Glenys Furness

England, Kent

Tennis Writer for @britwatchsports, @lastwordonsports. writer for @htafcwomen & @htafcwomendevs. Christian. Views my own. @htafc fan.

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Tennis | Challenger & ITF Round Up | Swan claims ITF San Diego Title

2 weeks ago | britwatchsports.com | Glenys Furness

By Glenys FurnessKatie Swan claimed ITF Title in USABrit was unseededDidn’t drop a set all eventSAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, USA – Katie Swan entered the ITF event and was unseeded, the Brit lifted the trophy without dropping a set. Brit of the WeekKatie Swan entered the ITF event in San Diego and used one of her eight special ranking entries. In the first round the Brit drew third seed Solymar Colling.
Tennis | Doubles Round Up | Salisbury & Skupski made semi-final of ATP Rome

2 weeks ago | britwatchsports.com | Glenys Furness

By Glenys FurnessJoe Salisbury & Neal Skupski made the semi-finalHenry Patten also made the semi-finalROME, ITALY – Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski entered the ATP 1000 Rome masters and were unseeded. The Brits made the semi-final. Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski entered the Rome Masters and were unseeded. The Brits have had an up and down season so far as a new partnership. In the first round the Brits were against American pair Nathaniel Lammons & Jackson Withrow.
Tennis | Challenger & ITF Round Up | Clarke lifts ATP Challenger title in Skopje

2 weeks ago | britwatchsports.com | Glenys Furness

By Glenys FurnessJay Clarke claims Challenger titleBrit was third seedSKOPJE, MACEDONIA – Jay Clarke entered the Challenger event and was the third seed. The Brit lifted the trophy without dropping a set. Brit of the WeekJay Clarke was the third seed in Macedonia. The Brit drew Jelle Sels in the first round. The Dutchman stayed with the seed at the start of the first set, before Clarke broke serve and took the lead. The second set saw the Brit dominate, as Sels could not stay with the seed.
Tennis | Doubles Round Up | Salisbury & Skupski make semi-final of ATP Hamburg

2 weeks ago | britwatchsports.com | Glenys Furness

By Glenys FurnessJoe Salisbury & Neal Skupski made semi-final in HamburgHenry Patten also made the semi-finalHAMBURG, GERMANY – Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski made the semi-final of the ATP 500 event. The Brits were unseeded and were defeated by third seeds. Henry Patten was top seed. Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski were unseeded. The Brits were against Hugo Nys & Manuel Guinard. The Polish/French pair found the Brits too good in the first set as Salisbury & Skupski broke early and took the lead.
Doubles Round Up | Salisbury & Skupski Runners up at Roland Garros

2 weeks ago | britwatchsports.com | Glenys Furness

By Glenys FurnessJoe Salisbury & Neal Skupski made the final in ParisBrits were eighth seedsDefeated by fifth seedsROLAND GARROS, PARIS, FRANCE – Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski entered the French Open and made the final. The Brits were runners up to the fifth seeds. Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski entered the French Open and were the eighth seeds. The Brits drew Andreas Mies & Roman Safiullin in the first round. The Brits dominated the first set and took the lead.
Tennis | Birmingham Round Up | Barnett makes doubles final

2 weeks ago | britwatchsports.com | Glenys Furness

By Glenys FurnessAlicia Barnett made the doubles finalMingge Xu made the quarter-final of the singlesBIRMINGHAM, UK – Alicia Barnett made the final of the doubles event. Mingge Xu made the singles quarter-final an excellent start to the grass season. Alicia Barnett teamed up with Elixane Lechemia and were unseeded. The Brit/Frenchwoman drew the top seeds Nadia Kichenok & Yifan Xu in the first round. The seeds got off to the better start and broke serve to take the lead.
Tennis | Challenger & ITF Round Up | Boulter claims title in WTA 125 Paris

2 weeks ago | britwatchsports.com | Glenys Furness

By Glenys FurnessKatie Boulter claimed the WTA 125 titleBrit was second seedPARIS, FRANCE – Katie Boulter was the second seed in the WTA 125 event. The Brit lifted the title, dropping only three sets en route. Brit of the WeekKatie Boulter entered the WTA 125 event in Paris. The Brit was second seed and drew Erika Andreeva in the first round. The non seeded player stayed with Boulter at the start of the set, before the Brit managed to break serve and take the lead.
Tennis | Challenger & ITF Round Up | Jones claims title in ITF Prague

1 month ago | britwatchsports.com | Glenys Furness

By Glenys FurnessFrancesca Jones claims title in PragueBrit was top seedDidn’t drop a set all tournamentPRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC – Francesca Jones was the top seed in the ITF event and lifted the title without dropping a set. Brit of the WeekFrancesca Jones entered the ITF event and was the top seed. The Brit drew Jessica Pieri in the first round. Jones dominated from the outset. The first set saw Jones lose only one game, as Pieri just could not stop the Brit.
Tennis | W35 Nottingham Round Up | Bains makes singles and doubles finals

1 month ago | britwatchsports.com | Glenys Furness

By Glenys FurnessNaiktha Bains made both finalsSeeded in both singles and doublesNOTTINGHAM, UK – Naiktha Bains made the final of both the singles and doubles event. Brit was top seed in the doubles and seventh in the singles. Naiktha Bains was the seventh seed in the singles in the ITF event in Nottingham. In the first round the Brit was against Adrienn Nagy. The Hungarian found the Brit too strong in the first set as Bains dominated and took the lead. the second set saw Nagy re-group.
Tennis | Challenger & ITF Round Up | Jubb claims title in ITF Santa Margherita di Pula

1 month ago | britwatchsports.com | Glenys Furness

By Glenys FurnessPaul Jubb claimed ITF singles titleBrit was top seedSANTA MARGHERITA DI PULA, ITALY – Paul Jubb entered the ITF event and was the top seed. The Brit went on to lift the title. Brit of the WeekPaul Jubb entered the ITF event and was the top seed. In the first round Jubb was against Giovanni Oradini. The Italian got off to the better start and broke the Brits serve to take the lead. The second set saw Jubb re-group and fight hard.