Week 14 - ITF ($25K) - Edgbaston, UK - Hard

TomTraubert · Futures level

RE: Week 14 - ITF ($25K) - Edgbaston, UK - Hard

TomTraubert · Futures level

some close matches and solid performances against the odds on court at the moment
nothing tangibel yet tho

abigail fought back in the first but lost it. but now a break up in the second - just one point overal in the match 3-6 *2-1
manisha served for the set but broken back 5-4*
freya was a break down then a break up now a break down again 5-6*
sara beth faltered at the end of her set otherwis eit was v close 3-6 0-1*

TomTraubert · Futures level

abigail hanging in there 3-6 *4-3
manisha breaks to claim the first set

7-5
freya lost the first set but hitting back hard in the second 5-7 3-0*
sara beth facing steep uphill climb now 3-6 1-4*

TomTraubert · Futures level

still encouraging signs around the grounds - not quite managing to convert the good work fully yet tho

abigail served for the second set but broken back: 3-6 5-5*
manisha going well: 7-5 3-0*
freya served for the second set but broken back: 5-7 5-2*
sara beth has fought back into the second set: 3-6 3-4*

TomTraubert · Futures level

all tailed off, looking like only manisha might convert her good work

abigail did well but lost 3-6 5-7

sara beth lost 3-6 3-6

freya been peged back in the second set 5-7 5-4*
manisha powering on 7-5 *4-2

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q1: CHRISTIE, Freya (GBR) 1018 lost to KERKHOVE, Lesley (NED) 4 243 5-7 5-7

A tremendous effort from Freya but just a step too far. She does look as if she should be much higher in the rankings.

TomTraubert · Futures level

freya lost the last 6 games of her match

5-7 5-7
a decent showing despite that, but what might have been a common tale on these sorts of days

manisha the last chance left: 7-5 5-4*

steven · Tennis legend

Manisha provides a happy ending to the day

QR1: Sarah Beth Askew WR 1219 lost to (q12) Lisa Sabino (SUI) WR 541 (CH 315 in 2008) by 3 & 3
QR1: Abigail Amos UNR lost to (q16) Adrijana Lekaj (CRO) WR 705 (CH 581 in Nov) by 3 & 5
QR1: Freya Christie WR 1018 lost to (q4) Lesley Kerkhove (NED) WR 243 (= CH) by 5 & 5
QR1: Alannah Griffin UNR lost to (q5) Shuko Aoyama (JPN) WR 274 (CH 258 in Aug) by 3 & 0
QR1: (q10) Anna Smith WR 493 beat Antonia Smallbone UNR by 1 & 1
QR1: Charlotte Pearce UNR lost to (q6) Amra Sadikovic (SUI) WR 291 (CH 179 in 2012) by 1 & 0
QR1: Manisha Foster WR 707 beat (q11) Laura Schäder (GER) WR 532 (CH 530 this month) by 5 & 5
QR1: Jessica Simpson WR 949 lost to (q7) Bernarda Pera (USA) WR 364 (CH 354 in Oct) by 6-0 1-1 ret
QR1: (q15) Lucy Brown WR 643 beat Nicole Clerico (ITA) WR 1178 (CH 381 in 2009) by 3 & 3
QR1: Nicola George UNR lost to (q8) Sviatlana Pirazhenka (BLR) WR 424 (CH 417 this month) by 4 & 2
QR1: Lauren McMinn WR 1219 lost to (q13) Justine Ozga (GER) WR 549 (CH 259 in 2007) by 5-7 6-3 6-2

FQR: (q2) Samantha Murray WR 233 v (q12) Lisa Sabino (SUI) WR 541 (CH 315 in 2008) *
FQR: (q10) Anna Smith WR 493 v (q5) Shuko Aoyama (JPN) WR 274 (CH 258 in Aug)
FQR: Manisha Foster WR 707 v (q6) Amra Sadikovic (SUI) WR 291 (CH 179 in 2012)
FQR: (q15) Lucy Brown WR 643 v (q7) Bernarda Pera (USA) WR 364 (CH 354 in Oct)

