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Girls: World Junior Tennis Finals, Czech Republic (Week 31)
(Preview)
The team of Freya Christie, Lana Rush and Maia Lumsden did very well to qualify third from the European group. Unfortunately Freya has subsequently missed the European Championships, and she is replaced for the WJT Under 14 finals by Jazzi Plews There are 4 Round Robin Groups and ours is: (2) USA (8) C...
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9
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Boys & Girls: XVII International Junior Leiria, Portugal - Grade 4 (Week 31)
(Preview)
Jonny O'Mara looks to continue his impressive recent form here Boys R1 (L64) (9) Tommy Bennett (GBR) v (Q) Goncalo Oliveira (POR) (3) Thomas Colautti (GBR) v Danyal Sualehe (POR) (10) Calvin Hemery (FRA) v Jamie Malik (GBR) (14) Joao Monteiro (POR) v Harry Burley (GBR) (7) Jonny O'Mara (GBR) v Joao Do...
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836
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Girls: Rushbrooke ITF, Ireland - Grade 5 (Week 31)
(Preview)
R1 (L32) (1) Sinead Lohan (IRL) v (Q) Helen Rabot (GBR) (Q) Molly Reed (GBR) v (WC) Georgia Brescia (ITA) Holly Monahan (IRL) v (6) Rebecca Smaller (GBR) (3) Sabrina Federici (GBR) v (LL) Konstantina Adami (GRE) (WC) Nicola Drummy (IRL) v (LL) Natalie Wall (GBR) Laura Correia (ITA) v (7) Katherine Whi...
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Boys: Rushbrooke ITF, Ireland - Grade 5 (Week 31)
(Preview)
Jordan Angus is top seed again looking for a second singles title in Ireland R1 (L32) (1) Jordan Angus (GBR) v (WC) Robert Dudley (IRL) (LL) Samuel Sutton (GBR) v (WC) Coilin Macnamara (IRL) Jordan Parker (GBR) v Arturs Lazdins (LAT) (3) Aaron Banasik Banasik (GBR) v (LL) Alexander Feider (LUX) (WC) P...
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1083
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Girls: European Summer Cups 2011 (U14/U16/U18)
(Preview)
The under 14s have started the season of Summer Cups by qualifying as runners-up in one of 4 groups. At the finals in Loano if they can finish in the top 5 they will qualify for the World Junior Team finals in the Czech Republic. The team of Freya Christie, Maia Lumsden and Lana Rush open against 4th seeds...
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14
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1696
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Girls: Donnybrook ITF, Ireland - Grade 5 (Week 30)
(Preview)
National under 14 champion Alannah Griffin will hope to win her maiden title here and follow in Pippa Horn's footsteps as champion R1 (L32) (1/WC) Sinead Lohan (IRL) v Athena Chrysanthou (GBR) (Q) Kathryn Hughes (GBR) v Laura Correia (LUX) (WC) Sinead Kennedy (IRL) v (6) Emily Gibbens (GBR) (4) Kyri...
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Boys: Donnybrook ITF, Ireland - Grade 5 (Week 30)
(Preview)
The Irish Grade 5s have been a happy hunting ground for titles in recent years, and we have 6 of the 8 seeds this time R1 (L32) (1) Jordan Angus (GBR) v Ross Hurley (IRL) Jorge Wilton (GBR) v (Q) Darragh Glavin (IRL) (Q) Samuel Sutton (GBR) v Noah Hajdu-Andersson (NOR) (3) Toby Mitchell (GBR) v (WC) Peter B...
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Boys & Girls: NZ ITF Indoor Championships, New Zealand - Grade 4 (Week 30)
(Preview)
Not this time Verena Jane Scott (who crashed in the first round of doubles) but Rhett Purcell who claimed his second ITF doubles title. Rhett is only 15 and has changed nationality from New Zealand fairly recently. There's a picture of him with trophy at http://www.aucklandtennis.co.nz/ Boys R2 (...
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0
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1106
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Boys: 10th Monastir ITF Junior Tournament, Tunisia - Grade 2 (Week 30)
(Preview)
A reduced British contingent tackles the second Tunisian Grade 2. Isaac Stoute has a tough draw against last week's finalist. R1 (L32) Tunde Segogo (BEN) v (5) Sam Hutt (GBR) Joshua Page (GBR) v (LL) Kais Dghaies (TUN) (Q) Isaac Stoute (GBR) v (3) Stefan Vinti (ROU) Tom Hill (GBR) v (Q) Roberto Affonso...
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Boys & Girls: 9th SFAX ITF Junior Tournament, Tunisia - Grade 2 (Week 29)
(Preview)
Two Tunisian Grade 2s postponed from February because of political unrest give further opportunities for big points for a group of Brits Boys R1 (L32) Thien Nguyen Hoang (VIE) v (Q) Youssef Hassan (GBR) Tom Hill (GBR) v (7) Markos Kalovelonis (GRE) Lucas Gomez (MEX) v (8) Jonathan Cornish (GBR) (WC)...
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Boys: Modrany Power Sparta Cup, Czech Republic - Grade 4 (Week 29)
(Preview)
Christian Throm-Jones is having a good tournament, reaching the semis in both singles and doubles R1 (L32) (8) Christian Throm-Jones (GBR) d. (WC) Ivan Kocourek (CZE) 6-1 6-1 Tomas Papik (CZE) d. (7) Robbie Ridout (GBR) 7-5 6-2 (5) Michal Kianicka (SVK) d. Christopher Pearce (GBR) 6-2 7-5 R2 (8) Chr...
