Singles Qualifying Draw-1st Round Results

(1)Katerina Kramperova (CZE) v BYE
Nicole Mooney (GBR) d. Elizabeth Thomas (GBR) 57 Ret.

Laura Morrill (GBR) d. Lisa Sutton (GBR) 76(4) 63
(14)Claire Ricketts (GBR) v BYE

(2)Laura Haberkorn (GER) v BYE
Kristina Steiert (GER) d. Deborah Armstrong (GBR) 76(3) 61

Holly Richards (GBR) v Irena Mykytyn (UKR) 62 61
(10)Kateriina Tuohimaa (FIN) v BYE

(3)Louise Doutrelant (FRA) v BYE
Sophie Proctor (GBR) v Samantha Vickers (GBR) 62 46 63

Aimee Jarratt (GBR) v Charlotte Martin (GBR) 64 64
(11)Madlen Kadur (GER) v BYE

(4)Susanna Lingman (USA) v BYE
Sophie Wilkinson (GBR) d. Olivia Smith (GBR) 76(5) 61

Jenny Swift (AUS) d. Anastasia Nebojenko (GBR) 60 62
(13)Lucy Warburton (GBR) v BYE

(5)Angelina Gabueva (RUS) v BYE
Phillipa Reakes (GBR) d. Rachael Hall (GBR) 36 63 76(4)

Jessica Jackson (GBR) d. Diana Eriksson (SWE) 76(3) 64
(15)Raluca Ciulei (ROM) v BYE

(6)Hanne-Skak Jensen (DEN) v BYE
Anna Hawkins (GBR) v Melissa Percy (GBR) 62 64

Jade Windley (GBR) d. Katharina Brown (GER) 36 64 Ret.
(12)Aleksandra Malyarchikova (BLR) v BYE

(7)Anastasia Poltoratskaya (RUS) v BYE
Laura Slater (GBR) d. Laura Gilbert (GBR) 62 61

Laura Fisher (GBR) v Natasha Hillyer (GBR) 63 26 61
(16)Melissa Gibb (GBR) v BYE

(8)Natalie Fehse (GER) v BYE
Nikki Prosser (GBR) v Elizabeth Ullathorne (GBR) 61 63

Birgit Ritschka (AUT) v Amy Sargeant (GBR) 64 60
(9)Melissa Berry (GBR) v BYE

FINAL ROUND

Kramperova bt Ricketts 6-1 6-1

Lingman bt Warbuton 6-2 6-0

Gabueva bt Jackson 6-2 6-3

Jade Windley bt Jensen 6-3 6-4

Poltoratskya bt Gibb 6-3 6-2

Prosser bt Ristchka 6-1 6-0

Great performance by Jade Windley to qualify, and Nikki Prosser

Jade is 16 (17 in April) and has just started playing senior events (this is her third, and her first qualification for a MD). She took Danielle Brown (WR 509 and going up) to three sets as a WC in Sunderland MD last week, so clearly is playing well right now. Her qualies wins here we against WR 708, 809 and 1259, with the 708 and 809 in straight sets (the 1259 was 1 set all retired)

In juniors, she won a G5 last year, reached a SF of another, and reached a couple of G4 QFs. She's ranked 342 in juniors, playing just over the mininum number of tournaments. She has a 20-10 record in juniors.

She is from Lincolnshire. 

R1

Piia Soumalainen (Fin) bt Matea Mezak (Cro) 6-4 6-2

Katie Ruckert (USA, 537) bt wc Anna Fitzpatrick (Gbr) 6-4 3-6 6-2

Ana Veselinovic (Scg, 446) bt wc Naomi Broady (Gbr) 7-6 (7-4) 6-1

Susanna Lingman (USA) bt Claire De Gubernatis (Fra) 7-6 (8-6) 6-4

Katerina Kramperova (Cze) bt Angelina Gabueva (Rus) 7-5 6-2

Neuza Silva (Por) bt q Nikki Prosser (Gbr) 6-3 6-1

Rebecca Llewellyn (Gbr) bt Marie-Perrine Baudouin (Fra) 6-3 6-3

(2) Karen Paterson (Gbr) bt Kristina Steiert (Ger, 935) 6-2 6-1

q Jade Windley (Gbr) bt wc Julia Bone (Gbr) 4-6 6-2 6-4

Anastasia Poltoratskaya (Rus) bt Madlen Kadur (Ger) 6-2 6-0

Ekaterina Dranets (Rus) bt Martina Babakova (Svk) 6-3 6-1

wc Joceyln Rae (Gbr) bt (7) Veronica Kapshay (Ukr, 418) 6-3 2-6 6-4

Martina Pavelec (Ger) bt Justine Ozga (Ger) 6-4 6-4

(1) Carla Suarez-Navarro (Spa, 288) bt Danielle Brown (Gbr) 3-6 6-0 6-4

Mari Andersson (Swe) bt Ria Doernemann (Ger) 7-6 (7-4) 6-0

(5)Olga Panova (Rus, 323) bt Natasha Khan (Gbr) 6-7 (7-4) 6-4 7-6 (7-3),

A first Ranking point for Joceyln Rae and for Jade Windley in this new era when womens points are rather hard to get. Rae beats WR 418! Both lost very tight matches last week, but came out on top this for great wins.

Other ones.... several near misses (Khan, Brown) against higher ranked opponents. Had hoped Anna F and Naomi B could win against their higher ranked opponents, but not to be...

Jocelyn Rae

15, from Notts (16 next month). Just started playing seniors; this her second MD wc, and in the first she took wr 288 to 3 sets.

Juniors: won a G5 tournament last year, and now plays G4/G3 level, winning some and losing some. Has won G4 and G5 doubles tournaments. Ranked 339.

... and I think for once we can congratulate the LTA on its WC choices, giving Rae two WCs and Windley one (last week). They are clearly up for it.