Junior tennis

DavidC · DavidC

Now that the ITF have got round to updating results from last week we discover two titles here, making 5 for the week. Boys Singles SF Alexander Wilton (GBR) defeated (7) Juraj Masar (SVK) 6-1 6-1 Final Alexander Wilton (GBR) defeated Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) 7-6(4) 6-4 Alex also reached the final of a G...

DavidC · DavidC

Casablanca hosts the last of the junior tournaments to start this week, seeing the return to junior action of Jessica Ren after her title in Sweden. Lucy Brown and Laura Deigman took advantage of friendly draws against local players. Jess is similarly favoured, but Joanna Horne has drawn one of the s...

DavidC · DavidC

It's a return to action for most of the 1992 boys who were on the recent trip to South America. Richard Gabb was also in qualifying, but lost his third match. Nick Jones has to take on last month's Banana Bowl finalist. R1 (L32) Benjamin Cselenko (FRA) v James Marsalek (GBR) (WC) Cedrick Commin (FRA) v (Q...

DavidC · DavidC

The second week of Spanish Grade 4s hasn't been fruitful for Liam Broady, but Tom Allen will try to continue his impressive run. Boys R1 Maciej Smola (POL) defeated (LL) Liam Broady (GBR) 6-2 6-4 Marc Giner (ESP) Vs (8) Christopher Helliar (GBR) (Q) Taro Daniel (JPN) Vs Tom Allen (GBR) (6) Alexander Va...

DavidC · DavidC

Easter holidays sees a rash of tournaments, and this one has the greatest concentration of Brits: R1 (L64) (1) Lewis Burton (GBR) BYE (WC) Eamon Soulsby (GBR) d. Fares Ghasya (LBA) 6-0 6-2 Mate Delic (CRO) d. Sizya Kivanda (GBR) 6-3 6-4 (3) Daniel Cochrane (GBR) BYE Jonas Merckx (BEL) d. Myles David Go...

DavidC · DavidC

Daneika Borthwick plays her first tournament since her successful 10K debut, as part of a large British contingent R1 (L64) Hannah Morrill (GBR) d. (WC) Klara Sitarova (CZE) 6-0 6-1 (Q) Daria Afanasyeva (RUS) d. (Q) Emelia Box (GBR) 6-1 6-2 (Q) Safiyan Azeel (GBR) d. Gesa Focke (GER) 6-0 6-0 (8) Joann...

DavidC · DavidC

Neither Laura Slater nor Nicola George come into this Grade 1 event in good form, and Nicola has to face a star 14 year-old who claimed a win over a top 150 player in a recent $25K tournament R1 (L64) Nikita Meka (USA) Vs Laura Slater (GBR) Nicola George (GBR) Vs Grace Min (USA)

DavidC · DavidC

Liam Broady lost in qualifying here, but there are seven Brits in the main draws, including Tom Allen, aiming to take out a top seeded player for the third successive tournament. Boys Singles R1 (L32) Philippos Tsangaridis (CYP) Vs Christopher Simpson (GBR) (Q) Andrew Bettles (GBR) Vs Jose-Maria F...

DavidC · DavidC

Most of our top U14s are here for this strong event and Evan Hoyt, Katy Dunne and Pippa Horn have all made the quarter-finals. Live streaming is available every day from the centre court, and Katy is playing at the moment, followed later by 2 of our top doubles teams (Katy/Pippa and Luke Bambridge/Chri...

DavidC · DavidC

Hannah James is the third seed in a tournament which was won by Jane O'Donoghue back in 2000. She is joined by Nicola George, Hannah Martin-Merchant and Francesca Stephenson. Francesca appears in the draw as a Lucky Loser replacing another Brit, Joanna Horne. R1 (L64) (LL) Francesca Stephenson (GB...

