Two tennis titles for New Zealand's Anton Shepp
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New Zealand tennis pro Anton Shepp has won another couple of pro titles to add to his collection.
The 23-year-old ranked 568 won the singles and doubles at the ITF World Tour M15 event in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
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In the singles he beat second seeded Australian Matt Dellavedova in the final 6-2 6-1 putting in a complete performance over a player ranked more than 100 places better.
It was Shepp's fourth career singles title.,
He also won the doubles at the tournament combing with fellow Kiwi Isaac Becroft with coach Clint Packard assitanting the pair over the past couple of weeks.
They defeated the Thai pair of Thanapet Chanta and Yuttan Charoenphon 7-6(5), 3-6, 10-7 for the doubles title.
Shepp is 451 in ATP doubles rankings with Becroft 608.
The Waikato player will now take a few weeks off in Europe before p;laying the Challenger circuit the United States.
