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Boys & Girls: 55° Trofeo Bonfiglio, Italy, clay - Grade A (Week 21)
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The strongest GA event outside the Grand Slams only had one British direct entrant (Izzy Wallace), but going through qualifying has proved fruitful for all three of our hopefuls - Maia Lumsden (seeded to do so), Mirabelle Njoze and Aswin Lizen (who weren't). Katy Dunne was a surprise rare British se...
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Boys & Girls: RUC Tennis Junior Open, Casablanca, Morocco, clay - Grade 4 (Week 20)
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The second week in Morocco ratchets up to a G4. Although Finn Bass has drawn a seed, it is not one with an outstanding record. If successful though he will probably be up against last week's winner. Boys R1 (L32) (WC) Oussama Aziz (MAR) v (7) Max Stewart (GBR) (5) Chisomo Lumeta (MAW) v Finn Bass (GBR) Gir...
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Girls: Easter Bowl Championship (Closed), USA, hard - Grade B1 (Week 15)
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Here's a novelty - a Brit playing in an American closed championship. The organisers have discretion to allow a national from another country under certain conditions (I think Katie will be debarred from the European championships, but we are only allowed two entries in each age bracket for those...
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Boys: Nazmi Bari Cup 2014, Turkey, hard - Grade 4 (Week 20)
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Piers and Alexis doing well so far: R1: PIERS FARHANG (GBR) [10] 6-4 6-3 Cem HIZLIALP (TUR) Alexis CANTER (GBR) [3] 6-3 6-3 Vasisht CHERUKU (IND) R2: PIERS FARHANG (GBR) [10] 7-6(2) 7-6(6) Alp SENTAY (TUR) Alexis CANTER (GBR) [3] 3-6 6-4 7-5 Pavel PETROV (KAZ)
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Boys: 35 Internationale Spring Bowl 2014 Amstetten, Austria, clay - Grade 2 (Week 20)
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Lewis stays in Austria for another G2 R1 (L32) Majed Kilani (TUN) v Lewis Roskilly (GBR)
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Girls: 36° Torneo "Citta Di Santa Croce" Mauro Sabatini , Italy, clay - Grade 1 (Week 20)
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Mirabelle Njoze is the only Brit here, and she plays first (8am BST) on court 3, which should be streamed. Click the link from http://www.tcsantacroce.com/en/home_torneo.php R1 (L64) Mirabelle Njoze (GBR) v Qiu Yu Ye (CHN)
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Boys & Girls: ITF/CAT North African Circuit, Casablanca, Morocco, clay - Grade 5 (Week 19)
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A chance for our two leading '99 boys to shine Boys R1 (L32) (Q) Ahmed Amine Herress (MAR) v (7) Finn Bass (GBR) (Q) Oussama Aziz (MAR) v (4) Max Stewart (GBR) Girls R1 (L32) Alice McGinty (GBR) v Kristina Delyan (RUS) Lily Reynolds (GBR) v (2) Natsumi Okamoto (JPN) -- Edited by DavidC on Monday 5th of May 2...
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Boys & Girls: 22nd International Junior Tournament Citta' Di Prato , Italy, clay - Grade 2 (Week 19)
(Preview)
A reduced contingent in Italy this week, with Maia Lumsden a late withdrawal Boys R1 (L64) (4) Rhett Purcell (GBR) bye Nicolo Turchetti (ITA0 v Aswin Lizen (GBR) Girls R1 (L32) Anna Brogan (GBR) v Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA)
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Boys: Panaceo ITF Junior Cup Villach, Austria, clay - Grade 2 (Week 19)
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R1 (L32) Lewis Roskilly (GBR) v Ulises Blanch (USA)
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ITF launch Junior Masters in 2015
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Not exactly news, having been announced 2 weeks ago, but I didn't post it then because of the welter of Easter tournaments taking place. From next year the ITF start an 8 person Masters event in China for the top juniors. It's an idea being tried increasingly at different levels, not always succeeding...
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Boys & Girls: 31° Torneo Internazionale U18 - Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy, clay - Grade 2 (Week 18)
(Preview)
The main event for British juniors in week 18 is this tournament in Italy Boys R1 (L64) (7) Rhett Purcell (GBR) bye Aswin Lizen (GBR) v (WC) Giorgio De Rossi (ITA) Girls R1 (L32) Anna Brogan (GBR) v Silvia Chinellato (ITA) (4) Freya Christie (GBR) v (WC) Tatiana Pieri (ITA) (7) Maia Lumsden (GBR) v (WC)...
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Girls: Nike Junior International Nottingham (week 1), hard - Grade 4 (Week 16)
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http://www.lta.org.uk/NewWebsite/LTA/Documents/Fans%20News%20and%20Major%20Events/Results/2014/Nike%20Junior%20International%20Nottingham/Girls%2018U%20Single...
