The final day of the 2014 Tennis SA Queen’s Birthday Championships was held today at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre in great conditions.
In the Men’s Semi Finals, number three seed Todd Ley took on fifth seed Daniel Hobart in a close match winning 6-4 7-6(3), whilst number two seed Yuya Ito had a comfortable win against Nathan Eshmade 6-4 6-1. In the Women’s Semi Finals, first seed Nicole Collie defeated third seed Claudia May 6-1 7-6(3) and after a dream run to the Semi Finals, qualifier Lotus Rayani was defeated by second seed Alexandra Way 6-0 6-1.
The tension was intense for the Singles Finals. After a hard fought first set went to Ley 6-7(4), Ito ran away with the match to win 6-3 6-0, whilst Collie enjoyed a comprehensive victory over Way 6-3 6-4 to take home a slice of the $7,500 prize money on offer.
Main Draw Doubles followed later in the afternoon with two very entertaining matches. First seeds Asyraf Azhar and Yuya Ito played against second seeds Sam Longhurst and Matthew Teivans, with Azhar and Ito eventually taking the win 2-6 6-1 10-3. In the Women’s, second seeds Claudia May and Alexandra Way played well to defeat first seeds Nicole Collie and Darcee Kelly 6-2 7-6(2).
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Results Wrap Up
AMT Men’s Singles
- Winner: Yuya Ito
- Runner up: Todd Ley
AMT Women’s Singles
- Winner: Nicole Collie
- Runner up: Alexandra Way
AMT Men’s Doubles
- Winner: Asyraf Azhar/Yuya Ito
- Runners up: Sam Longhurst/Matthew Teivans
AMT Women’s Doubles
- Winner: Claudia May/Alexandra Way
- Runners up: Nicole Collie/Darcee Kelly
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