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At the rain-plagued Rothesay Open in Nottingham, England, Erin Routliffe and partner Gabriela Dabrowski had to win three matches in a span of about 24 hours to take the championship. Routliffe and Dabrowski won a semifinal match in straight sets this morning, then took the finals in a three-set match a few hours later. Routliffe and Dabrowski saved a match point in the tiebreaker set, before proceeding to win the last three points of the match to clinch the victory. The title marks Routliffe’s 22nd career doubles title, and her 6th on the WTA Tour. Routliffe and Dabrowski have now won three titles as a duo.
Kristen Gillman’s 7th place finish today at the Meijer LPGA Classic is her first Top 10 on the LPGA Tour since the Volunteers of America Classic (T-8th) in December 2020, and her best LPGA finish since the Buick LPGA Shanghai (T-3rd) in October 2019. It’s her 6th career Top 10 finish.
Kenzie Wright posted a career-best T-5th finish at the Otter Creek Championship on the Epson Tour, and her second career Top 10 finish. Wright had missed 7 of 8 cuts this season coming into this week’s event.
Also at the Otter Creek Championship, Lakareber Abe finished T-13th for her best finish since a T-3rd finish at the Florida’s Natural Charity Classic in March 2020.
Deonte Brown missed most of the UFL season with an injury, but was active today for Birmingham’s 25-0 championship win. It’s Birmingham’s 3rd straight spring league championship, with the previous two coming in the USFL (with the now-retired Bo Scarbrough on the team’s roster).
Scenes and Highlights
Another one in the trophy cabinet 🏆
— wta (@WTA) June 16, 2024
It's a fifth doubles title as a team for top seeds Gabriela Dabrowski & @erinroutliffe!#RothesayOpen pic.twitter.com/Ys0Fy3TpAv
C H A M P I O N S 🍾🏆
— wta (@WTA) June 16, 2024
Gabriela Dabrowski 👏 @erinroutliffe #RothesayOpen pic.twitter.com/xJW0ZqED6W
Let the DADS HAVE IT❗️❗️❗️
— Florence Y’alls (@florence_yalls) June 16, 2024
T.J. Reeves with his 7th HR while celebrating his 1st Father’s Day ❤️
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Y’alls | 4
Lake Erie | 0 pic.twitter.com/OOqpazxK0h
Auerbach brings us back into the lead! pic.twitter.com/qLSv00IcgA
— Sacramento River Cats (@RiverCats) June 16, 2024
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Game Results
TENNIS
WTA Rothesay Open
Doubles Semifinal
1-seed Erin Routliffe / G Dabrowski defeated Krueger / Zhang 6-0, 6-4.
WTA Rothesay Open
Doubles Final
1-seed Erin Routliffe / G Dabrowski defeated Dart / Parry 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9).
ITF Monastir 15K
Singles Qualifying Rd 1:
Margaux Maquet defeated Aya El Sayed 6-3, 6-3.
SWIMMING
US Olympic Trials
Men’s 100m Backstroke Heats
Tommy Hagar – 55.38 seconds, 36th.
Christopher O’Connor – 55.83 seconds, 53rd.
Brendan Conners – 56.38 seconds, T68th.
US Olympic Trials
Men’s 100m Breaststroke Finals
Liam Bell – 59.40 seconds, 4th.
GOLF
US Open final:
Frankie Capan – 71-70-76-71, +8, T41.
BCBS of Kansas Wichita Open final:
Wilson Furr – 70-64-66-70, -10, T31.
Meijer LPGA Classic final:
Kristen Gillman – 69-68-69-69, -13, 7th.
Jiwon Jeon – 69-68-72-71, -8, T30.
Stephanie Meadow – 71-70-71-73, -3, T53.
Otter Creek Championship final:
Kenzie Wright – 70-69-70, -7, T5.
Lakareber Abe – 70-70-71, -5, T13.
Emma Talley – 68-71-74, -3, T25.
Sarah Edwards – 73-71-73, +1, T56.
SOFTBALL
Athletes Unlimited AUX Series 2, Game 7.
Team Clark 10, Team Edwards 4.
Montana Fouts (Edwards) – DNP.
Athletes Unlimited AUX Series 2, Game 8.
Team Alo 7, Team Edwards 5.
Haylie McCleney (Alo) – 2-3, 1 double, 1 single, 1 BB, 2 runs.
Montana Fouts (Edwards) – 3 IP, 7 R, 7 H, 5 BB, 1 K, 2 HR allowed.
BASEBALL
Baltimore 8, Philadelphia 3.
Spencer Turnbull – 2.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 4 K.
Omaha 2, Toledo 1.
Tyler Gentry (RF) – 2-3, 2 singles, 1 BB.
Reno 10, Sacramento 6.
Brett Auerbach (LF) – 1-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 run.
Bowie 8, Harrisburg 3.
Andrew Pinckney (RF) – 2-4, 2 singles, 1 BB.
Tulsa 7, Arkansas 0.
Morgan McCullough (3B) – 0-3.
NW Arkansas 14, Springfield 7.
Peyton Wilson (LF) – 1-5, 1 single, 1 BB, 1 run; 1 OF assist.
Wisconsin 8, West Michigan 5.
Dylan Smith (L, 0-5) – 2 IP, 6 R, 8 H, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 balks, 1 HR allowed.
Bradenton 4, Dunedin 3.
Garrett McMillan (W, 2-2) – 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K.
Hunter Furtado – 1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP.
Florence 7, Lake Erie 0.
Ed Johnson (CF) – 0-4, 1 BB, 1 SB, 1 run.
TJ Reeves (RF) – 2-4, 1 HR, 1 single, 3 RBI, 1 run.
Staten Island 6, York 4.
Will Carter – 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K.
Glacier 14, Idaho Falls 5.
Myles Austin (C) – 0-0.
SOCCER
Portland 0, Seattle _0.
Reyna Reyes – subbed out at 87’; no stats.
FOOTBALL
UFL Championship
Birmingham 25, San Antonio 0.
Deonte Brown – active; no stats.
TRACK & FIELD
Süddeutsche Meisterschaften
Women's 1500 Meter
Leah Hanle - 4:30.90, 3rd.
