The top seeded team of Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Purav Raja clinched the doubles title in the €44,820 Challenger in Portugal, with a 7-6(5), 6-3 victory over the local team of Nuno Borges and Francisco Cabral, on Saturday.
It was the first Challenger title as a pair for Jeevan and Purav who had won an ITF Futures title as a team in 2013.
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It was the first title in three years for Jeevan, and his ninth Challenger title. He has also won a Tour event title. It was the 19th Challenger title for Purav who has two titles in Tour events.
The champion team collected 80 ATP points and €2,670. The runners-up
won 48 points and €1,550.
In the Challenger in Romania, eighth seed Sumit Nagal was beaten 6-4, 0-6, 6-0 by top seed Stefano Travaglia of Italy in the semifinals. Sumit collected 29 ATP points and €2,160.
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