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617
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Boys & Girls: Queensland Junior Winter International, Australia - Grade 4 (Week 29)
(Preview)
Verena Jane Scott is up to her customary trick of early exit in the singles (she has never been beyond the quarter-finals in an ITF event) and reaching the doubles final (fifth time this year) Boys R1 (L64) Ryan Peniston (GBR) d. George Mitchell (AUS) 6-1 7-5 (WC) Darren K Polkinghorne (AUS) d. (WC) Bra...
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Boys: European Junior Championships, Switzerland, Grade B1 (Week 29)
(Preview)
The European Junior Championships are divided into 3 age categories, with ITF points only available for the under 18s. We have had most success in recent years in the under 16 doubles where Kyle Edmund & Luke Bambridge were finalists last year, whilst Oliver Golding & George Morgan won the t...
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Girls: European Junior Championships, Switzerland - Grade B1 (Week 29)
(Preview)
British girls have been conspicuous by their absence from European Championship finals in any of the three categories (under 14/16/18) with only Hannah Collin/Helen Reesby reaching the under 14 doubles final since Jo Durie was a junior. With our top under 14s Freya Christie and Lana Rush being lat...
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Boys: Canadian U18 ITF Junior World Ranking Event - Grade 4 (Week 28)
(Preview)
Another good event in Canada for Samm Butler and Toby Mitchell, losing in the doubles semis, but Toby beating the number 1 seed and still going in singles. Samm's 3 matches bizarrely were all double bagels. R1 (L32) Toby Mitchell (GBR) d. Daniel Raw (CAN) 6-2 6-2 (8) Samm Butler d. Christian Nicholas B...
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529
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Boys & Girls: Mediterranee Avenir, Morocco - Grade 1 (Week 28)
(Preview)
A weak Grade 1 gives chances for a substantial contingent of Brits to pick up some points Boys R1 (L64) Sam Hutt (GBR) v Mina Albert (EGY) Khalil Naji (MAR) v Isaac Stoute (GBR) (Q) Houssam Sbaii (MAR) v Tom Hill (GBR) (WC) Hamza Laalej (MAR) v Alexander Sendegeya (GBR) (11) Joshua Ward-Hibbert (GBR) By...
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Boys: AEGON Junior International, Newcastle - Grade 4 (Week 28)
(Preview)
Jonny O'Mara will look to add to the 4 singles and doubles titles secured in the last 3 weeks in a field dominated by Brits, including all 8 seeds. The link below doesn't currently have the draw (available on the ITF site), but I expect it will be up in the morning http://www.lta.org.uk/NewWebsite/LTA...
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Girls: AEGON Junior International, Newcastle - Grade 4 (Week 28)
(Preview)
http://www.lta.org.uk/NewWebsite/LTA/Documents/Fans%20News%20and%20Major%20Events/Results/2011/AEGON-Junior-International/Newcastle-JUL/Girls_singles_main_draw.pdf
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920
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Boys & Girls: ITF Junior Open Linz - Grade 1 (Week 28)
(Preview)
Luke Bambridge looks to build on his encouraging week in Germany. He starts with the player who beat Joshua Sapwell last week, but is in the same quarter as the strong top seed Patrick Ofner (Trofeo Bonfiglio finalist). He's joined by Evan Hoyt who has the chance to avenge a defeat by his Polish opponen...
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Girls: AEGON Junior International Edinburgh - Grade 5 (Week 27)
(Preview)
A draw populated mainly by Brits, including National under 14 champion Alannah Griffin, who reached the semis of a Grade 4 event in Tunisia last week. Top 1998 girl Maia Lumsden is given her ITF debut, but draws the short straw of top seed Sophie Watts http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournam...
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Girls: ITF Corfu Cup, Greece - Grade 5 (Week 27)
(Preview)
Freya Christie follows up a fine week in the European Summer Cups under 14s by reaching her first ITF singles final R1 (L32) Rotenm Shveber (ISR) d. Eleanor Deaves (GBR) 6-3 6-1 (5) Freya Christie (GBR) d. Nikol Yordanova (BUL) 6-1 6-2 R2 (5) Freya Christie (GBR) d. (WC) Ioanna Markesini (GRE) 6-2 6-3 Q...
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Boys: Canadian Saville ITF - Grade 5 (Week 27)
(Preview)
Samm Butler is having a good tournament, having reached the semis, and partnered Toby Mitchell to the doubles final R1 (L32) (7) Samm Butler (GBR) d. Alexander Berdnikoff (CAN) 6-1 6-0 (8) Toby Mitchell (GBR) d. Mackenzie Stearns (CAN) 6-1 6-1 R2 (7) Samm Butler (GBR) d. Charlie Shin (KOR) 6-4 7-6(2)...
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Boys & Girls: Airberlin German Juniors - Grade 1 (Week 27)
(Preview)
The week's top junior tournament has attracted Luke Bambridge and Jessica Ren. Luke's first round opponent won a Grade 4 event recently. Boys R1 (L64) Riccardo Bonadio (ITA) v (14) Luke Bambridge (GBR) Girls R1 (L64) Jessica Ren (GBR) v Szabina Szlavikovics (HUN)
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Boys: AEGON Junior International Edinburgh - Grade 5 (Week 27)
(Preview)
The draw here is mainly filled by Brits, and unfortunately has thrown up two big clashes in round 1 for key members of the successful under 16 European Winter Cup winning squad. Chris Pearce tackles top seed Clay Crawford, whilst Jonny O'Mara faces second seed Peter Ashley. Full draw http://www.it...
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Boys: Wimbledon Juniors 2011
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(Preview)
Qualifying for Wimbledon is scheduled to start tomorrow. Oliver Golding, George Morgan, Liam Broady and Kyle Edmund are direct entrants. Judging from the qualifying draw all of the WCs at Roehampton apart from Sam Hutt will probably have received main draw WCs. Peter Ashley withdrew and Joshua S...
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