Lumsden & Fryer named national champions, while McHugh wins on pro tour
Maia Lumsden and Cameron Fryer were named Scottish national champions at the final Leaderboard event of the year on the Tennis Scotland Open Tour.
They picked up the titles at the Scottish National Open Championships at the end of an action-packed weekend at the University of Stirling.
Top seed Lumsden was back on home soil following a fantastic year which saw her compete at all four Grand Slams and travel the world on the WTA Tour, and she clinched the trophy in style with a 6-1, 6-1 final win over Teodora Prisadnikova.
That triumph completed a weekend which saw 2018 and 2019 TS Open Tour Finals champion Lumsden enjoy wins over Mia Tinsley, Halle Pringle and Chloe Cleaver as she dropped just a single set (v Pringle) on her return to the domestic tour.
On the men’s side, Fryer became national champion after chalking up five wins in three days, culminating in a 6-3, 6-4 win over Jay Johnson-Hauldren.
Like Lumsden, Fryer also dropped just one set all week, coming through a tense semi-final to beat Alfie King 5-7, 6-2, 10-8.
He also enjoyed victories over Nathan Mansfield, Aaron Dawson and Nicolas Rosenzweig as he swept his way to the title.
The TS Open Tour concludes with the Finals at Scotstoun on 15 and 16 December – stay tuned for more information in the weeks ahead.
McHugh champion in Michigan as four Scots reach pro finals
Aidan McHugh was a champion on the ITF World Tennis Tour as he reached a pro final for the second consecutive week.
McHugh was crowned champion at the Capital City Tennis Classic in East Lansing, Michigan, after a 7-5, 6-3 win over Erik Arutiunian.
Elsewhere in pro tennis, Scotland’s number one Cameron Norrie came agonisingly close to ending his year in style as he was edged out in the final of the ATP Moselle Open in Metz, France.
Norrie led 5-1 in the third-set tie-break against Learner Tien, but the young American fought back to claim the title.
Meanwhile, Scott Duncan and James MacKinlay reached the final of the men’s doubles at an ITF M25 in Monastir, Tunisia.
The Scots pairing made their way through the draw without dropping a set but went down 8-10 in a match tie-break to Buvaysar Gadamauri and Mwendwa Mbithi in the decider.
