Olivia Nicholls and partner Sarah Beth Askew win the Aegon GB Pro Series Wirral

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Olivia Nicholls and partner Sarah Beth Askew win the Aegon GB Pro Series Wirral

Seeded 2, the Norfolk player and partner received a bye in Round 1. In the quarter final they came from match point down to defeat the Danish/Croatian pairing of Barritza & Njiric 7-6, 4-6, (10-8). It was a titantic struggle against a pair who included the Singles winner Silvia Njiric.

A relatively straight forward Semi Final against British pair Arbuthnot/Stephenson followed before another nail biter in the final. This time Olivia and Beth again held there nerve in the deciding tie break, coming back from 5-1 down to win 6-2, 1-6, (10-8) against Corning (USA) and Dart (GB).

 
 

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