English involvement ended at the European Under-21 Championships in Croatia as Denise Payet and her partner Hana Arapovic exited in the quarter-finals of the Women’s Doubles.

Having got through the round of 16 by a walkover earlier today, they were beaten in three straight by third-seeded Russian pair Mariia Tailakova & Kristina Kazantseva, though two of the games went to deuce.

Results

Women’s Doubles
Round of 16
Denise Payet & Hana Arapovic bt Ana Garcia (ESP) & Raquel Martins (POR) w/o

Quarter-finals
Mariia Tailakova & Kristina Kazantseva (RUS) bt Payet & Arapovic 3-0 (12-10, 11-1, 12-10)