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Girls: ITF Digicel Junior International, St Vincent & The Grenadines - Grade 5 (Week 32)
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Here, belatedly, is news of a third British title last week, to go with the two in Portugal. Sophie Morrill, a former hitting partner of Laura Robson, has won her first ITF title, and also reached the doubles final. R1 Sophie Morrill (GBR) defeated Siara Sibblies-Goodluck (VIN) 6-0 6-0 2nd Round Sop...
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901
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Boys: Knokke Zoute Junior Championship, Belgium - Grade 3 (Week 33)
(Preview)
Tom Allen plays his first tournament since losing to Jack Carpenter in a Grade 2 final in Egypt, and needs a semi here at least to improve his points tally and move towards the top 100. R1 (L32) (4) Filip Strnad (CZE) v Christopher Helliar (GBR) Tomas Pitra (CZE) v (3) Tom Allen (GBR)
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Girls: Taça Diogo Napoles, Portugal - Grade 4 (Week 32)
(Preview)
After last week's successful tournament Natalie Beazant and Elisha Gabb have a slightly stronger field to test them in the second Portugese Grade 4. Natalie has the same opener as last week. R1 (L64) (1) Natalie Beazant (GBR) v Ekaterina Tour (ISR) (11) Sian Bayliss (GBR) v Laura Pigossi (ITA) (Q) So...
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Boys: Taça Diogo Napoles, Portugal - Grade 4 (Week 32)
(Preview)
A chance to redeem last week's disappointing showing R1 (L64) (10) Robert Carter (GBR) v (WC) Joao Monteiro (POR) (6) Francisco Dias (POR) v Paul Brown (GBR) James Ireland v (WC) Mensurado Vasco (POR)
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926
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Girls: National Championships (U18) - Week 32
(Preview)
The quest to follow Tara Moore as national champion starts at the NTC on Saturday with qualifying. There is less strength in depth than in the boys event, so no-one in the top 500 ITF has to qualify. The seeds in the main draw are Jocelyn Rae, Samantha Vickers, Hannah James, Stephanie Cornish, Nicola Ge...
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DavidC
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Boys: National Championships (U18) - Week 32
(Preview)
Qualifying starts on Saturday for the under 18 Nationals, held at the National Tennis Centre, with a reasonably strong field forcing Lewis Burton and Ben Davis amongst others to qualify. The seeds in the main draw are Ahmed El Menshawy, Jack Carpenter, Alastair Barnes, Oliver Golding, James Marsa...
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Boys & Girls: McDonalds Flevoland Outdoor, Netherlands - Grade 4 (Week 32)
(Preview)
Lucy Brown won her maiden Grade 5 title a week ago, and moves up a grade here Boys Singles R1 (L32) (7) Christophjer Helliar (GBR) v Till Guttenberger (GER) Girls Singles R1 (L32) Sabrina Stewart (GBR) v (6) Deborah Danz (GER) Dide Beijer (NED) v (2) Lucy Brown (GBR)
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924
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Boys and Girls : U12 Summer Cup
(Preview)
Round Robin GB def. Estonia 2-1
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Boys: European Summer Cups 2009
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The European Summer Cups are contested in 3 categories: U14, U16 and U18. The first of these, the 14 & under had qualifying over the last 3 days for next weekend's finals. Unfortunately despite having our strongest squad we were well beaten by Spain, who were not seeded to qualify, because their...
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2649
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Girls: 15th Internacional Junior de Leiria, Portugal - Grade 4 (Week 31)
(Preview)
Although many of our top players are preparing for the Nationals there is a group who have opted for 3 tournaments in Portugal, headed by Natalie Beazant and Elisha Gabb - our two highest ranked girls outside the top 100. R1 (L32) (1) Natalie Beazant v Q/LL Manisha Foster v Q/LL (7) Sian Bayliss (GBR) v (...
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2127
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Boys: 15th Internacional Junior de Leiria, Portugal - Grade 4 (Week 31)
(Preview)
This is the first of three tournaments in Portugal with British interest R1 (L64) (15) James Ireland (GBR) BYE Lucas Pigossi (BRA) v Paul Brown (GBR) (8) Robert Carter (GBR) BYE
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786
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Boys and Girls - 3rd Al Fatah ITF Junior Tournament 2009, Libya - Grade 5 (Week 30)
(Preview)
Congratulation to Lucy Brown on her maiden victory Boys Singles R1: Karim SALLEMI (TUN) defeated David MCKENZIE-JAMES (GBR) 6-4 6-4 Girls Singles R1: Lucy BROWN (GBR) (1) BYE R1: Yasmin DOOST (GBR) defeated Anna GOETZ (AUT) 6-4 3-6 6-4 R1: Sabrina STEWART (GBR) (3) BYE R2: Lucy BROWN (GBR) (1) defea...
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Girls: Rushbrooke ITF, Ireland - Grade 5 (Week 30)
(Preview)
Amy Askew continues her comeback as top seed in the second Irish Grade 5: R1 (L32) (1) Amy Askew (GBR) d. Emily Madill (IRL) 6-2 6-0 (Q) Joie Inverdale (GBR) d. Klaartje Liebens (BEL) 6-1 6-3 (Q) Susan McRann (IRL) d. Kyria Dunford (GBR) 4-6 7-6(6) 7-5 (8) Safiyyah Azeez (GBR) d. (WC) Tanya Murtagh (IRL)...