DavidC · DavidC

The last of the Asian Grade 1s has a slightly weaker field, enabling 3 Brits to be seeded, even without the presence of the Thomson twins and Jordan McCulloch. Last week's finalist Riki McLachlan, who ended Alastair Barnes' hopes, is seeded to meet Ahmed El Menshawy in the last 16. R1 (L64) (16) Alex Go...

wolf · wolf

14 year old Clay (!) Crawford is playing his first ITF event and has qualified and reached the QF: R1 (Q) Eimon Heywood (GBR) beat (WC) Ture Skinner (BAR) 6-2, 6-2 (LL) Daniil Sirota (RUS) beat Myles David Golding (GBR) 6-3, 6-3 (Q) Clay Crawford (GBR) beat (8) Mykell Reifer (BAR) 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 R2 (3) Dar...

wolf · wolf

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DavidC · DavidC

Channel 4 are showing a documentary called "Trophy Kids" this Thursday at 9pm. One of the four youngsters featured is 12-year old Eden Silva, one of our top juniors in that age range. However the previews I have read make it clear where the emphasis of the programme will be: "This Cutt...

DavidC · DavidC

Hannah James has moved up to 45 in the rankings and has avoided a third potential quarter-final with Timea Babos, but unfortunately lands up in the same quarter as her doubles partner, and Thailand G1 winner, Maryna Zanevska instead. Hannah Martin-Merchant and Francesca Stephenson lost in qualif...

DavidC · DavidC

Natalie Beazant is the only British player in this Grade A event, and has better luck with her first-round draw than last week, having been paired with the lowest ranked direct entrant. If successful a tough task awaits in round 2 against the second seed or a girl who defeated Steph a few weeks ago. R1 (L...

DavidC · DavidC

Ben Davis has returned after physio to join the group out here for the third Asian Grade 1 and has successfully negotiated qualifying to make the main draw. Ahmed El Menshawy has the misfortune to be paired with the Sarawak winner. R1 (L64) Laurent-Olivier Daxhelet (BEL) vs Ahmed El Menshawy (GBR) A...

seagull · seagull

As you may know my son has been playing in mini red events (8 and under) for the last year and really enjoying it. There are usually around 40 events around the county and for each one you attend and play at you gain points which go onto a leaderboard (Matthew is currently 6th for the Winter). LTA just relea...

wolf · wolf

R1 Damian GRYZELKO (GBR) defeated Pierre COMPEYRON (GUD) 6-1 6-0 John-Randolph THORNTON (GBR) (3) BYE Eimon HEYWOOD (GBR) defeated Christophe OFFRANC (GUD) 5-7 6-4 6-3 R2 Melik FELER (FRA) defeated Damian GRYZELKO (GBR) 6-3 6-1 Mathias BOURGUE (FRA) defeated John-Randolph THORNTON (GBR) (3) 6...

DavidC · DavidC

In the second Asian Grade 1 for the boys Ahmed El Menshawy is up against the player who beat Dave Thomson last week, whilst Dave himself may well have to play last week's beaten finalist John Morrissey (Ireland) in round 2. (9) David Thomson (GBR) BYE Sudanwa Sitaram (IND) Vs Ahmed El Menshawy (GBR) Chr...

DavidC · DavidC

Hannah James has been joined in the main draw by another Hannah, 16&under Grand Prix champion Hannah Martin-Merchant, but Francesca Stephenson lost in qualifying. Hannah M-M has been rewarded with a draw against a fellow qualifier, whilst Hannah J is likely to face familiar opposition - Mai G...

DavidC · DavidC

Bollettieri student Natalie Beazant is our only girl here for the Banana Bowl and the Grade A Copa Gerdau. Paul Brown was on the entry list for the Boys, but wasn't in the qualifying tournament. Unfortunately Natalie has a very tough draw against the world number 30. R1 (L64) (4,Q) Valeria Solovieva (...

DavidC · DavidC

Hannah James is seeded for the first of a series of Asian Grade 1s, and was joined in the main draw by qualifier Francesca Stephenson. 16 & Under Grand Prix winner Hannah Martin-Merchant was also here in qualifying, but unfortunately retired against Francesca's opponent. However she is down fo...

