Romania's Ionel wins M15 Alaminos-Larnaca men's singles event

Sports 8 May 2023 11:30

Romanian tennis player Nicholas David Ionel on Sunday won the men's singles event at the M15 Alaminos-Larnaca ITF tournament, prize pool 15,000 euros, after defeating compatriot Filip Cristian Jianu 6-3 7-6 (7/2). Cereport reports citing Agerpres

Top seed Ionel -- 20, ranked 202-- prevailed in two hours and 15 minutes over second-seeded Jianu --21, ranked 327.

Ionel won all three meets with Jianu, the first in 2020 in the quarters at Heraklin, 6-4 6-1, and the second in 2022 at the Sibiu Challenger, 3-6 6-4 2 -0 (Jianu dropped out) in the round of 16

For Ionel, this is the second ITF title this year and the 11th in his career.

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