Tennis: Devine lifts first British title

PORTOBELLO tennis prospect Emma Devine, 15, is set to go international tomorrow after collecting her first British title.

By The Newsroom

Published 1st Mar 2010, 08:41 BST

Updated 1st Mar 2010, 11:35 BST

The newly-crowned Aegon Masters under-16 champion, who claimed that accolade by beating top seed Kyria Dunford 7-5, 6-2 in yesterday's final at Roehampton, is not sitting on any laurels. "I leave tomorrow for a week's training in Belgium and then two $10k womens' events in Turkey," Devine said. "(Then) I'll be in Malta for a world junior ranking event followed by another two in Nottingham."

Devine won in Roehampton without dropping a set in her four matches and is now building world junior ranking points.