DavidC · DavidC

Stephanie Cornish is just a few points away from the top 50, but will find it difficult to get them here, as she is likely to have to get past the Venezuelan girl who beat her easily last week, in order to boost her points tally. R1 Andrea Gamiz (VEN) v Catalina Pella (ARG) (7) Stephanie Cornish (GBR) v BYE

DavidC · DavidC

This is the last tournament of the South American series for our quintet. Being a Grade 1 the field is stronger than before, and only James Marsalek was a direct entry. However 3 of the other 4 came through qualifying, with Nick Jones coming back from a first-set bagel to defeat one of the Argentina Cup s...

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	Boys & Girls: GD Tennis Cup, Turkey - Grade 5 (Week 14) (Preview) Now that the ITF have got round to updating results from last week we discover two titles here, making 5 for the week. Boys Singles SF Alexander Wilton (GBR) defeated (7) Juraj Masar (SVK) 6-1 6-1 Final Alexander Wilton (GBR) defeated Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) 7-6(4) 6-4 Alex also reached the final of a G...	DavidC	0	593	Apr 14, 2009 by DavidC
	Girls: Morocco International Junior Championships - Grade 2 (Week 14) (Preview) Casablanca hosts the last of the junior tournaments to start this week, seeing the return to junior action of Jessica Ren after her title in Sweden. Lucy Brown and Laura Deigman took advantage of friendly draws against local players. Jess is similarly favoured, but Joanna Horne has drawn one of the s...	DavidC	4	805	Apr 14, 2009 by DavidC
	Boys: Cap D'Ail ITF Junior Open, France - Grade 2 (Week 14) (Preview) It's a return to action for most of the 1992 boys who were on the recent trip to South America. Richard Gabb was also in qualifying, but lost his third match. Nick Jones has to take on last month's Banana Bowl finalist. R1 (L32) Benjamin Cselenko (FRA) v James Marsalek (GBR) (WC) Cedrick Commin (FRA) v (Q...	DavidC	8	1205	Apr 13, 2009 by DavidC
	Boys & Girls: ITF Junior Ribarroja del Turia, Spain - Grade 4 (Week 14) (Preview) The second week of Spanish Grade 4s hasn't been fruitful for Liam Broady, but Tom Allen will try to continue his impressive run. Boys R1 Maciej Smola (POL) defeated (LL) Liam Broady (GBR) 6-2 6-4 Marc Giner (ESP) Vs (8) Christopher Helliar (GBR) (Q) Taro Daniel (JPN) Vs Tom Allen (GBR) (6) Alexander Va...	DavidC	7	1133	Apr 12, 2009 by DavidC
	Boys: Malta U18 ITF Junior - Grade 4 (Week 14) (Preview) Easter holidays sees a rash of tournaments, and this one has the greatest concentration of Brits: R1 (L64) (1) Lewis Burton (GBR) BYE (WC) Eamon Soulsby (GBR) d. Fares Ghasya (LBA) 6-0 6-2 Mate Delic (CRO) d. Sizya Kivanda (GBR) 6-3 6-4 (3) Daniel Cochrane (GBR) BYE Jonas Merckx (BEL) d. Myles David Go...	DavidC	5	1623	Apr 12, 2009 by DavidC
	Girls: Malta U18 ITF Junior - Grade 4 (Week 14) (Preview) Daneika Borthwick plays her first tournament since her successful 10K debut, as part of a large British contingent R1 (L64) Hannah Morrill (GBR) d. (WC) Klara Sitarova (CZE) 6-0 6-1 (Q) Daria Afanasyeva (RUS) d. (Q) Emelia Box (GBR) 6-1 6-2 (Q) Safiyan Azeel (GBR) d. Gesa Focke (GER) 6-0 6-0 (8) Joann...	DavidC	4	1494	Apr 11, 2009 by DavidC
	Girls: USTA International Spring Championships, Carson, USA - Grade 1 (Week 14) (Preview) Neither Laura Slater nor Nicola George come into this Grade 1 event in good form, and Nicola has to face a star 14 year-old who claimed a win over a top 150 player in a recent $25K tournament R1 (L64) Nikita Meka (USA) Vs Laura Slater (GBR) Nicola George (GBR) Vs Grace Min (USA)	DavidC	5	854	Apr 9, 2009 by DavidC
