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Boys & Girls: Czech International Junior Indoor Championships - Grade 1 (Week 3)
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The Czech Indoor Grade 1 has been a good hunting ground for Brits in recent years. George Morgan and Ashley Hewitt were semifinalists last year, and Dan Smethurst won it in 2008. The trio who played last week in Slovakia should be joined by Jessica Ren Boys R1 (L64) Luke Bambridge (GBR) v (WC) Marek Rout...
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DavidC
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7
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1235
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Boys & Girls: Delhi ITF Juniors, India -- Grade 2 (Week 3)
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Joshua Ward-Hibbert gets a chance to repeat last week's first round upset against an Indian Junior Davis Cup player in this weak Grade 2 event Boys R1 (L32) Joshua Page (GBR) v Saurabh Singh (IND) (5) Vinod Gowda (IND) v Joshua Ward-Hibbert (GBR) (WC) Aditya Vikram (IND) v (Q) Jordan Angus (GBR) Girls...
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DavidC
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5
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1454
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Girls: Hong Kong ITF Junior Tournament - Grade 4 (Week 3)
(Preview)
Verena Jane Scott is one of the most frequent competitors on the ITF Junior Circuit, faring better generally in doubles, as here R1 (L32) Verena Jane Scott (GBR) d. (6) Kamonwan Buayam (THA) 6-1 6-3 R2 (LL) Hui-Zhen Ruan (TPE) d. Verena Jane Scott (GBR) 6-2 6-4 Doubles Final (1) Ip/Klyueva (HKG/RUS)...
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DavidC
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1
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612
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Boys & Girls: Loy Yang Traralgon International, Australia - Grade 1 (Weeks 2/3)
(Preview)
George Morgan and Kyle Edmund are down to warm up for the Australian Open here, but I cannot find the drawsheet for the Boys event. Laura Deigman is our sole representative in the Girls, and she literally has a monumental task to beat a 14 year old opponent whose height is recorded as 4 metres on the ITF wo...
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DavidC
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9
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1473
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Boys & Girls: Australian Open 2011 Preview
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Oliver Golding has surprisingly opted to give the Australian tournaments a miss, though he is down to play the Casablanca Grade A after Christmas. Kyle Edmund is set to make his Australian Open debut, having sneaked into the top 100 this week thanks to other players losing points. Boys MD 4 George Mo...
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DavidC
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15
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3368
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Boys: India ITF Juniors 1 - Grade 3 (Week 2)
(Preview)
India hosts a couple of relatively weak Grade 3 and Grade 2 tournaments. Joshua Ward-Hibbert is the advance party trying to take advantage, but hasn't been favoured in the draw. R1 (L32) Joshua Ward-Hibbert (GBR) v (6) Vinod Gowda (IND)
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DavidC
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1114
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Girls: Copa Gatorade, Venezuela - Grade 1 (Week 2)
(Preview)
For the second week running Georgina Sellyn gets a first round draw against a low-ranked local player. This year these two Grade 1s have been extraordinarily weak in depth, with no first-round matches involving two players ranked in the top 1000. R1 (L64) (WC) Viviana Onorato (VEN) v Georgina Selly...
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DavidC
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1054
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Boys: Slovak Junior Indoor Tournament - Grade 2 (Week 2)
(Preview)
Robert Carter, Luke Bambridge and Toby Martin will try to go one better than Tom Farquharson, who was a finalist here last year. Toby's opening match as a qualifier is against the player who finished one place above Peter Ashley in the Tennis Europe Under 14 rankings last year. R1 (L64) (6) Robert Cart...
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DavidC
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1313
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Boys & Girls: Wilson ITF Junior Classic, Austria - Grade 4 (Week 2)
(Preview)
Eddie Herr Under 14 champion Peter Ashley made his ITF debut here, but failed to qualify, unluckily running into the German (Johannes Haerteis) who beat him in the Tennis Europe Masters event. Girls R1 (L64) Kyra Akinnibi (GBR) d. (WC) Alina Novacek (AUT) 6-0 6-0 Rosalie Willig (GER) d. Alannah Grif...
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DavidC
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844
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Boys & Girls: Vasteras ITF, Sweden - Grade 4 (Week 2)
(Preview)
Grace Dixon has returned home to take part in the Glasgow $10K but the British contingent in Sweden has been augmented by under 16 national champion Jonny O'Mara Boys R1 (L32) Amar Hromic (SWE) v (Q) Jonny O'Mara (GBR) (WC) Elias Ymer (SWE) v Evan Hoyt (GBR) Girls R1 (L32) Alice Keddie (GBR) v Federica E...
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DavidC
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911
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Boys & Girls: Seat Salk Open, Sweden - Grade 4 (Week 1)
(Preview)
Two years ago Jennifer Ren won here whilst Oliver Golding reached the final, and there is a small group of Brits here hoping to emulate them. Boys R1 (L32) (6) Fred Simonsson (SWE) v Evan Hoyt (GBR) Girls R1 (L32) Lisa Andersson (SWE) v Alice Keddie (GBR) Cornelia Emily Lister (SWE) v (8) Grace Dixon (GB...
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DavidC
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1777
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Girls: Coffee Bowl, Costa Rica - Grade 1 (Week 1)
(Preview)
Although Katy Dunne et al withdrew from this event there is still British interest in the guise of Georgina Sellyn, who has a winnable opener against a local player, with third seed Danka Kovinic awaiting the winner R1 (L64) Maria Jose Chavarria (CRC) v Georgina Sellyn (GBR)
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DavidC
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866
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Boys & Girls: Evert ITF, USA - Grade 4 (Week 45)
(Preview)
There are slim pickings this week and next on the junior ITF circuit, before the big North American tournaments. This is one of two Grade 4 tournaments this week (the other has no British interest) and Georgina Sellyn comes here on the back of a maiden quarterfinal last week in South Carolina Boys R1 (L...
