Ogier and McCluskey celebrate their win in the men's doubles

Guernsey have won their second tennis gold medal at the Island Games in Aland with victory in the men's doubles.

Dom McLuskey and Patrick Ogier overcame the Isle of Man's team of Jonathon Barradell and Bruce Wigstaff, 7-5 2-6 10-8 in Friday's final.

Ogier said the Guernsey duo were able to click at the same time in the final.

He told BBC Guernsey: "I managed to return really well today and Dom's serve was huge and so between the two of us we got through it."

He added: "But credit to the Isle of Man as well because they made it an epic match and played really well.

"It was just a case of a couple of points at the end."

McLuskey and Ogier won their first gold earlier in the week in the men's tennis team event.

And, for 19-year-old McCluskey, victory was just as rewarding second time around.

McLuskey told BBC Guernsey that winning the doubles was "amazing."

He said: "We played some awesome doubles yesterday against Rhodes and then today there was two really tough opponents but we returned brilliantly and managed to come through in the end."

Barradell and Wigstaff's silver medal adds to their earlier bronze in the tennis team event.

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