Tennis | Challenger & ITF Round Up | Monday claims ITF Harlingen title

10/28/2024 09:40 AM

By Glenys Furness

• Johannus Monday claims title in Texas
• Brit was fifth seed

HARLINGEN, TEXAS, USA – Johannus Monday entered the ITF event and was the fifth seed. The Brit dominated the final, losing only one game.

Brit of the Week

Johannus Monday entered the ITF event in Texas and was the fifth seed. In the first round the Brit was against Ryan Dickerson. The Brit got an early break of serve in the first set to take the lead. In the second set the American fought back, breaking the serve of the seed to level up the match. The final set saw Monday dominate Dickerson and move into the next round 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.

The second round saw the Brit against Mexican Alan Magadan. The first set was close, as Magadan stayed with the seed. Eventually, Monday broke serve and took the lead. The second set was much easier for the Brit. The Mexican struggled as Monday dominated. The seed eased into the next round 6-4, 6-1.

In the quarter-final Monday was against third seed Garret Johns. The American stayed with the Brit to begin with, before the fifth seed broke serve and took the lead. This seemed to break the American as the second set was dominated by Monday who eased into the next round 6-4, 6-1.

The semi-final saw the Brit against wildcard Aidan Kim. The American played very well and managed to stay with the seed at the start of the set. Eventually, Monday was able to break serve and take the lead. The second set was more of the same. Kim tried to stay with the seed, but Monday was able to break serve and move into the next round 6-4, 6-4.

In the final Monday was against qualifier Tadeas Parolek. The Brit dominated from the outset. In the first set Monday barely put a foot wrong and broke at will. Parolek could not stay with the pace. The second set saw the qualifier get on the board. However, it was no where near enough, as Monday continued to dominate and lift the title for the loss of one game 6-0, 6-1.

Challenger & ITF Round Up

Oliver Okonkwo was defeated by Stefan Dostanic in the first round in Harlingen 6-2, 6-2.

Aidan McHugh was defeated by Stefan Dostanic in the second round in Harlingen 7-6(5), 6-4.

Jan Choinski was defeated by Andrea Vavassori in the first round in Olbia 6-4, 6-0.

Billy Harris was defeated by Saba Purtseladze in the second round in Shenzhen 6-4, 7-6(5).

Kyle Edmund was defeated by Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc in the quarter-final in Saint Brieuc 7-5, 7-6(2).

Paul Jubb was defeated by Gregoire Barrere in the quarter-final in Saint Brieuc 6-4, 7-6(4).

Ben Jones was defeated by Mwendwa Mbithi in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-3, 6-4.

Annabelle Lammas was defeated by Yasmine Wagner in the first round in Sharm-El-Sheikh 6-2, 6-4.

Jay Clarke was defeated by Diego Dedura-Palomero in the first round in Santa Margherita Di Pula 7-6(2), 5-2 (RET).

Harry Thursfield was defeated by Mariano Dedura-Palomera in the first round in Winston-Salem 5-7, 6-1, 6-4.

Luca Pow was defeated by Dhakshineswar Suresh in the final in Winston-Salem 6-3, 6-7(4), 7-5.

Joe Leather was defeated by Johan Rodriguez Rodriguez in the first round in Kayseri 6-2, 6-3.

Ali Habib was defeated by Peter Fajta in the first round in Kayseri 6-7(3), 6-3, 7-5.

Matthew Summers was defeated by Aleksandr Braynin in the first round in Kayseri 6-4, 7-5.

Louis Allen was defeated by Anmar Elamin in the first round in Monastir 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Esther Adeshina was defeated by Alexandra Zimmer in the first round in Monastir 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-2.

Ewen Lumsden was defeated by Kimmer Coppejans in the quarter-final in Monastir 7-5, 6-3.

Jizel Matos Sequeira Fernandes was defeated by Maileen Nuddi in the first round in Sant Vicenc De Torello 6-2, 6-1.

Next Week Brits play in Vienna, Brest, Sioux Falls, Glasgow, Egypt, Italy, Slovakia, USA, Turkey, Tunisia, Tokyo, Ghangzhou, Spain, Canada, Australia & China.

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