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Boys: J200 Nonthaburi, Thailand, hard (Week 9)
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No direct entries here, after Imogen Haddad pulled out this week but Josh Manuel has come through qualifying. Josh is on a good run of form, after 2 J60 finals in South Africa R1 (L48) (Q) Josh Manuel v (WC) Pannawat Suttisomboon (THA)
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Boys & Girls: J200 Siauliai, Lithuania, indoor hard (Week 8)
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Hannah Klugman has just turned 14, so she can start her annual quota of junior ITFs afresh (and up to 8 Women's ITFs before her 15th birthday), and she is seeded 2 here. A large British contingent here includes Charlie Robertson, winner of 2 consecutive J100 events Boys R1 (L32) Andreas Timini (CYP) v...
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Other events 2023 - week 8
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There is an important Tennis Europe Category 1 event (roughly equivalent to an ITF Grade 1) in France this week for the 14Us. Spotlight in the girls will be on the very instagram-oriented Ksenia Eframova (RUS) However, GB's Tara Lawal has come through qualis and, this morning, won her first round ma...
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Boys & Girls: 2023 Tennis Europe U14/U16 Winter Cups
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https://www.tenniseurope.org/news/147944/1416U-Winter-Cups-by-Dunlop-Latest-- Edited by DavidC on Friday 3rd of February 2023 06:27:45 PM
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Girls: J500 Cairo, Egypt, clay (Week 8)
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The first J500 (Grade A) of the year is in Egypt, with Marelie Raath as the sole Brit. She will be hard pressed to progress past round 1, where she is paired with the winner of the African Regional Championship earlier this month. Top seed is Australian Open finalist Mirra Andreeva (WTA290) R1 (L64) Ma...
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Other events, 2023 - week 7
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There's a very good contingent in Slovakia, this week Slovakia, J100 Luca Bluett lost in R1 in three sets Henry Jefferson and Charlie Robertson still to play In the girls, Millie Skelton got unlucky, drawing the top seed and losing easily Hannah Read and Hannah Rylatt both won in their R1 matche...
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Boys & Girls: J30 Liverpool, GB - hard, indoor (Week 7)
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The second leg in Liverpool.... BOYS Ilias is top seed again. But Jack Curtis has turned up for second seed place. Last week's winner Jay Johnson-Hauldren is in the draw again. Will be interested to see how (wc) Jesse Clarkson (age 14) gets on - he's raised a fair bit of interest GIRLS THe top two seed...
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Other events, 2022 - week 6
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South Africa J60 Josh Manuel has reached the boys final - good luck, Josh ! Max Castle made the quarters but is in the doubles semis Serena Manca also made the QFs in the girls, and is also into the semis in the dubs Daisy Clifford lost in R1 Sri Lanka, J30: Sirena Waas is into the semis Josh Hinton lost...
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Boys & Girls: J30 Dublin, Ireland - hard, indoor (Week 7)
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A group of girls have decided to skip the Liverpool second leg and go to Dublin instead (not quite sure why....) And there are quite a few other GB players here, as is to be expected BOYS (q) Robin McAlpine, (LL) Matt Upton and (q) Henry Best all won in R1 but (q) harry Abel lost GIRLS Wins for Tegan Bush,...
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Boys & Girls: J100 Bloemfontein, South Africa, hard (Week 7)
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Didn't see a thread for this so thought I'd update: Girls Marelie Raath is going well in the girls singles and is now in the QF, where she faces the 5th seed, after two comfortable straight sets wins in the earlier rounds. She is number 1 seed for this event by the way. Daisy Clifford lost in the first round...
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Boys: J300 Lima, Peru, clay (Week 7)
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The South American (COSAT) swing of top grade tournaments moves on to clay, culminating with a J500 (Grade A) event in Brazil in March. Most of the British squad has returned home, but Oliver Bonding has entered one further tournament in Peru. Transitioning to clay so quickly after the Colombian h...
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Boys & Girls: Les Petits As U14 super category, France, indoor hard (Week 4)
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This year there is just one Brit in the leading under 14 event by direct acceptance, but Georgiana Mititelu is joined by wildcard Hannah Klugman (welcomed by the organisers here ) while Mark Ceban and Liam Channon have come through qualifying. Hannah is fifth on the streamed court 2 tomorrow. Str...
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Boys & Girls: J300 Barranquilla, Colombia, hard (Week 6)
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The hard court section of the Latin American swing ends this week in Colombia with 48 player draws, so only Ellie Blackford and Daniela Piani needed to go through qualifying, both successful. Henry Searle's good run in San Jose gives him a high seeding here, while in early matches there is a win for Ru...
