I don't think Mandy's overall draw is really too bad given she's unseeded. She's got to have a no 1 - 8 seed and a no 9 - 16 seed in her section of the draw, and win the two qualifying matches to make the main draw and one ranking point.
Castiblanco Duarte doesn't seem anything particularly special, though would still represent a very encouraging win, and if Mandy wins that she faces the no 16 qualifying seed Lumpkin ( USA ) or a Mexican WC.
I see the winners of Heather's and Nicola's matches would play each other to qualify.
-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 14th of March 2010 11:14:47 PM
You missed out on the best result of the lot - Amanda beat the no. 5 seed 3 & 2
She plays (q16) Elizabeth Lumpkin (USA) WR 630 in the FQR.
Bleary eyed and slightly disorientated in the early hours of the morning is my only excuse for forgetting Mandy. On paper that looks a great win and hopefully she can now qualify.
As I said it would be if she pulled it off, a very encouraging win for Mandy, and it's a good looking score.
As I also said, she actually had not a bad draw, especially considering the highest ranked player she could face in the FQR was (q16) Lumpkin, who indeed she now faces.
Hopefully, she can take advantage of this, and take her place in the MD.
-- Edited by indiana on Monday 15th of March 2010 11:51:21 AM