Cornish is 15 and will turn 16 next month.

I think that she's ranked so low purely due to a lack of international exposure (the usual for many Brits). She was brilliant once upon a time and hopefully she'll make a comeback. There's no doubting the talent, and she has a lot of time in her hands.

That was actually Hannah James, she was the first win in the Maureen connolly tournament and was told by coaches this is a must win match. It was also her who was interviewed. Steph has had as much international play as the others but did not defend her points this last few months probably due to exam commitments-she is a good player and made quater finals of this years nationals losing to Hannah James.

Hello Cate - Welcome to the site!

Any relation to Hannah?

(917) Vinogradova bt George (433) 7-5 6-0

(1222) Cornish bt Liimatainen (510) 6-2 6-0

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That was actually Hannah James, she was the first win in the Maureen connolly tournament and was told by coaches this is a must win match. It was also her who was interviewed. Steph has had as much international play as the others but did not defend her points this last few months probably due to exam commitments-she is a good player and made quater finals of this years nationals losing to Hannah James.

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Quite right! I remember now. When you get to my age your memory gets a bit unreliable :)

Steph won by 36 60 61.

Barbat beat Kirillova, so that's good news. Barbat's not too much easier, though.