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Team Malta had one silver medal to show on the final day of competition at the Montenegro GSSE in Budva, Montenegro. After Friday’s heroics in athletics and shooting, tennis players Francesca Curmi and Elaine Genovese were beaten by Cypriot duo Raluka SerbaWatch: Curmi, Genovese settle for silver in doubles final
Team Malta had one silver medal to show on the final day of competition at the Montenegro GSSE in Budva, Montenegro. After Friday’s heroics in athletics and shooting, tennis players Francesca Curmi and Elaine Genovese were beaten by Cypriot duo Raluka Serban and Elena Louka 6-3 6-2 in the women’s doubles final to finish second in the tournament. That result meant that Team Malta returns home with 27 medals – six gold, 12 silver and nine bronze, which ranks as one of the best performances in a GSSE held away from our shores. Curmi and Elaine Genovese were the only athletes vying for another gold medal yesterday. Buoyed by their impressive showing against the tournament second seeds Montenegro in Friday’s semi-final, there were hopes that the Maltese duo could upset the highly-rated Cypriots. However, Serban and Louka were soon in control breaking the Maltese players twice early in the first set to easily win the opener 6-2. In the second set the Maltese tried to fight back and they did managed to pull counter-break one of the two breaks of serves they conceded to their opponents but still it was not enough as Serbian and Louka cruised home to complete a 6-2 6-3 victory. “It... Read more