Turkey's Cagla Buyukakcay and Pemra Ozgen won the gold medal by defeating Italy in women's doubles in the final match played on Friday for the 2013 Mediterranean Games being held in Mersin.
Italian duo Federica Di Sarra and Anastasia Grymalska clinched the silver medal while Tunisian duo Nour Abbes and Ons Jabeu won bronze by defeating the team from Spain.
In Men's Doubles…
The Slovenian duo Blaz Rola and Tomislav Ternar won the gold medal in the final match in men's doubles in tennis.
Tunisia's Mohamed Abid and Malek Jaziri duo suffered a 2-1 loss by their Slovenian victors and received the silver medal.
TURKEY RANKS SECOND WITH 104 MEDALS
Turkey ranks second and Italy remains at the top for medal rankings in the 17th Mediterranean Games.
At the end of the eighth day of the 2013 MedGames, Italy kept the top ranking with 63 gold, 47 silver and 60 bronze while Turkey is in second with 38 gold, 36 silver and 30 bronze medals.
France maintained its place in third while Egypt has surpassed Spain to advance to the fourth place ranking.
SABAH and Agencies
