Dustin Brown took the Aegon GB Pro-Series men’s singles title at the University of Bath Sports Training Village this afternoon, beating Jan Mertl 7-6 (7-1), 6-4. The German-born but Jamaican resident Brown proved too strong for a workmanlike Mertl. “It’s been a great week”, said Brown, of Montego Bay, afterwards. “It’s great to win and everything’s been organised as best as possible”. Mertl congratulated his opponent: “I was super tired today but I tried to...
Jamie Baker tackled but fell to flamboyant German, Dustin Brown, in a heated men’s singles semi-final this afternoon at €42,500 ATP Challenger Tour event at the University of Bath’s Sports Training Village. [caption id="attachment_16428" align="alignleft" width="368" caption="Jamie Delgado went down in doubles final with Ken Skupski"][/caption] Brown, with his dreadlocks flowing and wearing vibrant-coloured kit, was dominant in a first set which he took 6-4 but struggled in the next set to find any...
British duo Jamie Delgado and Ken Skupski battled hard but went down 4-6, 4-6 to Austrians Martin Fischer and Philipp Oswald in today’s men’s doubles final at the €42,500 ATP Challenger Tour event at the University of Bath’s Sports Training Village. The British duo, who fought back from 2-5 down to 4-5 in the opening set, were strong on Skupski’s serve, using Delgado’s speed and accuracy at the net but found Oswald’s service game too...
A clash of the Germans is set to be one of the highlights of AEGON Pro-Series Bath tennis as top seed Andreas Beck faces Dustin Brown at the University of Bath Sports Training Village today (Friday). The pair will battle it out on court one in the €42,500 ATP Challenger Tour event in a match scheduled to get underway at midday with a place in tomorrow’s (Saturday) semi-finals at stake for the winner. Admission for...
The doubles semi-final line-ups at the AEGON Pro-Series Bath tennis tournaments will be confirmed later today (Thursday). The top-flight tennis action is being played out at the University of Bath Sports Training Village and admission for spectators is free. In the men’s €42,500 ATP Challenger Tour event, Austria’s Martin Fischer and Philipp Oswald, seeded four, have already booked a place in themen’s doubles semis against Jan Hernych and David Skoch of the Czech Republic tomorrow...
University of Bath student Louise Hunt clinched her fourth doubles title of 2012 at the Bavarian Indoor Open in Germany. The Sports Performance student, Britain's number 3 ranked women's wheelchair tennis player, partnered Germany's Katharina Kruger in the women's doubles. The top seeds defeated Germany's Bianca Osterer and Dorrie Timmermans of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-1 in the final as Hunt added to doubles titles she's also won in Australia and Britain already this year. Victory...
Czech player Tereza Smitkova and Germany’s Peter Torebko took the honours in the singles competitions at the AEGON GB Pro-Series Bath tennis tournament at the University of Bath at the weekend. Seventeen-year-old Smitkova came from a set down to beat number five seed Katarzyna Piter in the women’s singles final 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 of the ITF Pro-Circuit $10,000. It was a particularly impressive performance as Smitkova had to battle her way through the qualifying rounds...
There was local success in the first final of the AEGON GB Pro-Series Bath tennis tournament finals at the University of Bath with Samantha Murray and Emily Webley-Smith wining the women’s doubles title today (Saturday). Murray trains at the Team Bath MCTA Tennis Academy and Webley-Smith is a former Team Bath tennis player. The pair were top seeds for the tournament and battled back from a set down to beat four seeds Lenka Jurikova of...
Bath is set for a fortnight of world class tennis as the AEGON GB Pro-Series rolls into town. The men’s $15,000 and women’s $10,000 tournament, which is offering free entry to spectators at the University of Bath Sports Training Village, kicks off the first week in style and features strong British interest in both competitions. The following week will see a step up in the level of competition, with some of the top 100 players...
Top tennis returns to Bath next month as the AEGON GB Pro-Series ATP Challenger tournament makes its second appearance at the University of Bath Sports Training Village. The men’s Challenger competition is the highlight of two weeks of top tennis at the Sports Training Village. The action kicks off with two ITF Pro Circuit events – the men’s $15,000 tournament and a $10,000 competition for women from 10 to 17 March. The men’s €42,500 ATP...
