By Glenys Furness
- Finn Bass & Millen Hurrion claim men’s doubles
- Maia Lumsden claims women’s doubles
GLASGOW, UK – Finn Bass & Millen Hurrion claimed the men’s doubles title. The unseeded pair defeated the second seeds en route. Maia Lumsden was the top seed in women’s doubles and claimed the title.
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Finn Bass & Millen Hurrion entered the ITF event in Glasgow and were unseeded. The Brits were against another unseeded pair in the first round Ewen Lumsden & Liam Hignett. The first set saw Lumsden & Hignett dominate as Bass & Hurrion were unable to hold serve. However, the second set saw Bass & Hurrion re-group in the second set and dominate their opponents to level up the match. The ensuing match tiebreak was close at the start, before Bass & Hurrion secured the mini break and took the win 0-6, 6-2, 10-6.
In the quarter-final Bass & Hurrion were against the second seeds Divij Sharan & Akira Santillan. The Indian/Australian pair eased through the first set, as the Brits were unable to prevent a break of serve. The second set was much closer, as Bass & Hurrion stayed with the seeds. It looked to be heading to a tiebreak, but the Brits managed to secure the break of serve and level up the match. The ensuing match tiebreak was close, before Bass & Hurrion edged through and took the match 3-6, 7-5, 10-7.
The semi-final saw the Brits against fourth seeds James Davis & Siim Troost. The seeds dominated the first set as the Brits struggled on serve. Davis & Troost eased through the first set. The second set was very tight, as Davis & Troost stayed with the Brits and forced a tiebreak. Bass & Hurrion edged through the breaker and levelled up the match. The final set tiebreak was even closer than before, with the Brits finally edging through to take the win 3-6, 7-6(8), 10-8.
In the final Bass & Hurrion were against another unseeded pair in George Houghton & Hamish Stewart. The first set saw Bass & Hurrion break serve to take the lead. The second set was very close with Houghton & Stewart forcing a tiebreak which they edged through to level up the match. The ensuing match tiebreak saw Bass & Hurrion edge through to take the win and the title 6-4, 6-7(5), 10-6.
Women’s Doubles
Maia Lumsden teamed up with Francisca Jorge and were the top seeds. The Brit/Portuguese were against wildcard pair Hephzibah Oluwadare & Mika Stojsavljevic. The top seeds dominated the first set and didn’t drop a game to take the lead. The second set was a little closer as Oluwadare & Stojsavljevic managed to hold serve. However, the top seeds eventually broke serve and moved into the next round 6-0, 6-3.
In the quarter-final the top seeds were against Kajsa Rinaldo Persson & Anna Siskova. The Swede/Czech pair managed to stay with Lumsden & Jorge at the start of the set. However, the top seeds managed to secure the break of serve and took the lead. The second set was more of the same and it was the Brit/Portuguese that moved into the next round in straight sets 6-4, 6-4.
The semi-final saw the top seeds against Samantha Murray Sharan & Emily Appleton. Lumsden & Jorge dominated the first set and took the lead. The second set was much closer as Murray Sharan & Appleton stayed with the top seeds and looked to be heading to a tiebreak. However, Lumsden & Jorge broke serve right at the end and moved into the final in straight sets 6-2. 7-5.
In the final the top seeds were against second seeds Freya Christie & Olivia Gadecki. The first set saw the second seeds stay with Lumsden & Jorge at the start before the top seeds broke serve and moved ahead. The second set saw the Brit/Portuguese dominate and lift the title in straight sets 6-3, 6-1.
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Glasgow Round Up
Joshua Goodger & David Stevenson were defeated by Marcus Willis & Scott Duncan in the first round 6-4. 7-6(8).
Ewan Moore & Aryan Jit Singh were defeated by Harry Wendelken & James MacKinley in the first round 6-2, 6-4.
Marcus Walters with Ioannis Stamatopoulos were defeated by George Houghton & Hamish Stewart in the first round 6-1, 6-1.
Felix Mischker & James Beaven were defeated by Phoenix Weir & Matthew Howse in the first round 6-7(5), 6-3. 10-3.
Damian Rodriguez & Sean Hodkin were defeated by James Davis & Siim Troost in the first round 6-3, 3-6, 10-4.
Michael Shaw with Milos Karol were defeated by Divij Sharan & Akira Santillan in the first round 4-6, 6-3, 10-4.
