Aucklander, GD Jones, with partner Kevin Anderson (RSA) have captured the title at the US$50k Challenger event in Knoxville USA.
Despite giving away a massive ranking advantage to top seeded US combination of Rajeev Ram and Bobby Reynolds, The Kiwi/US combination scored a 3/6 6/0 10-7 victory.
During 2008 Jones had already captured five doubles titles at the US$15k Futures level. Three of these with fellow kiwi Daniel King-Turner. The big jump to the $50k level, and taking the title over such a highly ranked pair, is a great step for the improving Jones, who has now been full-time on the circuit for just over a year, after completing a college degree in the US last July.
Jones will now concentrate on completing an end of season fitness block in the US, in preparation for 2009, before returning to New Zealand for the tournament season in late December.
The good news for the Jones family continued on the other side of the world in the Philippines. Sacha Jones has advanced to the singles final of the US$10k ITF event in Manila. She outlclassed Seo-Kyung Kang 3/6 7/6 61. In Sunday’s final Jones will encounter Indonesia’s Ayu-Fani Damayanti seeded 7.
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