Second seed Mathew Rutter and Charlotte Russel completed a double for Britain as they captured the titles in their respective divisions at the 1st Shine Bahrain Super Series ITF Junior Championship yesterday at Bahrain Tennis Federation (BTF) premises in Isa Town.
Rutter completely outclassed Rik Muller of the Netherlands 6-1, 6-2 in the final of the men’s singles, while the top favourite Russel lived up to her ranking by beating French Lou Baudouin 6-0, 6-4 to bag the women’s crown.
The winners were crowned by High Organising Committee president and BTF deputy president Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa.
Shaikh Abdulaziz thanked all the High Organising Committee members for their efforts to make the tournament successful.
He praised the organisational level of the event, saying that its success shows Bahrain’s capabilities in hosting major sports championships.
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