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Boys: Nike Junior International Nottingham (week 2), hard - Grade 4 (Week 17)
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Week 1 winner Jamie Malik is the top seed . All the top 8 seeds are British including Luke Simeone at 8, who takes on young Jack Molloy, who had an excellent run in week 1. The draw is on the ITF site but not the LTA site at present
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Girls: Nike Junior International Nottingham (week 2), hard - Grade 4 (Week 17)
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Neither week 1 finalist is present for a weaker second week of competition. Eden Richardson is top seeded followed by the Antonova twins. Draw is on the ITF site
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Boys: ITF Junior Tunisia, hard - Grade 5 (Week 17)
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There was no real luck in the singles here (although quite a few GB players) but congrats to Christopher Reynolds who won the doubles title with Turkish partner: FinalCan OZTUZUN (TUR) / Christopher REYNOLDS (GBR) [1] 6-1 6-1 Mohamed OUALHA (TUN) / Matteo TINELLI (ITA) [2]
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Boys: Alex Podolsky ITF Junior, Israel, hard - Grade 4 (Week 17)
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Finn Bass is flying the flag out in Israel: R1: Finn BASS (GBR) 6-1 6-2 Tomer SHILO (ISR) R2: Finn BASS (GBR) 3-6 6-4 6-4 Edan BAKSHI (ISR) QF: Finn BASS (GBR) 6-3 7-5 Emil SAVELJEV (ISR) SF: Finn BASS (GBR) v Constantin BITTOUN KOUZMINE (FRA) [2] And Finn is into the doubles final...
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Girls: The 36th Slovakia Cup, clay - Grade 2 (Week 17)
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Emily Arbuthnott has moved from Italy to Slovakia, and is seeded to meet top seed Kristina Schmiedlova in the quarters R1 (L64) (5) Emily Arbuthnott (GBR) bye
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Boys & Girls: 19ème Open International Junior de Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France, clay - Grade 1 (Week 17)
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Rhett Purcell returns to action after his stunning G1 final last time whilst Maia Lumsden will look to continue her winning run, having taken a South African G2 title last tournament. Boys R1 (L64) (15) Rhett Purcell (GBR) bye Joel Cannell (GBR) v (Q) Jules Okala (FRA) Girls R1 (L64) Mirabelle Njoze (...
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Boys & Girls: Kenana Cup, Bulgaria, clay - Grade 3 (Week 17)
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Unlucky draws for Dan Little and Seff Hassan against the two finalists in the Bulgarian G2 last week Boys R1 (L32) (1) Nicolae Frunza (ROU) v Daniel Little (GBR) Jay Clarke (GBR) v Efekan Bulbul (TUR) Youssef Hassan (GBR) v (3) Bogdan Ionut Apostol (ROU) Girls R1 (L32) Georgina Axon (GBR) v (WC) Viktor...
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Boys: Nike Junior International Nottingham (week 1), hard - Grade 4 (Week 16)
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As usual Nottingham hosts a couple of G4s over Easter. The top 14 seeds are all British, with Lewis Roskilly and Ben Stride at 1 and 2, plus Max Stewart at 8 and Isaac Stoute at 12 amongst others. A key round 1 clash is between tenth seed Jonathan Gray and Max's '99 World Junior Tennis compatriot Finn Bass....
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Boys & Girls: Open Istres Ouest Provence, France, clay - Grade 2 (Week 16)
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Luke Bambridge was a winner here two years ago. Izzy Wallace draws the winner of the first French G2 Lucie Wargnier Boys R1 (L32) Joel Cannell (GBR) v (Q) Denys Klok (UKR) Girls R1 (L32) Beatrice Lombardo (ITA) v Lana Rush (GBR) (3) Isabelle Wallace (GBR) v Lucie Wargnier (FRA) (5) Gabriella Taylor (GB...
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Boys & Girls: 39th City of Florence, Italy, clay - Grade 2 (Week 16)
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Emily Arbuthnott and Aswin Lizen are both seeded here. Unfortunately Aswin is seeded to meet the top seed, who has reached the semis or better in his last 4 G2/G1 events, in round 3 Boys R1 (L64) (15) Aswin Lizen (GBR) bye Federico Bonacia (ITA) v Andrew Watson (GBR) Girls R1 (L32) (5) Emily Arbuthnott (...
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Boys & Girls: Plovdiv Cup, Bulgaria, clay - Grade 2 (Week 16)
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We have 4 boys here and Georgie Axon should be in the girls event Boys R1 (L32) Oleg Prihodko (UKR) v Jay Clarke (GBR) (4) Ondrej Krstev (CZE) v Daniel Little (GBR) (WC) Assen Dimitrov (BUL) v Shamael Chaudhry (GBR) Youssef Hassan (GBR) v Joel Popov (FIN)
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Boys: Barbados Junior International, Barbados: hard, outdoor - Grade 4 (Week 16)
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Congratulations to doubles champions, Charlie and Calum Final : Calum MACGEOCH (GBR) / Charlie RIDOUT (GBR) def Jorge ORTEGON (MEX) / Jesus Santiago SUAREZ RIVAS (MEX) [2] 4-6 6-4 [10-3]
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Boys: International Junior Championship, Cairo, Egypt: clay, outdoor - Grade 4 (Week 16)
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Into the semis goes Sebastien with a particularly good win in the first round: R1: Sebastien BUTLER (GBR) 7-5 6-4 Nabil FOUAD (EGY) [3] R2: Sebastien BUTLER (GBR) 6-2 6-4 Aly ZAGHLOUL (EGY) QF : Sebastien BUTLER (GBR) 6-0 7-6(5) Youssef SHERIF (EGY) SF: Sebastien BUTLER (GBR) ...
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