Nofar Hershkovich and Mor Aviram from Israel and Xavier Lotthe and Emmanuel Michaud, France, captured the gold medals in the women's and men's Doubles in the Mediterranean Challenge Cup at Rollhouse Bowling Center in Mersin, Turkey.

The Israelis averaged 218.50 for six games and felled 2622 pins. Malta's Sue Abela, who rolled the highest women's series of 1375, won her second silver medal with Joanna Attard, 2548. Italy's Raffaella Fusco and Chiara Roiati earned the bronze with 2492.

Their team mates Federico Rossi and Singles champ Nunzio Romano took the silver medal in the men's competition with 2577, 58 pins behind Lotthe/Michaud, who led the 11-country field with 2635 and an average of 219.58. The duo from the host country of Turkey, Gediz Ege and Habib DoÄŸan took the bronze medal with 2527.