Boys: European Summer Cups 2011 (U14/U16/U18)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Boys: European Summer Cups 2011 (U14/U16/U18)

steven · Tennis legend

They lost 0-2 unfortunately.

DavidC · Tennis legend

(4) GBR 1 Spain 2

Ross-Tiree lost 1-6 1-6
Joel lost 0-6 3-6
Joel/Lucas won 6-3 1-6 6-4

To qualify for the Worlds we need to win both our remaining matches starting with Hungary

(4) GBR v Hungary

DavidC · Tennis legend

(4) GBR 1 Hungary 2

Joel won 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3
Lucas lost 3-6 1-6
Joel/Lucas lost 1-6 2-6

Just a play-off for 7th/8th with Netherlands (the team they beat in qualifying to gain the seeding)

DavidC · Tennis legend

The under 16s are in Spain aiming to qualify for next week's Borotra Cup, which in turn acts as a qualifier for the Junior Davis Cup, where we have done well for the last 2 years. Last year's team of Kyle Edmund, Luke Bambridge and Evan Hoyt has been nominated again, but the draw has not done us any favours. We have a bye into the semis, where we will face either Spain (perenially underranked, because most of their players choose a light schedule of ITF/TE events) or Portugal (who include a top 50 ITF player) without having chance to get used to the conditions..

DavidC · Tennis legend

The boys will need to hit form immediately tomorrow, when they play Spain in the semis. Their number 1 (Albert Alcaraz Ivorra) demolished top 50 player Frederico Ferreira Silva, and their doubles partnership reached the European Junior Championship finals (beating Evan and Josh)

DavidC · Tennis legend

In the under 18s there was a big upset for the team of Joshua Ward-Hibbert, Toby Martin and Oliver Hudson over the second seeds to reach the semis. Latvia (the Podzus twins) await

U18 GBR 3 (2) Romania 0

Toby won 6-4 6-4
Josh won 6-0 6-3 (against world no. 60 Teodor Marin)
(no details of doubles at present on the TE site)

DavidC · Tennis legend

The under 16s face an uphill task after Luke lost his opening singles (the match was scheduled for this afternoon/evening)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Kyle gets an impressive straight sets win over Alcaraz Ivorra (who has already won a couple of matches in ITF Futures) to level up at 1-1. Doubles will decide

Tennis36 · Masters Series Champion

kyle and luke get the job done 6-3 6-4, awesome chance this year with kyle spearheading the team, really stepped up today

philwrig · Hall of fame

Good win.

DavidC · Tennis legend

A very good win. Playing Spain in Spain was the worst possible draw I think for any of the 8 teams seeded to reach the finals. They now play the second seeds Austria for the right to be seeded in Le Touquet next week

Under 16 SF

(1) GBR 2 (4) Spain 1

Luke lost to Carlos Benito Hergueta 4-6 6-2 4-6
Kyle beat Albert Alcaraz Ivorra 6-3 6-2
Kyle/Luke beat Alcaraz Ivorra/Benito Hergueta 6-3 6-4

Further good news as the under 18 team also qualifies for their final. They play Poland tomorrow to determine who will be seeded in La Rochelle next week.

Under 18 SF

GBR 2 Latvia 1

Toby won 6-3 7-6(2)
Josh lost 7-5 6-7(5) 4-6
Toby/Josh won 6-1 6-4

DavidC · Tennis legend

Evan came in for Luke and did a fine demolition job on the European Championship semifinalist putting the team on the path to earning a seeding, which is a good job as the other two under 16 powerhouse nations (Italy/France) also won their groups, so we avoid them in the key first round in next week's finals

Under 16 Qualifying Final

(1) GBR 3 (2) Austria 0

Evan beat Dominic Weidinger 6-2 6-0
Kyle beat Lucas Miedler 6-2 7-5
Kyle/Evan beat Miedler/Platzer 6-4 3-6 [10-7]

Meanwhile the under 18s stormed to the top of their group by an equally emphatic scoreline against Poland

GBR 3 (3) Poland 0

Oliver won 6-1 4-6 6-1
Toby won 6-4 7-5
Toby/Josh won 7-6(7) 7-6(4)

There are photos of Josh, Toby and the team (including captain Chris Wilkinson) at http://www.tenniseurope.org/photobook.aspx?id=7073

DavidC · Tennis legend

In the Under 16 finals in Le Touquet starting Monday the four seeded nations will be GBR, France, Germany and Italy. The four unseeded nations are Austria, Israel, Serbia and Ukraine. Winning the opening match will guarantee a place in the junior Davis Cup, and if the boys play to their potential then they should beat any of the 4 they could draw.

In the under 18 finals in La Rochelle France, GBR, Germany and Russia will be seeded. Belarus, Czech Republic, Poland and Sweden will be unseeded. The Czech Republic include world no. 1 Jiri Vesely

DavidC · Tennis legend

The draw for the under 16s has pitted GBR against Ukraine, who were hammered by Italy in singles, so I expect a comfortable passage. The other top nations, France and Italy, are in the opposite half, which should bolster our chances of making the final as last year.