European Club Champs : Roehampton do the double

Hosts Roehampton claim the Men’s and Ladies double

It was double success for hosts Roehampton as the claimed the Women’s and Men’s European Club Champs titles in London.

The women’s event comprised a seven-team round robin, and the final round pitched  Roehampton against Surbiton – both unbeaten – in an all-English ‘final’. Kace Bartley and Stomi Watanabe won the opening matches to secure the win with Jasmine Hutton rounding off the 3-0 victory.

The men’s team faced Germany’s Paderborn, who were looking to claim their fifth successive title. Joe Lee gave the home team a great start as he came from 2-1 down to beat Rowan Damming before Nicolas Mueller levelled with a potentially crucial 3-0 win over Adrian Waller.

Roehampton went back in front as Jonah Bryant came from 1-2 down to sensationally beat German #1 Raphael Kandra. The title was still there for Paderborn going into the final match but Simon Rosner – who won a thrilling decider in the Bundesliga Final last month – couldn’t repeat the feat as he went down in straight games to Sam Osborne-Wylde.

Men’s Final :  Roehampton 3-1 Paderborn
3.   Joe Lee 3-2 Rowan Damming  11-13, 11-6, 9-11, 11-4, 11-8 (78m)
2.  Adrian Waller 1-3 Nicolas Mueller  5-11, 11-8, 9-11, 2-11 (30m)
3.  Jonah Bryant 3-2 Raphael Kandra  5-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-7, 11-1 (56m)
4. Sam Osborne-Wylde 3-0 Simon Rosner  13-11, 11-7, 11-7 (45m)

Women’s Final :  Roehampton 3-0 Surbiton
3. Kace Bartley 3-0 Beth Parker    11-4, 11-5, 11-6 (17m)
1.  Satomi Watanabe 3-0 Alicia Mead   11-4, 11-3, 11-4 (17m)
2. Jasmine Hutton 3-0 Kiera Marshall  11-8, 11-7, 11-8 (28m)