02 Jul Barry King in Doubles Finals at Great Britain F8 Futures
Barry King in Doubles Finals at Great Britain F8 Futures
Barry King and partner Ashwin Kumar (USA) have advanced to the finals of the mens doubles in Manchester after a 3-6 6-1 [11-9] win over Brydolf (SWE) / Short (GBR) in the semifinals. James Cluskey teamed up with Colin Ebelthite (AUS) for the doubles event and the reached the semi finals where they suffered a 7-5 6-7(5) [10-6] defeat to no. 1 seeds to Indian duo Sharan / Vardhan.
In the singles event, Barry King was defeated by no 3 seed Daniel Evans of Great Britain on a scoreline 6-3 6-7(2) 7-6(2) in the second round and James Cluskey faced no. 1 seed Jamie Baker (GBR) in the first round but was unfortunate to suffer a 6-1 6-2 defeat.
Results
http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentoverview.asp?tournament=1100022100
Barry King’s next event is the Davis Cup where Ireland will face Lithuania at Fitzwilliam LTC next weekend July 9 – 11th 2010. To purchase one of the last few remaining tickets, click here