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Boys & Girls: J200 Oberhaching, Germany, indoor hard (Week 6)
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Hannah Klugman plays her 11th ITF tournament since her 13th birthday. That is slightly puzzling, as the rules only allow 10 for 13 year olds, but I guess that Wimbledon is not counted against her allocation, because of the lack of points. She is joined by Viktor Frydrych, Freddy Blaydes and Luke Hoop...
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Boys & Girls: J30 Liverpool, GB - hard, indoor (Week 6)
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A domestic J30 will give lost of GB interest with names that people might not know... The first round of qualis took place yesterday The second two rounds are today
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Boys & Girls: J300 Salinas, Ecuador, hard (Week 5)
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The second of the high grade Latin American hard court events didn't get off to the best start from a British perspective, as both Oliver Bonding and Hugo Coquelin lost in qualifying via match tiebreaks. The main draw sees Henry Searle pitted against the 14 year old star who is on a 30 match unbeaten ru...
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Other events, 2023 - week 5
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South Africa, J60: Sophie Bekker (2008) and Josh Manuel (top seed) have both won two rounds and are into the QFs (Daisy Clifford lost in R1) Spain, J60: R1 win for Roy Keegan Sri Lanka, J30: Josh Hinton lost in R1 but got a win in doubles Sirena Waas, on the other hand, lost her R1 dubs but won her R1 in s...
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Other events, 2023 - week 4
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UAE J100: R1 win for Luca Bluett Doha, J60 R1 win for Max Castle R1 wins for Flora Johnson (over top seed), Vlada Kozak and Jade Issah Ali and Isabella Gibson lost South Africa J60 Sophie Bekker (age 14) has won two matches and is into the QFs Daisy Clifford lost Czechia J30 Max Carrier won R1 Turkey...
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Boys & Girls: J300 San Jose, Costa Rica, hard (Week 4)
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A sizeable group of Brits are tackling the hard court section of the Latin American swing of high grade events (which moves on to clay in February) 6 Brits in the main draws, plus Ellie Blackford, who lost in qualifying. Surprised to see that Ruby Cooling has been granted a wild card, rather than havi...
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Girls: Australian Open, hard (Week 4)
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Qualifying for this year's Australian Open gets underway overnight, with Imogen Haddad in the draw. Ella McDonald and Ranah Stoiber (if recovered - she is still on the acceptance list) should be in the main draw. I notice that Sara Bejlek is at the bottom of the acceptance list. She gets in with her...
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Boys & Girls: J200 Hammamet, Tunisia, clay (Week 4)
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The second week in Tunisia for Ben Gusic Wan and Marelie Raath. A tough draw for Ben, though both he and his opponent lost to the eventual runner-up last week Boys R1 (L32) (4) Vuk Radjenovic (SRB) v Benjamin Gusic Wan Girls R1 (L32) Vladislava Andreeskaya (KGZ) v Marelie Raath
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Boys & Girls: J100 Glasgow (indoor, hard) - Week 3
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In the boys the top four seeds are: Niels Ratiu (BEL) Viktor Frydrych Charlie Robertson WilliamRejchtman Vinciguerra (SWE) Slightly unfortunately, Dilhan Wasantha has been drawn against Viktor in the first round Conor Brady, who made the semis, in a recent GB J4 event, has drawn the top seed G...
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Other events, 2023 - week 3
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Turkey, J100 A clutch of losses for the boys in R1 But Taymur Mohammad got a win Dubai, J60: Max Castle beat the top seed in R1 Vlada Kozak lost Israel, J60: R1 wins for Serena Manca and Jade Cole, but Dina Lipovski lost Egypt, J30 Rhys Watters won in R1 -- Edited by Coup Droit on Tuesday 17th of Janua...
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Boys & Girls: Tennis Europe U14 Junior Internatinal, Bolton, indoor acrylic (Week 3)
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The Category 1 under 14 event in Bolton regularly precedes Les Petits As, one of the two leading events for this age group. There are 48 draws in both the boys and girls, which you can view here Round 1 matches are taking place today, with quite a lot of British interest, given there are only 3 British see...
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Boys & Girls: J200 Hammamet, Tunisia, clay (Week 3)
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It could be a big year for former U12 Orange Bowl champion Ben Gusic Wan, who plays his first ITF of the year here. Boys R1 (L32) Benjamin Gusic Wan v Semen Aginskiy (UKR) Girls R1 (L32) Marelie Raath v (Q) Amina Zeghlouli (MAR)
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