Girls: Prince Cup Grade 4

Simon · Lower Club Player

Girls: Prince Cup Grade 4

Simon · Lower Club Player

U18 main draw:

Jessica (GBR) Courtnell          vs   Anastasia (AUT) Kriz
Laura (GBR) Robson (10)       vs   Andy (COL) WC5 Cuellar
Alina Q Jerjomina                   vs   Jennifer (GBR) Ren (16)
Stefania LL Tkach                  vs   Jessica (GBR) Ren
Monica Q Chow                      vs   Jade (GBR) Windley (3)
Alessandra (USA) Bonte         vs   Stephanie Q Cornish

Sophie Weston lost in Q1, and Stephanie clearly qualified, beating E. Bouchard (CAN) 6-4, 7-6 inthe final round.

Simon · Lower Club Player

U18s third round:

Laura (GBR) Robson (10) vs Zofia (HUN) Miko (7)
Jennifer (GBR) Ren (16) vs Polina (BLR) Pekhova
Jessica (GBR) Ren vs Shannon (USA) Mathews
Stephanie (GBR) Q Cornish vs Nadezda (RUS) Guskova (2)

Jen and Jess will play each other if they win today.

-- Edited by Simon at 17:32, 2007-12-13

Simon · Lower Club Player

Round 3 results:

Laura (GBR) Robson (10) bt Zofia (HUN) Miko (7) 6-1, 6-3
Jennifer (GBR) Ren (16) bt Polina (BLR) Pekhova 7-5, 3-0 Ret.
Jessica (GBR) Ren lost to Shannon (USA) Mathews 6-0, 6-0
Stephanie (GBR) Q Cornish bt Nadezda (RUS) Guskova (2) 6-3, 6-2

Great result from Stephanie again, after her successes at the Orange Bowl. So 3 in the last 8.

goldfish · Futures qualifying

Quarter-final results

(10) Laura Robson GBR d. (1) Valentyna Ivakhnenko UKR 6-0, 6-0
Shannon Matthews USA d. (16) Jennifer Ren GBR 6-0, 6-2
Q Stephanie Cornish GBR d. WC Rachael Saiontz USA 6-4, 6-4

Semi-final

(10) Laura Robson GBR v Shannon Matthews USA
Q Monica Chow USA v Q Stephanie Cornish GBR

Doubles 1st round results

Bouchard/Robson CAN/GBR d. Bedard/Vranov CAN/USA W/O
Miko/Todorova HUN/BUL d. (6) Courtnell/Windley GBR 6-4, 7-6(5)
Ren/Ren GBR d. March/Stosljevic AUT/SRB 6-1, 6-2

Doubles 2nd round results

Bouchard/Robson GBR d. (5) Kriz/Ramialison AUT/FRA 6-4, 6-1
Ren/Ren GBR d. Miko/Todorova HUN/BUL 1-6, 6-3, 6-2

Doubles quarter-final results

Bouchard/Robson GBR d. Gordon/Ota USA/JPN 6-1, 6-4
Ren/Ren GBR d. (3) Kuzmenkova/Pintusova BEL/BLR 6-2, 1

Great result for Laura over No 1 seed. Will be interesting to see how she does in the next round as she faces the conqueror of Jess Ren (6-0 6-0) and Jen Ren (6-0 6-2). Steph going great guns too.

Simon · Lower Club Player

Semi-final

(10) Laura Robson GBR lost to Shannon Matthews USA 6-3, 6-3
Q Monica Chow USA b. Q Stephanie Cornish GBR 6-4, 7-6(5)

Shannon won the final easily - she has come from nowhere.

Doubles
Semi-final
Bouchard / Robson b. Guskova / Shumalina (1) 6-4, 6-3
Ivakhnenko - Lytovchenko (2) b. Ren / Ren 6-2, 6-1

Final
Bouchard / Robson b. Ivakhnenko - Lytovchenko (2) 6-4, 0-6, 6-2

Well done Laura - puts the rankings up to around:
Laura Robson -242
Jennifer Ren - 385
Stephanie Cornish - 505
Jessica Ren - 740

johnnylad · Tennis legend

242. and she's 1994 born! Beautiful!