Emily Webley-Smith with Katarina Stresnakova were defeated by Kajsa Rinaldo Persson & Anna Siskova in the first round 6-7(2), 7-6(1), 10-8.
Holly Hutchinson & Madeleine Brooks were defeated by Samantha Murray Sharan & Emily Appleton in the first round 6-2, 6-2.
Ali Collins with Berfu Cengiz were defeated by Alexandra Eala & Barbora Palicova in the first round 4-6, 6-2. 10-2.
Katy Dunne & Ella McDonald were defeated by Freya Christie & Olivia Gadecki in the first round 6-2, 6-2.
Isabelle Lacy was defeated by Mingge Xu in the first round 7-5, 6-2.
Freya Christie was defeated by Yuriko Lily Miyazaki in the first round 6-2, 1-6, 6-3.
Mika Stojsavljevic was defeated by Kajsa Rinaldo Persson in the first round 6-3, 7-5.
Holly Hutchinson was defeated by Francisca Jorge in the first round 6-2, 6-2.
Marcus Walters was defeated by Lucas Poullain in the first round 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-2.
Millen Hurrion was defeated by Paul Jubb in the first round 7-5, 6-3.
Henry Searle was defeated by Hamish Stewart in the first round 6-3, 6-3.
Phoenix Weir was defeated by Harry Wendelken in the first round 6-1, 6-4.
Sean Hodkin was defeated by Akira Santillan in the first round 6-3, 6-4.
Joshua Goodger was defeated by Alexander Blockx in the first round 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-0.
Oscar Weightman was defeated by Toby Samuel in the first round 7-5, 3-6, 6-2.
Charlie Robertson was defeated by Tibo Colson in the first round 6-1, 6-2.
James Beaven was defeated by George Houghton in the first round 6-4, 7-6(4).
James Davis was defeated by Milos Karol in the first round 6-2, 6-4.
Daniel Cox was defeated by Anton Matusevich in the first round 6-4, 7-5.
Ewan Moore was defeated by Ewen Lumsden in the first round 7-6(4), 6-0.
Emily Appleton was defeated by Yuriko Lily Miyazaki in the second round 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.
Amarni Banks was defeated by Harriet Dart in the second round 0-0 (RET).
Harry Wendelken was defeated by Hamish Stewart in the second round 7-5, 6-4.
Finn Bass was defeated by Toby Samuel in the second round 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-1.
George Houghton was defeated by Tibo Colson in the second round 6-3, 6-7(5), 7-6(3).
Harry Wendelken & James Mackinley were defeated by Marcus Willis & Scott Duncan in the quarter-final 7-6(2), 6-1.
Anton Matusevich with Gianmarco Ferrari were defeated by George Houghton & Hamish Stewart in the quarter-final 7-6(5), 6-4.
Phoenix Weir & Matthew Howse were defeated by James Daivs & Siim Troost in the quarter-final 6-3, 4-6, 10-4.
Isabelle Lacy & Hannah Klugman were defeated by Yuriko Lily Miyazaki & Mariam Bolkvadze in the quarter-final 6-2, 6-1.
Hannah Klugman was defeated by Mingge Xu in the quarter-final 6-3, 6-2.
Yuriko Lily Miyazaki was defeated by Mona Barthel in the quarter-final 6-2, 6-3.
Anna Brogan was defeated by Harriet Dart in the quarter-final 6-3, 6-2.
Paul Jubb was defeated by Hamish Stewart in the quarter-final 6-0, 6-2.
Toby Samuel was defeated by Alexander Blockx in the quarter-final 6-4, 6-4.
Kyle Edmund was defeated by Anton Matusevich in the quarter-final 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(4).
Marcus Willis & Scott Duncan were defeated by George Houghton & Hamish Stewart in the semi-final 5-7, 6-3, 10-8.
Yuriko Lily Miyazaki with Mariam Bolkvadze were defeated by Freya Christie & Olivia Gadecki in the semi-final 6-3, 6-3.
Mingge Xu was defeated by Mona Barthel in the semi-final 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.
Harriet Dart was defeated by Daria Snigur in the semi-final 6-4, 6-4.
Jacob Fearnley was defeated by Anton Matusevich in the semi-final 6-3, 1-0 (RET).
Hamish Stewart was defeated by Alexander Blockx in the semi-final 7-6(5), 6-3.
Anton Matusevich was defeated by Alexander Blockx in the final 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.
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