Boys: Junior Nationals 2007.

Salmon · Tennis legend

RE: Boys: Junior Nationals 2007.

Ratty · County player

He is a big chap, but if you reckon that the average head is about 10" from the chin to the top, that makes him a full 15" or so taller than Amy Askew.

Looking at the pictures of Dan Cox and Naomi Broady, she is 6'1", and so that makes Dan about 5'6" I reckon.

Ratty · County player

Incidentally, James Marsalek has a tricky first rounder against George Morgan's brother Robert in the U16's. With Rob's height and mammoth serve, it's the rough equivalent of Federer getting Karlovic in the first round of Wimbledon, LOL.

Here are the Ratman's odds for the U16's:

Girls (Rae a banker):

Rae 50% (Evens)
Slater 20% (4-1)
Cornish 10% (9-1)
James 10% (9-1)
Watson 10% (9-1)
The rest No chance

Boys (much more open):

Carpenter 15% (7-1)
Marsalek 15% (7-1)
Chaudry 15% (7-1)
El Menshawy 8% (12-1)
Goodall 8% (12-1)
Turbervill 8% (12-1)
McCulloch 8% (12-1)
Mat Thomson 5% (19-1)
Barnes 8% (12-1)
The rest 10% (9-1)

Tiny · Improver

I recon carpenter is fave for the title this year, reaching a semis and a final of 2 ITFs in portugal recently shows that he is playing well at the moment. But marsalek is always going to be a tough opponent, especially on the clay

Sheddie · administrator

Yeah I agree, he's beaten Smethurst twice recently and Smethurst made the U18 semis. Bournemouth clay is slightly faster than the usual stuff though, being green so maybe that would also give Carpenter an edge over Marselek if they played....what's Marselek like, typical clay-court grinder ?

I disagree with Ratty about the girls event being such a one-horse race....Heather Watson really should have made the U18s final last week, really let Tasha Marks off the hook in the semis...she'll be a big threat. On clay, I doubt Slater will challenge for the title but she'll be in the latter stages. Cornish has the ability to be a threat on this surface

-- Edited by Sheddie at 12:43, 2007-08-19

Salmon · Tennis legend

I'll be shocked if anyone other than Rae takes the title.

Some results....

(1)Ahmed El Menshawy (Leics) bt Roy Knight (Corn) 6-3 6-1

Mathew Thomson (Herts) bt Martin Regan (Yorks) 6-2 6-2

Richard Gabb (Som) bt Lewis Burton (Kent) 7-6(4) 7-6(4)

(6) Jordan McCulloch (Ches) bt Joshua Crisp Jones (Warks) 6-1 6-1

(3) James Chaudry (Hants) bt Nicholas Jones (Wales) 6-4 6-2

Willis and Pauffley beat Evo and Ricey in the doubles final.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Alastair Barnes (Dorset) bt Anthony Parkin (Bucks) 6-0 7-6(7-3)

Benedict Calnan (Oxon) bt Joe Salisbury (Surrey) 6-3 6-1

(4) Greg Goodall (Surrey) bt Christopher Helliar (Dorset) 6-0 6-4

(7) David Thomson (Herts) bt Paul Brown (Kent) 6-1 6-3

(5) Gent Rexha (Middx) bt Michael Ajibade (Lancs) 7-5 4-6 6-2

(8) Daniel Regan (Yorks) bt Matthew Waissen (Hants) 6-3 3-6 6-4

David OLeary (Warks) bt Harry Brown (Oxon) 6-3 4-6 7-5

Robert Morgan (Lancs) bt James Marsalek (Som) 6-1 6-4

Daniel Cochrane (Hants) bt James McKie (Sco) 6-2 2-6 6-0

Callum Lloyd (Cheshire) bt (2) James Turbervill (Avon) 6-2 5-7 6-2

Salmon · Tennis legend

(6) Jordan McCulloch (Ches) bt Richard Gabb (Som) 6-4 7-6(4)

