Irish trio book spots in final round

IRISH trio Barry King, Sam Barry and Amy Bowtell yesterday nailed down places in the final round of qualifying in their respective ITF events in Glasgow.

After receiving first round byes in the men’s tournament, Dubliner King, the No 4 seed was leading 6-0 2-0 when Swedish opponent Viktor Stjern decided he was unable to continue in the match due to an arm injury.

And Limerick’s Barry, the No 10 seed, defeated Britain’s James Ireland on a 6-4 6-0 scoreline.