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Boys: Rushbrooke ITF, Ireland - Grade 5 (Week 30)
(Preview)
A very thin week for Junior ITF events, with the main focus being on the European Summer Cup qualifications at the end of the week. This is the main tournament with British interest, a second Irish tournament played on carpet. R1 (1) Stefan Sterland-Markovic (GBR) d. Samir Iftikhar (PAK) 6-3 7-6(3) (...
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DavidC
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1849
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Girls: European Summer Cups 2009
(Preview)
As with the Boys, there are three age categories: U14, U16 and U18 with qualifying for the first having just taken place. Great Britain were seeded to qualify, and despite having to replace the injured Pippa Horn with Alice Keddie, they beat Slovenia 2-1 to ensure qualification (Katy Dunne partneri...
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Boys & Girls: Safina Cup, Czech Republic - Grade 4 (Week 29)
(Preview)
With Oliver Golding and George Morgan winning a title in Moscow, the third member of our team aiming to qualify for the junior Davis Cup, Andrew Bettles, has also been in good form in Prague, accounting for two of the French boys who dominated in Edinburgh en route to the final. Boys R1 (L32) (5) Andrew B...
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Boys: Smash International Junior Championships, Egypt - Grade 2 (Week 29)
(Preview)
After a successful first week in Egypt the competition is only slightly stiffer for this Grade 2 event: R1 (L64) Tom Allen (GBR) d. Mina Albert (EGY) 6-1 6-0 (10) James Marsalek (GBR) BYE (WC) Ibrahem Shams (EGY) d. (Q) David McKenzie-James (GBR) 6-4 6-1 (12) Jack Carpenter (GBR) BYE (14) Christopher...
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Girls: Smash International Junior Championships, Egypt - Grade 2 (Week 29)
(Preview)
R1 (L64) Lucy Brown (GBR) d. Mukhabbat Saidova (RUS) 7-6(5) 6-2 (14) Elisha Gabb (GBR) BYE (10) Natalie Beazant (GBR) BYE Joanna Horne d. (WC) Farida Mohamed Sayed Sayed (EGY) 6-0 6-3 (LL) Shakhlo Saidova (RUS) d. (Q) Sabrina Stewart (GBR) 7-6(2) 6-3 R2 Lucy Brown (GBR) v (13) Rishika Sunkara (IND) (L...
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Boys: European Junior Championships (U14/U16/U18) - Week 29
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The draws are out for the under 18s who are in Villach (Austria), whilst the under 16s are in Moscow and the under 14s in Pilzen (Czech Republic) U18 R1 (L128) Piotr Gadomski (POL) v Richard Gabb (GBR) Peter Heller (GER) v Ashley Hewitt (GBR) Both play on Monday
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Boys & Girls: Donnybrook Junior International, Ireland - Grade 5 (Week 29)
(Preview)
We are assured of at least two titles in this event, thanks to a strong contingent of British boys relative to a Grade 5, accounting for 14 of the 16 first round winners. All the Boys doubles semi-finalists include at least one Brit. Boys QF Joe Rogers (GBR) defeated Michael Ajibade (GBR) 6-2 6-7(2) 6-2...
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Girls: European Junior Championships (U14/U16/U18) - Week 29
(Preview)
The girls championships are like the boys in Villach (under 18), Moscow (under 16) and Pilzen (under 14). Both Heather Watson and Sam Vickers have byes in round 1. Sam plays on Monday. U18 R2 (L64) Samantha Vickers (GBR) v Hilda Melander (SWE) (5) Heather Watson (GBR) v Polina Pekhova (BLR)
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Girls: Egypt 1 ITF Junior Tournament - Grade 3 (Week 28)
(Preview)
The British contingent here for Grade 3 and Grade 2 events includes Natalie Beazant, who could enhance her chances of being in the US Open qualifying by good results here. Unusually for a Brit, her favourite surface is clay, which this tournament is played on. R1 (L64) (8) Natalie Beazant (GBR) BYE Lu...
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Boys: Egypt 1 ITF Junior Tournament - Grade 3 (Week 28)
(Preview)
There is a strong British contingent here for a Grade 3 event followed by a Grade 2: R1 (L64) (8) James Marsalek (GBR) BYE (11) Christopher Simpson (GBR) BYE (10) Jack Carpenter (GBR) BYE Theodore Voegt (GBR) d. Karim Hosni-Fouad (EGY) 6-2 6-0 (14) Tom Allen (GBR) BYE R2 Taro Daniel (JPN) v (8) James Mar...
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Boys: Flower Bulb Tournament, Netherlands - Grade 4 (Week 28)
(Preview)
The second Grade 4 in the Netherlands has proved productive for Lewis Burton and Elliot Barnwell: Singles R2 (L32) (1) Lewis Burton (GBR) defeated Marius Merz (GER) 6-2 7-6(2) (6) Elliot Barnwell (GBR) defeated Max De Vroome (NED) 6-4 7-5 R3 (1) Lewis Burton (GBR)defeated (15) Eric Nguyen (CAN) 6-2...
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Boys: Preveza Cup, Greece - Grade 5 (Week 28)
(Preview)
Stefan Sterland-Markovic prevails yet again in doubles, this time with Jakub Hadrava. If he was anywhere near as good at singles (this is his first semi in 22 tournaments played during the past year) he would be one of our top ranked 1992 boys. Ekta Sharma lost in the first round of the girls singles/do...
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