TENNIS NEWS – DOUBLES – JAMIE MURRAY AND BRUNO SOARES WIN U.S. OPEN TITLE AND CHAMPIONS CROWNED IN COLLEGIATE EVENT

Written by: Staff on 10th September 2016

TENNIS NEWS - DOUBLES - JAMIE MURRAY AND BRUNO SOARES WIN U.S. OPEN TITLE AND CHAMPIONS CROWNED IN COLLEGIATE EVENT

epa05533790 Jamie Murray of Great Britain (L) and Bruno Soares of Brazil (R) celebrate with the championship trophy after defeating Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain in the men's doubles final match on the thirteenth day of the US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 10 September 2016. The US Open runs through September 11. EPA/CJ GUNTHER |

By Ricky Dimon

In their first year as a doubles team, Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares captured their second Grand Slam title on Saturday afternoon at the U.S. Open. Also the reigning Australian Open champions, Murray and Soares took care of the all-Spanish duo featuring Pablo Carreno Busta and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-3.

The British-Brazilian pairing got the job done in one hour and 18 minutes after converting four of their five break-point opportunities.

“For us to come here again and to win a Grand Slam is an awesome feeling,” Murray assured. “I think we are both super excited about the partnership and what we can do in the biggest tournaments. (We will) keep working hard to make sure that we have success in the future, as well.”

“It means a lot,” Soares added. “Every title means a lot. I think (a) Grand Slam is extra special. New York has been amazing to me. I won the mixed here twice…. For me to be able to come back here and win the whole thing is just amazing feeling. The year has been incredible; our first year as a team. I mean, to win two slams, it’s tough to explain how good the feeling is.”

Jamie Murray of Great Britain (L) and Bruno Soares of Brazil (R) play Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain in the men’s doubles final match on the thirteenth day of the US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 10 September 2016. The US Open runs through September 11. EPA/CJ GUNTHER

It was not quite a doubles win, so to speak, for the Virginia Cavaliers in the American Collegiate Invitational held at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. But Saturday’s conclusion did result in a pair of UVA stars taking home titles.

In the men’s competition, Thai-Son Kwiatkowski defeated recent University of Georgia graduate Austin Smith 6-2, 6-2. Kwiatkowski did not face a single break point in the entire match, but he admitted that it was not easy.

“I started to hit a wall the first few games of the second set,” the 21-year-old explained. “The heat started getting in my head.”

“His serve was unbelievable today,” Smith said of his opponent. “He makes people uncomfortable, and he definitely was able to do that against me today.”

One the women’s side, Danielle Collins–a recent UVA grad–cruised past former University of Michigan standout Ronit Yurovsky 6-2, 6-4. Collins stormed to a quick 5-0 lead in the opening set and never really let Yurovsky back into the match. The two-time NCAA singles champion delivered a clutch hold from 0-30 down at 5-4 in the second to clinch victory.

“I was just like, ‘Alright, gotta get my first serve in, gotta get some big serves and make this easy on myself,'” Collins reflected. “I wanted to get off the court; I was ready. So I just said ‘Time to shut it down.'”

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Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain (R) and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain (L) pose with the runner-up trophy after the men’s doubles final match on the thirteenth day of the US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 10 September 2016. The US Open runs through September 11. EPA/CJ GUNTHER

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