	Boys & Girls: ITF Junior Benicarlo, Spain - Grade 4 (Week 13) (Preview) Liam Broady lost in qualifying here, but there are seven Brits in the main draws, including Tom Allen, aiming to take out a top seeded player for the third successive tournament. Boys Singles R1 (L32) Philippos Tsangaridis (CYP) Vs Christopher Simpson (GBR) (Q) Andrew Bettles (GBR) Vs Jose-Maria F...	DavidC	4	1246	Apr 5, 2009 by DavidC
	Tennis Europe 14: Maia, Portugal - Category 1 (Week 13) (Preview) Most of our top U14s are here for this strong event and Evan Hoyt, Katy Dunne and Pippa Horn have all made the quarter-finals. Live streaming is available every day from the centre court, and Katy is playing at the moment, followed later by 2 of our top doubles teams (Katy/Pippa and Luke Bambridge/Chri...	DavidC	8	2093	Apr 5, 2009 by DavidC
	Girls: Japan Open Junior Championships - Grade 1 (Week 13) (Preview) Hannah James is the third seed in a tournament which was won by Jane O'Donoghue back in 2000. She is joined by Nicola George, Hannah Martin-Merchant and Francesca Stephenson. Francesca appears in the draw as a Lucky Loser replacing another Brit, Joanna Horne. R1 (L64) (LL) Francesca Stephenson (GB...	DavidC	9	1082	Apr 5, 2009 by wolf
	Boys: Japan Open Junior Championships - Grade 1 (Week 13) (Preview) The last of the Asian Grade 1s has a slightly weaker field, enabling 3 Brits to be seeded, even without the presence of the Thomson twins and Jordan McCulloch. Last week's finalist Riki McLachlan, who ended Alastair Barnes' hopes, is seeded to meet Ahmed El Menshawy in the last 16. R1 (L64) (16) Alex Go...	DavidC	7	1105	Apr 5, 2009 by wolf
	Boys: Barbados Junior International Championships - Grade 4 (Week 13) (Preview) 14 year old Clay (!) Crawford is playing his first ITF event and has qualified and reached the QF: R1 (Q) Eimon Heywood (GBR) beat (WC) Ture Skinner (BAR) 6-2, 6-2 (LL) Daniil Sirota (RUS) beat Myles David Golding (GBR) 6-3, 6-3 (Q) Clay Crawford (GBR) beat (8) Mykell Reifer (BAR) 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 R2 (3) Dar...	wolf	1	530	Apr 3, 2009 by wolf
	Laura Robson - the new world junior number 1 (Preview) http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/rankings/index.asp	wolf	3	710	Mar 31, 2009 by DavidC
	Channel 4 documentary: "Trophy Kids" (Preview) Channel 4 are showing a documentary called "Trophy Kids" this Thursday at 9pm. One of the four youngsters featured is 12-year old Eden Silva, one of our top juniors in that age range. However the previews I have read make it clear where the emphasis of the programme will be: "This Cutt...	DavidC	5	5240	Mar 28, 2009 by steven
	Girls: International Juniors Championships, Philippines - Grade 1 (Week 12) (Preview) Hannah James has moved up to 45 in the rankings and has avoided a third potential quarter-final with Timea Babos, but unfortunately lands up in the same quarter as her doubles partner, and Thailand G1 winner, Maryna Zanevska instead. Hannah Martin-Merchant and Francesca Stephenson lost in qualif...	DavidC	6	884	Mar 27, 2009 by DavidC
	Girls: Copa Gerdau, Porto Alegre, Brazil: Grade A (Week 12) (Preview) Natalie Beazant is the only British player in this Grade A event, and has better luck with her first-round draw than last week, having been paired with the lowest ranked direct entrant. If successful a tough task awaits in round 2 against the second seed or a girl who defeated Steph a few weeks ago. R1 (L...	DavidC	3	1244	Mar 26, 2009 by Mervatron
