Following on from last week's Under 14 and Under 12 events there is an ITF under 18 tournament here (alongside an under 16 tournament), involving many of the boys who took part in the Orange Bowl under 16s. In the girls event Steph Cornish is seeded 2, looking to make further inroads into the top 100.
Boys R1:
Denis Yevseyev (KAZ) Vs Ashley Hewitt (GBR) Vlad Victor Cornea (ROU) Vs James Allemby (GBR) Oliver Golding (GBR) Vs Zachary White (CAN) (7) Rodney Carey (BAH) (4) Vs John-Randolph Thornton (GBR) James Marsalek (GBR) (11) Vs Albano Olivetti (FRA) Damien David (CAN) Vs Joseph Cohen (GBR) Jack Carpenter (GBR) Vs Dovydas Sakinis (LTU) (12) Arturs Kazijevs (LAT) (13) Vs Lewis Burton (GBR) Tilen Zitnik (SLO) Vs Nicholas Jones (GBR) (10) Bruno Semenzato (BRA) Vs Andrew Bettles (GBR)
Girls R1:
Ruth Seaborne (GBR) v (15) Alina Yanovskaya (RUS) Elizaveta Ianchuk (UKR) v Sara Marchesani (GBR) Chrissie Hoolahan (GBR) v Anastasia Terenina (RUS) Natalija Kostic (SRB) v (2) Stephanie Cornish (GBR)
Ashley Hewitt (GBR) d. Denis Yevseyev (KAZ) 6-2 6-2 James Allemby (GBR) d. Vlad Victor Cornea (ROU) 6-0 6-0 (7) Zachary White (CAN) d. Oliver Golding (GBR) 6-4 6-3 (4) Rodney Carey (BAH) d. John-Randolph Thornton (GBR) 6-3 6-0 (11) James Marsalek (GBR) d. Albano Olivetti (FRA) 6-4 6-4 Joseph Cohen (GBR) d. Damien David (CAN) 6-2 6-3 (8) Roberto Quiroz (ECU) d. Elliot Barnwell 7-6 4-6 7-5 Jack Carpenter (GBR) d. (12) Dovydas Sakinis (LTU) 5-7 6-3 7-6(3) Lewis Burton (GBR) d. (13) Arturs Kazijevs (LAT) 6-3 4-6 7-5 (10) Nicholas Jones (GBR) d. Tilen Zitnik (SLO) 6-3 6-3 Andrew Bettles (GBR) d. Bruno Semenzato (BRA) 6-2 6-2
Boys R2:
Ashley Hewitt (GBR) v. (16) Tiago A. Fernandes (BRA) Alexis Carlos (BRA) v James Allemby (GBR) (11) James Marsalek (GBR) v Joseph Cohen (GBR) Jack Carpenter (GBR) v Garik Yedigarian (USA) Lewis Burton (GBR) v Nikolai Haessig (CAN) William M. Federhofer (USA) v. (10) Nicholas Jones (GBR) (14) Pavel Krainik (CAN) v Andrew Bettles (GBR)
Girls R1:
(15) Alina Yanovskaya (RUS) d. Ruth Seaborne (GBR) 6-2 6-4 Elizaveta Ianchuk (UKR) d. Sara Marchesani (GBR) 6-0 6-0 Chrissie Hoolahan (GBR) v Anastasia Terenina (RUS) Natalija Kostic (SRB) v (2) Stephanie Cornish (GBR)
Richard HAMPEL (CZE) (1) d. Ashley HEWITT (GBR) 6-2 6-3 James MARSALEK (GBR) (11) d. Alvaro CAJIGAL (ESP) 6-3 6-3 Cedrick COMMIN (FRA) d. Nicholas JONES (GBR) (10) 7-6 7-3
QF
Jeremy I EFFERDING (USA) Vs James MARSALEK (GBR) (11)
(11) James MARSALEK (GBR) d. (7) Zachary W. White (CAN) 6-1 6-2
Sorry about the confusion over James's opponent - the ITF still has Hampel down as the winner, but the USTA drawsheet has White, along with the semi result from today. James has reached one Grade 4 final, earlier in the year
Final
(11) James MARSALEK (GBR) v (14) Pavel Krainik (CAN)
Well done to James. Good to see a local Somerset player pushing through and remember he has another couple of years as a junior and has already got his first senior ranking point! Looking pretty good as a potential star!
James played his best tennis of the three week trip to Florida, said Arvind Parmar, who coaches the NTC based player. The final was very close, going to the wire in the final set. His opponent served for the match but James showed great composure to break serve and win the tie-break.
