Week 21 - Womens ITF ($10K) - Sumter, USA

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

Week 21 - Womens ITF ($10K) - Sumter, USA

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q1: BEDDOW, Robyn (GBR) UNR lost to LORD-ANDRADE, Marie-France (CAN) UNR 1-6 3-6

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: SLATER, Nicola (GBR) UNR v ANGHELESCU, Alexandra (USA) 961

wolf · Tennis legend

Nicola on GB Tennis Girls:

"For those of you who haven't seen me play,I tend to keep things interesting in matches in some shape or form so 4-0 up in first and I let her go up 5-4 with some stupid decision making,pulled head out my arse lol and won 7-5 then proceeded to go up 5-0 and since I love this sport so much thought i'd stay on an extra 3 games for kicks and giggles so I won 5 and 3. Doubles not before 3.30 I'll let you know"

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Hahahaha, love the match report. Great to see another Brit with a good sense of humour!

steven · Tennis legend

Love the R1 result too

R1: SLATER, Nicola (GBR) UNR beat ANGHELESCU, Alexandra (USA) 961 by 5 & 3 biggrin

She will play no. 5 seed Dieskova or Bardina next - they play on Wednesday.

This point will get her back on the rankings in the 1000-1050 range at the end of RG but the 6 points she gained for reaching the semis at the Hilton Head 10K last year will come off a week later, so she could do with picking up a point in the next couple of weeks as well.

-- Edited by steven on Wednesday 27th of May 2009 06:58:54 AM

wolf · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
She will play no. 5 seed Dieskova or Bardina next - they play on Wednesday.

That's the former top 50 player Vasilisa Bardina.

R1
SLATER (GBR) / ZABALA (COL) defeated DIESKOVA (SVK) / HERRING (USA) (1) 6-3 0-6 [10-6]

The Hoose · Satellite level

Sorry if this is a silly question but why is Nicola a direct acceptance here if she's unranked? Has she just dropped out of the rankings?

-- Edited by The Hoose on Wednesday 27th of May 2009 02:34:24 PM

steven · Tennis legend

Yes, she's in and out of the rankings like a yo-yo at the moment.

The Hoose · Satellite level

Thanks. Makes the three scoring events rule look a bit silly in cases such as this.

steven · Tennis legend

4 May - Buenos Aires was her 3rd counting score so she goes on the rankings
18 May - Irapuato 2008 comes off, so she leaves the rankings after a 2-week stay
8 Jun - this week's score will get added, so she'll be back on the rankings again
15 Jun - Hilton Head 2008 comes off, so she will leave the rankings after a 1 week stay

... unless she can score points in another tournament in the next week or two.

-- Edited by steven on Wednesday 27th of May 2009 02:48:33 PM

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: SLATER, Nicola (GBR) UNR v DIESKOVA, Dominika (SVK) 5 588

steven · Tennis legend

R2: SLATER, Nicola (GBR) UNR lost to DIESKOVA, Dominika (SVK) 5 588 by 2 & 3 cry

This means there are no GB quarter-finalists anywhere this week.

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

Dubs

QF: SLATER/ZABALA def. COURTER/SARDINHA 6-4 7-5

SF: SLATER/ZABALA v WILL/WILLIAMS (USA)