	Boys: International Juniors Championships, Philippines - Grade 1 (Week 12) (Preview) Ben Davis has returned after physio to join the group out here for the third Asian Grade 1 and has successfully negotiated qualifying to make the main draw. Ahmed El Menshawy has the misfortune to be paired with the Sarawak winner. R1 (L64) Laurent-Olivier Daxhelet (BEL) vs Ahmed El Menshawy (GBR) A...	DavidC	4	649	Mar 26, 2009 by Fitzy 4 top 100
	More genius work from the LTA! (Preview) As you may know my son has been playing in mini red events (8 and under) for the last year and really enjoying it. There are usually around 40 events around the county and for each one you attend and play at you gain points which go onto a leaderboard (Matthew is currently 6th for the Winter). LTA just relea...	seagull	4	863	Mar 24, 2009 by steven
	Boys: Grand Prix du Conseil General, Guadeloupe - Grade 5 (Week 11) (Preview) R1 Damian GRYZELKO (GBR) defeated Pierre COMPEYRON (GUD) 6-1 6-0 John-Randolph THORNTON (GBR) (3) BYE Eimon HEYWOOD (GBR) defeated Christophe OFFRANC (GUD) 5-7 6-4 6-3 R2 Melik FELER (FRA) defeated Damian GRYZELKO (GBR) 6-3 6-1 Mathias BOURGUE (FRA) defeated John-Randolph THORNTON (GBR) (3) 6...	wolf	7	1302	Mar 22, 2009 by DavidC
	Boys: 13th Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup, Malaysia - Grade 1 (Week 11) (Preview) In the second Asian Grade 1 for the boys Ahmed El Menshawy is up against the player who beat Dave Thomson last week, whilst Dave himself may well have to play last week's beaten finalist John Morrissey (Ireland) in round 2. (9) David Thomson (GBR) BYE Sudanwa Sitaram (IND) Vs Ahmed El Menshawy (GBR) Chr...	DavidC	7	1056	Mar 22, 2009 by DavidC
	Girls: 13th Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup, Malaysia - Grade 1 (Week 11) (Preview) Hannah James has been joined in the main draw by another Hannah, 16&under Grand Prix champion Hannah Martin-Merchant, but Francesca Stephenson lost in qualifying. Hannah M-M has been rewarded with a draw against a fellow qualifier, whilst Hannah J is likely to face familiar opposition - Mai G...	DavidC	11	1325	Mar 22, 2009 by DavidC
	Girls: Banana Bowl, Brazil - Grade 1 (Week 11) (Preview) Bollettieri student Natalie Beazant is our only girl here for the Banana Bowl and the Grade A Copa Gerdau. Paul Brown was on the entry list for the Boys, but wasn't in the qualifying tournament. Unfortunately Natalie has a very tough draw against the world number 30. R1 (L64) (4,Q) Valeria Solovieva (...	DavidC	1	635	Mar 17, 2009 by DavidC
	Girls: ITF/LTAT Junior Championships,Thailand - Grade 1 (Week 10) (Preview) Hannah James is seeded for the first of a series of Asian Grade 1s, and was joined in the main draw by qualifier Francesca Stephenson. 16 & Under Grand Prix winner Hannah Martin-Merchant was also here in qualifying, but unfortunately retired against Francesca's opponent. However she is down fo...	DavidC	11	1719	Mar 15, 2009 by DavidC
	Girls: Asuncion Bowl, Paraguay - Grade 1 (Week 10) (Preview) Stephanie Cornish is just a few points away from the top 50, but will find it difficult to get them here, as she is likely to have to get past the Venezuelan girl who beat her easily last week, in order to boost her points tally. R1 Andrea Gamiz (VEN) v Catalina Pella (ARG) (7) Stephanie Cornish (GBR) v BYE	DavidC	5	854	Mar 13, 2009 by Drew
	Boys: Asuncion Bowl, Paraguay - Grade 1 (Week 10) (Preview) This is the last tournament of the South American series for our quintet. Being a Grade 1 the field is stronger than before, and only James Marsalek was a direct entry. However 3 of the other 4 came through qualifying, with Nick Jones coming back from a first-set bagel to defeat one of the Argentina Cup s...	DavidC	6	1007	Mar 13, 2009 by Drew
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