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Boys: YONEX-LTAT-ITF Juniors Grade 4, Thailand - Grade 4 (Week 44)
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A highly successful week for British junior tennis with winners and finalists all over the place. One boy stayed in Thailand after last week's Grade 2, and Bjorn Thomson has reached his maiden final in the week of his 15th birthday. The final is a tough one against a strong Aussie who beat him last week,...
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Boys & Girls: ITF South / Central African Junior Circuit U18 - Grade 5 (Week 44)
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Georgina Axon has become the first of our promising '99s to win an ITF title (with Louise Ronaldson), while Sam Rice has a chance of a maiden title in singles Boys R2 (L32) (8) Sam Rice (GBR) d. (WC) Leon Olivier (RSA) 6-0 6-1 (12) Patrick Graham (GBR) d. (WC) Janre Muller (RSA) 6-2 6-2 R3 (8) Sam Rice (GBR)...
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Boys: Lee Duk Hee Cup Chuncheon International Junior Tennis Championships, South Korea - Grade 2 (Week 44)
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The final leg of the Asian tour gives Evan Hoyt a chance to make up for last week's disappointment in Osaka. Unlike Tom Hill he appears to be in a good section of the draw. R1 (L32) (4) Evan Hoyt (GBR) v (WC) Yunseong Chung (KOR) Tom Hill (GBR) v (2) Weigiang Zheng (CHN)
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Boys: Interact Cup, Hungary - Grade 4 (Week 44)
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Like Alex Sendegeya, Lewis Roskilly is a '96 who is at his best on the doubles court. He picked up his fourth title of the year here. R1 (L32) (8) Lewis Roskilly (GBR) d. Darko Jandric (SRB) 6-0 6-3 R2 (8) Lewis Roskilly (GBR) d. (LL) Lenny Hampel (AUT) 6-1 6-0 QF (1) Andre Biro (HUN) d. (8) Lewis Roskilly (G...
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Boys & Girls: Heiveld Graydon Junior Indoor Open, Belgium - Grade 4 (Week 44)
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Maia Lumsden looks for her second ITF title here, and curiously the first two seeds she is drawn against are the two players she beat last week. Boys R1 (L64) Joel Cannell (GBR) v (Q) David Herrerias (ESP) Tim Sandkaulen (GER) v (13) Isaac Stoute (GBR) (Q) Tallon Griekspoor (NED) v Luke Oakley (GBR) Ioi...
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Boys & Girls: 11th UAE Dubai ITF Junior Championships - Grade 4 (Week 43)
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There's a first title here for Christopher Reynolds, though the detail has eluded the ITF so far, which only has results up to the doubles semis. However the outcome can be deduced from the points allocation Boys R1 (L32) (1) Sergis Kyratzis (CYP) d. Youssef Hassan (GBR) 6-2 6-2 Sarp Agabigun (TUR) d....
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Boys: Osaka Mayor's Cup - World Super Junior Tennis Championships - Grade A (Week 43)
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Evan Hoyt bolsters the male presence in Japan for the penultimate Grade A of the year, and will need to find his Glasgow form early as he has been drawn against a fast rising Aussie, succesful in all his 4 ITF matches against Brits. Alex Sendegeya has a tough draw against the sixth seed. R1 (L64) Alexande...
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Ward Hibbert going to U.S college?
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http://www.aggieathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27300&ATCLID=205434522
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Boys & Girls: ITF 4 Almere Autumn Indoor, Netherlands - Grade 4 (Week 43)
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Earlier in the month Jazzi Plews and Gabi Taylor made impressive strides in junior ITFs. The third member of the successful European Summer Cup under 14 team now gets her chance. Despite her impressive run at the Glasgow $25K Maia Lumsden was forced to qualify here, and it wasn''t entirely straightf...
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Boys & Girls: LTAT ITF Junior G2, Thailand - Grade 2 (Week 43)
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A second high grade Asian event has a weakened field because of the clash with Osaka. A quartet of Brits hope to take advantage. Boys R1 (L64) (11) Samm Butler (GBR) v Jirat Navasirisomboon (THA) (7) Callum Poland-Smith (GBR) v (Q) Tanadon Cholchareon (THA) Tanakit Chobdamtee (THA) v Bjorn Thomson (...
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Girls: Dunlop Japan Open Junior Championships - Grade 2 (Week 42)
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A quartet of Brits here with coach Luke Milligan for the Grade 2 and Grade A, with Katy Dunne looking to break into the top 50. Katy, Katie Boulter and Harriet Dart are all seeded and will take on Japanese opposition in round 2, but Anna Brogan has a tough draw with second seed Karin Kennel, who has trounce...
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Girls: Copa Guga Kuerten, Brazil - Grade 4 (Week 42)
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The French Open winner has already got a number of competitions named after him. This one was to feature Jazzi Plews, but as I surmised in another thread she has withdrawn, leaving Lana Rush to try and secure a British win for the third week running. The draw hasn't helped her cause, as first up will prob...
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Boys: Dunlop Japan Open Junior Championships - Grade 2 (Week 42)
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This is the warm-up for the Osaka Grade A next week, and Alex Sendegeya could overtake Peter Ashley as our top 1996 with good performances in the two events. Evan Hoyt should join next week providing he doesn't get detained for too long at the Glasgow Futures R1 (L64) Tom Hill (GBR) v (WC) Makoto Ochi (JP...