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DavidC
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1129
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Boys: 33rd International Casablanca Junior Cup, Mexico - Grade A (Week 0)
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(Preview)
Here we go again, as the first event of the 2011 season starts Oliver Golding is comfortably the top seed here, and should not be troubled by his first opponent, who lost comfortably to George Morgan recently, and to Clay Crawford earlier in the year. The opening match is due to take place later today R1...
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DavidC
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4260
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Boys: Junior Orange Bowl, USA - U14/U12 (Weeks 50-51)
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(Preview)
Peter Ashley aims to go one better than Luke Bambridge last year, who won the Eddie Herr followed by the American tournament bridging the gap to the Orange Bowl but was unable to complete the hattrick. Joshua Sapwell's fine year in Europe culminating in the Masters title earns him the number 1 seeding...
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DavidC
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36
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4927
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Girls: Junior Orange Bowl, USA - U14/U12 (Weeks 50-51)
(Preview)
A number of our top 1996 - 1998 girls have given the tournament a miss, including Auray champion Maia Lumsden who is currently in the final of a Tennis Europe Under 14 event. However Jazzi Plews has strengthened the under 12 entry. Under 14 R1 (L128) Lana Rush (GBR) v Margret Atlason (ISL) (9=) Maria Shi...
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DavidC
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2872
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Girls: Botswana International Junior Open - Grade 4 (Week 50)
(Preview)
Katy Dunne aims for a double in Southern Africa. Her next scheduled tournament is a Grade 1 event in Costa Rica, and I hope she sticks to the higher grades after that. R1 (L64) (1) Katy Dunne (GBR) Bye R2 (1) Katy Dunne (GBR) v Nelise Verster (RSA)
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DavidC
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985
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Boys & Girls: International Club Junior Challenge World Finals - India (Week 50)
(Preview)
News of another title won here, in an international under 16 tournament featuring six nations. There should have been 5 winners from Regional tournaments in North America, Europe, Asia, Australasia and South America along with the European runners-up (us), but Brazil could not travel for financ...
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DavidC
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495
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Boys: Dunlop Orange Bowl, USA - Grade A (Week 49)
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Just our top trio in the main draw here, as Luke has opted for pot hunting in the under 16s. Sid Hazarika lost in the first round of qualifying. U18 R1 (L64) (10) Liam Broady (GBR) v Q/LL Thiago Monteiro (BRA) v (6) Oliver Golding (GBR) Karim Hossam (EGY) v (9) George Morgan (GBR) U16 R1 (WC) Roy Lederman (U...
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DavidC
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6197
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Girls: Botswana International Junior Open - Grade 5 (Week 49)
(Preview)
Surprisingly Katy Dunne pulled out of the tough American tournaments to play a couple of low grade events in Botswana, where she is comfortably the highest ranked player. R2 (L32) (1) Katy Dunne (GBR) d. Kimberley Botha (RSA) 6-0 6-1 R3 (1) Katy Dunne (GBR) v (15/ALT) Adriana Lavoretti (ITA)
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932
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Boys & Girls: ITF East Africa 18 & Under Junior Circuit, Rwanda - Grade 4 (Week 49)
(Preview)
The East African circuit ratches up from Grade 5 to 4 this week, and we are ensured a finalist again Boys R2 (L32) (9) Aaron Banasik Banasik (GBR) d. Enock Godi (GHA) 6-0 6-1 (13) Isaac Stoute (GBR) d. (Q) Hakim Ntwali (RWA) 6-3 6-0 (10) Robbie Ridout (GBR) d. (Alt) Felix Hasselberg (SWE) 6-1 6-4 (14) Myle...
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Girls: Dunlop Orange Bowl, USA - Grade A (Week 49)
(Preview)
The Rens join Natalie Beazant, whilst Elliesa Ball is in the qualifying competition. Georgina Sellyn missed out in final qualifying for the under 16s. R1 (L64) Jennifer Ren (GBR) v Ekaterina Semenova (RUS) Q/LL v Jessica Ren (GBR) Q/LL v Natalie Beazant (GBR)
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Matthews second tournament (and his first medal!)
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Just an update on my little 5 year olds tennis career!! Played his second mini-red tournament last weekend and came second (out of 5). Really proud he was especially as he won a silver medal. First 2 match's he won 10-2 (although one of the boys could hardly get a racquet on the ball). He then lost 10-8 to a...
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Boys: Eddie Herr Junior Championships U12/U14/U16 (Week 48)
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(Preview)
The main draw for the under 12s, the first of the three events starts today, but most British attention will be on the under 14s where a strong British squad including European Masters champion Joshua Sapwell Under 12 R1 (L128) Tiran Sanghera (GBR) v Siddharth Rajupet (USA) Ron Singer (CAN) v Charle...
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4307
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Boys: East Africa 18 & Under Circuit, Rwanda - Grade 5 (Week 48)
(Preview)
A good tournament here for our second ranked 1994 player Sam Hutt along with Myles Orton, having reached the semis in singles and the doubles final R1 (L64) (15) Myles Orton (GBR) Bye (9) Aaron Banasik Banasik (GBR) Bye (Q) Isaac Stoute (GBR) d. Yussuf Barakamfitiye (BDI) 6-2 6-4 (3) Sam Hutt (GBR) Bye...
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1348
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