Gonzales bags Malaysia Futures Doubles Title

National tennis team mainstay Ruben Gonzales and American partner Hunter Reese won the doubles finals of the $15,000 Malaysia F1 Futures on Saturday at the Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA) Tennis Center in Kuching, Malaysia.

The tournament top seeds Gonzales and Reese faced the pair of Arjun Khade of India and Lukas Ollert of Germany in the finals. The unseeded Khade and Ollert upset second seeds John Lamble and Evan Song of the United States in the quarterfinals and pulled the rug from under the third seeded Australian pair of Adam Taylor and Jason Taylor in the semifinals. Khade and Ollert looked poised for another upset in the finals after they took the first set, 7-5. Gonzales and Reese regained their bearings and fought back to level the match by winning the second set, 6-4. The top seeds then held on to clinch the title with 10-5 third set victory.