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Girls: Copa Santa Catarina, Brazil - Grade 3 (Week 41)
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The second Brazilian Grade 3 sees the dangerous Carolina Alves again in the same half (but not same quarter) as Lana Rush. Jazzi Plews appears to have the better draw in her quest for a fourth consecutive title, but both have straightforward looking starters R1 (L32) (3) Lana Rush (GBR) v (Q) Suellen A...
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Boys & Girls: Sanchez-Casal Junior Cup, Spain - Grade 4 (Week 41)
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We currently have a few Brits based at the Sanchez-Casal Academy, and 2 of them (Aswin Lizen and Max Andrews) are playing their home tournament. Max won his last junior tournament and recently picked up his first ATP point but faces a tough match against a Spaniard who has reached a Grade 2 final this ye...
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Girls: Riad 21, Morocco - Grade 4 (Week 40)
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Gabi Taylor, one of the members of the team which reached the World Junior Tennis finals in August, plays only her second ITF tournament here R1 (L32) (LL) Asmae Benzit (MAR) v Gabriella Patricia Taylor (GBR)
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Girls: XVI Londrina Open ARTHROM, Brazil - Grade 3 (Week 40)
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Normally our Juniors play in South America on the COSAT Circuit (Jan-Apr) but rarely appear at any other time. This year there are 2 parties over here. Five of our top 1998 boys, including Jay Clarke and Sam Ferguson, are in Argentina for 3 Grade 5s - gaining experience but with little success in the fir...
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Boys: Grawe Cup, Croatia - Grade 4 (Week 39)
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As there is no British interest in this week's Grade 2 (China) the most significant tournament for us is this Grade 4 with Peter Ashley and Josh Sapwell as top seeds. Peter has little opportunity to progress his ranking here, but if Josh wins the title he can leap to close to 200 R1 (L64) (1) Peter Ashley (...
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Boys & Girls: Smash Academy Egypt ITF Junior Tournament - Grade 2 (Week 38)
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Harriet returned to England for the Shrewsbury 75K whilst Lana couldn't maintain last week's form, and lost in qualifying. That leaves Tom Hill and Katy Dunne from last week's quartet. Katy's first round opponent is no pushover, having reached a Grade 2 final this year Boys R1 (L32) Petros Chrysoch...
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Boys: 14th Serbia Junior Open Novi Sad - Grade 2 (Week 37)
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The second of the Serbian Grade 2s saw Josh Sapwell cop a tough draw against the strong Russian who defeated Jonny O'Mara in last week's semi. The other 3 have all progressed easily to round 2 though R1 (L32) (7) Peter Ashley (GBR) d. Alexandru Buzelan (ROU) 6-0 6-2 Alexander Sendegeya (GBR) d. (WC) Mar...
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Boys & Girls: Solaimaneyah ITF Junior Tournament, Egypt - Grade 2 (Week 37)
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The first of two Grade 2s in Egypt. Katy Dunne has a tough draw against a girl who has won her last 2 tournaments, and trounced Eleanor Dean 2 & earlier in the year Boys R1 (L32) Farzin Danny Amiri (USA) v Tom Hill (GBR) Girls R1 (L32) (4) Katy Dunne (GBR) v Aliona Bolsova (MDA) (8) Maria Marfutina (RUS...
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Akhenaten Junior Ratings
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Thought you might be interested in how my junior ratings look. These are all players eligible to play in juniors. Also shows what they are ranked in my Mens rankings. It takes into account all Mens tour results plus all Junior results of Grade G1 and above. The ones in bold played Wimbledon Juniors th...
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Boys: US Open 2012 - Grade A (Week 36)
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With 4 direct entries (Liam Broady, Kyle Edmund, Josh Ward-Hibbert and Luke Bambridge) Evan Hoyt needs to win 2 matches starting today to join them. His opener looks very winnable, though his opponent did beat Peter Ashley earlier in the year. QR1 (4) Evan Hoyt (GBR) v Naoki Nakagawa (JPN)
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Boys & Girls: Aphrodite Cup, Cyprus - Grade 3 (Week 36)
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Harriet Dart is amongst the British contingent here Boys R1 (L32) Robbie Ridout (GBR) v (WC) Andreas Stylianou (CYP) Dmitry Mnushkin (RUS) v (7) Samm Butler (GBR) (Q) Athos Stoupenos (CYP) v Jamie Malik (GBR) (6) Callum Poland-Smith (GBR) v (Q) Kemal Turker (CYP) Girls R1 (L32) (Q) Fanny Ostlund (S...
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Boys & Girls: Pancevo International, Serbia - Grade 2 (Week 36)
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A stong British quartet here appear to have decent round 1 draws Boys R1 (L32) Joshua Sapwell (GBR) v Zvonimir Babic (CRO) Filip Kraljevic (CRO) v (6) Peter Ashley (GBR) (WC) Strahinja Rakic (SRB) v (3) Jonny O'Mara (GBR) Girls R1 (L32) (5) Katy Dunne (GBR) v (WC) Violeta Jankovic (SRB)
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