Week 4 - ITF ($10K) - Preston, UK Hard

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 4 - ITF ($10K) - Preston, UK Hard

korriban · Challenger level

With the exception of perhaps Lisa Whybourn, this is a field where Sam and Tara should be streets ahead of the rest both from a ranking and form perspective, albeit its Sam's first tournament of the year after a strong finish to 2012.

By rights, they both ought to be marching to the final without dropping a set. If that happens, we might expect very good things from them both this year.

Fingers crossed.

SMC1809 · All-time great

Mel South has taken the first set against Silva (6-1) and they've just exchanged breaks at the start of the second set.

SMC1809 · All-time great

Mel won 6-1 6-2.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: MURRAY, Samantha (GBR) 1 259 beat RUCKERT, Katie (USA) 6-2 6-2
R2: WHYBOURN, Lisa (GBR) 3 292 lost to LOHAN, Sinead (IRL) Q UNR 2-6 4-6
R2: STEPHENSON, Francesca (GBR) 629 lost to DODIN, Oceane (FRA) 770 6-7(5) 1-6
R2: SOUTH, Melanie (GBR) 4 371 beat SILVA, Eden (GBR) WC UNR 6-1 6-2
R2: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 2 266 beat BROWN, Lucy (GBR) 741 6-3 7-5

QF: MURRAY, Samantha (GBR) 1 259 v MORATELLI, Angelica (ITA) 5
QF: SOUTH, Melanie (GBR) 4 371 v DODIN, Oceane (FRA) 770
QF: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 2 266 v HONIGOVA, Sandra (CZE) Q 1045

korriban · Challenger level

Lisa's loss to the young unranked Irish girl is a bit of a shocker. Good to see Sam and Tara nice and efficient in their wins.

steven · Tennis legend

Lisa's loss is a shock, though an Irish guy who was asking me is I knew Amy & Sinead's results yesterday said Sinead is only 17 and "could be very good". (I can hear Ratty laughing at that phrase already LOL, but still maybe not as big a shock as it appears)

steven · Tennis legend

Just noticed it's very much 'ancient' Brits v teenagers now - Tara is the youngest Brit left in at 20, while Dodin and Honigová are 16, Lohan is 17, Moratelli is 18 and Bowtell is 19.

albino · Intermediate Club Player

I hope Sinead doesn't turn out to be another Bowtell, and Brit bash her way through 10ks for the next few years. At least they have to face each other now!

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

albino wrote:
I hope Sinead doesn't turn out to be another Bowtell, and Brit bash her way through 10ks for the next few years. At least they have to face each other now!

If Sinead's surname is anything to go by then perhaps she has already peaked at 17 and her career will spiral rapidly downhill from now on.

briteny · Intermediate Club Player

checking bet365 live score, secound set Mel & Oceane both have not held one serve game yet!

-- Edited by briteny on Friday 25th of January 2013 01:52:43 PM

Reeltime · Satellite level

Hell, I didnt realise how young Amy Bowtell was.

steven · Tennis legend

QF: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 2 266 beat HONIGOVA, Sandra (CZE) Q 1045 by 1 & 2

Mel serving for the 1st set *5-4 (having gone from *4-1 up to 4-4*)

steven · Tennis legend

Mel got broken back for the 3rd time, ended up losing the tiebreak 7-5, dropped serve at the start of the 2nd, broke back and is now 0-30 down on serve.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Mel levelled it but is now a break down at start of third.