(3) James Chaudry (Hants) bt Alastair Barnes (Dorset) 7-6(4) 6-2

Benedict Calnan (Oxon) bt (5) Gent Rexha (Middx) 6-1 6-2

(4) Greg Goodall (Surrey) bt David OLeary (Warks) 6-2 6-1

(7) David Thomson (Herts) bt Robert Morgan (Lancs) 6-1 2-6 6-2

(1) Ahmed El Menshawy (Leics) bt Mathew Thomson (Herts) 6-1 3-6 6-2

(8) Daniel Regan (Yorks) bt Jack Carpenter (Surrey) 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3

Callum Lloyd (Ches) bt Daniel Cochrane (Hants) 6-2 6-0

Boys 12&U Singles 1st rd:

Peter Ashley (Yorks) bt Macauley Neaves (Hants) 6-0 6-1

(6) Billy Harris (IOM) bt Harry Edwards (Yorks) 6-4 6-0

(3) Mohammed Morsi (Sussex) bt Ryan Frankel (Dorset) 6-4 6-1

Dean Michael Kelleher (Bucks) bt Harry Busby (Warks) 6-2 6-2

(7) Kyle Edmund (Yorks) bt Callum Poland-Smith (Middx) 6-1 7-5

William Huyton (Cambs) bt Imran Aswat (Lancs) 6-2 6-1

(1) Jonathon OMara (Sco) bt Stephen Alexander (Yorks) 6-0 6-3

Henri Parocki (Staffs) bt Siddhartha Lethbridge (Avon) 6-1 6-7(5) 6-4

Lewis Crawford (Ches) bt Joshua Sapwell (Beds) 7-5 3-6 6-3

(8) Jamie Duncan (Notts) bt Simon Pritchard (Wales) 7-6(2) 6-3

Isaac Stoute (Surrey) bt Tom Hill (Warks) 6-4 4-6 7-5

(4) Evan Hoyt (Wales) bt Ben Stannard (Staffs) 6-1 6-0

(5) Christopher Pearce (Bucks) bt Robert Mitchell (Hants) 6-2 6-1

Euan Mcintosh (Sco) bt Joseph Hill (Avon) 2-6 6-1 6-1

Ryan Peniston (Essex) bt Thomas Colautti (Surrey) 3-6 6-3 6-4

(2) Luke Bambridge (Notts) bt Kushal Kansagra (Bucks) 6-0 6-0

Salmon · Tennis legend

12s second round results are up.

Robxon · Lower Club Player

U16 Quarter-final results

Jordan Mcculloch [6] def. Ahmed El Menshawy [1] 5-7 6-2 7-6(5)
James Chaudry [3] def. Benedict Calnan 6-4 6-1
Greg Goodall [4] def. Daniel Regan [8] 7-5 6-1
Robert Morgan def. Callum Lloyd 6-2 6-3

-- Edited by Robxon at 21:10, 2007-08-22

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Chaudry for the title.

Congrats to Dan Cox after his title sucess

Salmon · Tennis legend

12 and under event:

(6) Billy Harris (Iom) bt (1) Jonathon OMara (Sco) 6-2 6-4

(3) Mohamed Morsi (Sussex) bt Dean Michael Kelleher (Bucks) 7-5 6-4

(8) Jamie Duncan (Notts) bt (4) Evan Hoyt (Wales) 1-6 6-1 6-4

(5) Christopher Pearce (Bucks) bt (2) Luke Bambridge (Notts) 6-3 7-5

(6) Billy Harris (Iom) bt (3) Mohamed Morsi (Sussex) 6-7(7-2)6-2 6-3

(5) Christopher Pearce (Bucks) bt (8) Jamie Duncan (Notts) 6-3 7-5

(5) Christopher Pearce (Bucks) bt (6) Billy Harris (IOM) 6-1 3-6 6-1

16 and under event:

(3) James Chaudry (Hants) bt (6) Jordan McCulloch (Ches) 6-2 4-6 7-5

(4) Greg Goodall (Surrey) bt Robert Morgan (Lancs) 6-4 6-2

(3) James Chaudry (Hants) bt (4) Greg Goodall (Surrey) 6-1 6-1

Chaudry said that he aims to end the year inside the ITF top 50. Well, that's going to happen only if he comes to Asia and hopefully he'll do it.

It's funny that only one event out of eight was void of major upsets - the 18 and under boys one. And that's the tournament which we all thought would be the most competitive one!