WOMEN'S DOUBLES SHUTTLERS Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa bowed out of the 2015 Bitburger Grand Prix Gold after losing to Samantha Barning and Iris Tableing of Netherlands 21-23, 13-21, 24-26 in the second round on Thursday in Saarbrucken, Germany.
The second seed Indian pair lost the first set by a margin of just two points, but came back strongly to win the second set by a difference of 8 points. However, the decider set turned out to be a close contest, and was eventually clinched by the Dutch duo, winning 5 consecutive points to seal the game.
It has quite been a disappointing run for the Indian duo as they seem to have lost the consistency in their performance which is evident from the last few tournaments. Jwala and Ashwini had got a bye in the first round.