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Tennis | ITF Bath Round Up | Duncan, Willis & John-Baptiste claim doubles titles

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

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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.

 

 

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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