Great Britain Win World University Title

Great Britain struck gold in the World University Team Championship after defeating France 2/1 in the final in Szeged, Hungary.

Lauren Siddall (Leeds University) gave the team a solid start with a 9-1, 10-8, 9-1 win over France's Maud Duplomb.

Chris Ryder (Loughborough) made certain of victory for the favourites when he despatched Fabian Verseille 9/2, 9/1, 9/0 in a clinically-professional performance in 30 minutes - admitting later that he had never played as well on a glass court.

Second seeds France gained small consolation when Yann Perrin beat Jonathan Harford (Birmingham) 9-6, 1-9, 9-5 in the best-of-three dead rubber which followed.

The other members of the squad who played their part in the overall team gold were Emma Beddoes (Nottingham) and Joel Hinds (Birmingham) - both of whom won their semi-final matches the previous day to set GB up as firm favourites in the final.

Final:
[1] GREAT BRITAIN bt [2] FRANCE 2-1
Lauren Siddall bt Maud Duplomb 9-1, 10-8, 9-1
Chris Ryder bt Fabien Verseille 9-2, 9-1, 9-0 (30m)
Jonathan Harford lost to Yann Perrin 6-9, 9-1, 5-9