Last year Maia Lumsden beat Gabi Taylor to land this prestigious title. Anastasia Mikheeva won the Nike International Masters last week, and is one of the 9th seeds here, but unfortunately Jodie Burrage and Lauryn John-Baptiste are all in the same section as her, with only one of them able to reach the last 16. They are in the bottom quarter which appears loaded with talent from elsewhere. Tornado Black's sister Hurricane is second seed in the under 12s
U14 R1 (L128)
(17) Emily Appleton (GBR) v Gergana Topalova (BUL)
Gabriela Cevallos (ECU) v Lauryn John-Baptiste (GBR)
Kristina Novak (SLO) v (17) Jodie Anna Burrage (GBR)
Haven't found today's result but here is the report from Colette (Zoo Tennis) on Nastya's match yesterday
"Another player I had heard about but hadn't yet seen was Anastasia Mikheeva of Great Britain, who won the Nike Junior Tour International Masters championship last week in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. Mikheeva, seeded a surprisingly low No. 9 at the Junior Orange Bowl, wasn't at her best today, while her opponent, Kyle McKenzie was, leading to a 7-5, 6-3 victtory for McKenzie.
McKenzie, a 14-year-old from Arizona who trains at the USTA's Player Development Center in Carson, California, hit her forehand for countless winners, and stayed in every point much longer than Mikheeva could. Even when she failed to serve out the first set at 5-3 in one of her rare poor games, there was no sign of frustration or any sense she felt she'd missed an opportunity.
"I knew what I did wrong," said McKenzie, who wasn't familiar with her opponent, but had gotten some tips on playing her from USTA coach Leo Azevedo. "I had a few loose mistakes, and I knew I had to pull that back together, and it was fine."
After Mikheeva held for 5-all, McKenzie held at love, then took advantage of Mikheeva's two unforced errors and a double fault to grab the first set.
McKenzie was broken in the opening game of the second set, but Mikheeva was unable to sustain any momentum she might have had, committing another double fault and several unforced errors to get broken right back.
With McKenzie giving Mikheeva almost no free points while still hitting deep and close to the lines, McKenzie fashioned a 4-2 lead. She was broken back, but Mikheeva again failed to generate any kind of surge, losing serve again to give McKenzie a chance to serve out the match.
If she was nervous, there was no sign of it, as she continued to serve well, hit out on her shots and put pressure on Mikheeva. At 40-0, Mikheeva netted a backhand, and after the quietest of celebrations, McKenzie approached the net for the handshake.
"I knew it was going to be a tough match, but if I played my best I could pull through," said McKenzie, who rated her level of play in the match at 8 or 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. "I thought I played really well today. I came out ready."
Although pleased with her performance, McKenzie is not satisfied with picking up a big win over one of the top players in Europe, and says she believes she can win the tournament.
