Max Benamin & George Loffhagen were defeated by Ben Jones & Daniel Little in the first round 6-3, 6-2.
Orla Cooper & Freya Davies were defeated by Emily Appleton & Isabelle Haverlag in the first round 3-6, 6-3, 12-10.
Eden Silva with Marie Benoit were defeated by Viktoria Morvayova & Anna Siskova in the first round 6-3, 5-7, 10-2.
Madeleine Brooks & Emma Wilson were defeated by Andre Lukosuite & Naho Sato in the first round 6-4, 4-6, 10-8.
Francesca Davis & Paulina Jurkowska were defeated by Elena Malygina & Isabelle Shinkova in the first round 2-6, 7-6(4), 10-8.
Talia Neilson-Gatenby was defeated by Sonay Kartal in the first round 6-2, 6-0.
Alice Gillan was defeated by Rebecca Sramkova in the first round 6-2, 6-2.
Emma Wilson was defeated by Viktoria Morvayova in the first round 6-4, 7-5.
Jasmine Conway was defeated by Olga Helmi in the first round 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.
Anna Brogan was defeated by Alice Robbe in the first round 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Emily Appleton was defeated by Maia Lumsden in the first round 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.
Danielle Daley was defeated by Tereza Smitkova in the first round 6-2, 6-2.
Millen Hurrion was defeated by Daniel Little in the first round 6-2, 6-2.
Alexis Canter was defeated by Henri Squire in the first round 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
Micahel Shaw was defeated by Brandon Murphy in the first round 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
James Davis was defeated by Sean Hodkin in the first round 5-7, 7-6(0), 6-2.
Adam Jones was defeated by Matteo Martineau in the first round 6-2, 7-6(2)/
Joshua Goodger was defeated by Jules Marie in the first round 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
Ben Jones was defeated by Harry Wendeleken in the first round 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Toby Martin was defeated by Aziz Kijametovic in the first round 6-2, 7-6(5).
Damian Rodrigues was defeated by Oliver Crawford in the first round 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-4.
Sonay Kartal was defeated by Rebecca Sramkova in the second round 7-6(8), 3-6, 7-6(6).
Eden Silva was defeated by Maia Lumsden in the second round 6-4, 6-3.
Armani Banks was defeated by Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove in the second round 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.
George Houghton was defeated by Dan Cox in the second round 6-2, 6-1.
Brandon Murphy was defeated by Henri Squire in the second round 6-0, 6-2.
Sean Hodkin was defeated by Matteo Martineau in the second round 6-2, 7-6(3).
Aidan McHugh was defeated by George Loffagen in the second round 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.
Patrick Brady was defeated by Hamish Stewart in the second round 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.
Harry Wendelken was defeated by Jules Marie in the second round 6-4, 6-2.
Maia Lumsden was defeated by Rebecca Sramkova in the quarter-final 7-6(7), 6-2.
Hamish Stewart was defeated by George Loffhagen in the quarter-final 6-7(5), 7-6(7), 6-4.
Daniel Little was defeated by Dan Cox in the quarter-final 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Damian Rodriguez & Hamish Stewart were defeated by Ben Jones & Daniel Litle in the quarter-final 6-3, 6-4.
Joe Tyler & Harry Wendelken were defeated by Ben Jones & Daniel Little in the semi-final 6-4, 4-6, 10-8.
Dan Cox was defeated by Harri Squire in the semi-final 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-0.
George Loffhagen was defeated by Jules Marie in the semi-final 6-3, 6-2.
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