Jersey's Mariana Agathangelou is defeated in Italy

Agathangelou (r) and Olver are England's number two ranked pair

Jersey's Mariana Agathangelou and partner Heather Olver have lost in the semi-finals of the Italian Open.

The pair, representing England, lost to Russian top seeds Valeri Sorokina and Nina Vislova 24-22 21-17.

The duo beat Germany's Johanna Goliszewski and Isabel Herttrich in the quarter-finals 19-21 21-11 21-14.

The third seeds had comfortably beaten Belgium's Steffi Annys and Severine Corvilain 21-9 21-6 in their opening match of the tournament.