Barlow & McIntosh claim titles at North East of Scotland Championship, as Duncan reaches ATP final
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Heather Barlow and Euan McIntosh were the champions at the second event of the year on the Tennis Scotland Open Tour.
The Tour was at Aberdeen Tennis Centre for the CNR North East of Scotland Championship as players competed for vital Leaderboard points.
In the women’s event, second seed Barlow and her opponent, fourth seed Kirsty Robertson, both reached the final without dropping a set, before playing out a hard-fought battle which saw Barlow prevail 5-7, 6-4, 10-2.
Seventh seed McIntosh came through a gripping semi-final to claim his place in the men’s decider, fighting off match points to beat Nicolas Rosenzweig 3-6, 7-6, 11-9.
That set up a final with top seed Nemanja Malesevic which also went the distance, McIntosh coming through 7-5, 2-6, 10-7.
Next up on the TS Open Tour is the Scottish Indoor Open Championships at the University of Stirling from 13-15 March.
Duncan reaches final on ATP Challenger Tour
On the pro circuit, Scott Duncan reached his first final of the year at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Metepec, Mexico.
Duncan teamed with Ben Jones and progressed to the decider without dropping a set, but they fell just short in the final, ending up as runners-up to Pranav Kumar and Karl Poling 2-6, 3-6.
Senior Scots lift titles in Glasgow & Wrexham
It’s been a busy and successful time for the Scots on the ITF Masters Tour – following the newly upgraded ITF MT700 Scottish Senior Open Championships in Glasgow and the ITF Masters British Indoor Championships in Wrexham.
A big congratulations to all the men and women who took part, and especially those who picked up titles. Click on the photos below to catch up on all the winners and finalists.
Scottish Senior Open Championships - Men’s champions
Scottish Senior Open Championships - Women’s champions
ITF Masters British Indoor Championships – Scottish champions
Young Scots enjoy success
Congratulations to the junior Scots who enjoyed success on the Lexus National Tour in Sunderland and Bath.
Kate Murray was 14U Girls' singles champion in Sunderland, while also winning doubles with Kana Saito. James Mills, meanwhile, was third in 14U Boys' singles and fourth in doubles.
In Bath, Louis Taylor came third in 12U Boys' singles, while Frank Atkins was fourth.