* H2H 2-0, both on Crete in 2011 - Sam won one of them 6 & 3, the other by the odd scoreline 6-0 3-6 6-0

-- Edited by steven on Sunday 30th of March 2014 02:28:05 PM

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q1: MURRAY, Samantha (GBR) 2 233 v Bye
Q1: ASKEW, Sarah Beth (GBR) 1219 lost to SABINO, Lisa 12 541 3-6 3-6
Q1: AMOS, Abigail (GBR) UNR lost to LEKAJ, Adrijana (CRO) 16 705 3-6 5-7
Q1: CHRISTIE, Freya (GBR) 1018 lost to KERKHOVE, Lesley (NED) 4 243 5-7 5-7
Q1: GRIFFIN, Alannah (GBR) UNR lost to AOYAMA, Shuko (JPN) 5 243 3-6 0-6
Q1: SMITH, Anna (GBR) 10 493 beat SMALLBONE, Antonia (GBR) UNR 6-1 6-1
Q1: PEARCE, Charlotte (GBR) UNR lost to SADIKOVIC, Amra (SUI) 6 291 1-6 0-6
Q1: FOSTER, Manisha (GBR) 707 beat SCHADER, Laura (GER) 11 532 7-5 7-5
Q1: SIMPSON, Jessica (GBR) 949 lost to PERA, Bernarda (USA) 7 364 0-6 1-1 Ret.
Q1: BROWN, Lucy (GBR) 15 643 beat CLERICO, Nicole (ITA) 1178 6-3 6-3
Q1: GEORGE, Nicola (GBR) UNR lost to PIRAZHENKA, Sviatlana (BLR) 8 424 4-6 2-6
Q1: MCMINN, Lauren (GBR) 1219 lost to OZGA, Justine (GER) 13 549 7-5 3-6 2-6

Q2: MURRAY, Samantha (GBR) 2 233 v SABINO, Lisa 12 541
Q2: SMITH, Anna (GBR) 10 493 v AOYAMA, Shuko (JPN) 5 243
Q2: FOSTER, Manisha (GBR) 707 v SADIKOVIC, Amra (SUI) 6 291
Q2: BROWN, Lucy (GBR) 15 643 v PERA, Bernarda (USA) 7 364

-- Edited by Peter too on Sunday 30th of March 2014 03:18:10 PM

TomTraubert · Futures level

manisha completes another excellent upset victory

7-5 7-5

three through then.

well done anna lucy and especially manisha

other decent showings but need more belief or something to make nice efforts in to definite rewards

paulisi · Tennis legend

Results pretty much as expected. Though Freya should have gone into final set, but the Dutch girl is pretty useful.

Any wins will be a bonus. Sam is not playing well at the minute and the other three have tough games.

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Not bad really considering the difference in levels.

Lets hope we get a few through to the MD

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Peter too wrote:
Q1: CHRISTIE, Freya (GBR) 1018 lost to KERKHOVE, Lesley (NED) 4 243 5-7 5-7

A tremendous effort from Freya but just a step too far. She does look as if she should be much higher in the rankings.

well done to the three winners and to players like Freya and Lauren and Abigail (and indeed others) who posted very good scores.

to my mind it just reinforces the need for 10ks.

Putting Freya against the WR 243 or Abi against the WR 705 is not really what it should be about (although good experience of course). Would be nice to see them play something a little bit 'ambitious' but not SO far removed from their current level.

indiana · Tennis legend

Yep, the way these 25Ks work, all the lower ranked (and unranked ) Brits in qualifying automatically play a much higher ranked qualifying seed, they basically can't get an easy / lucky draw.

So time after time we have a list of mismatches. Yes, I am sure some benefit from the "experience" and already this year ee have had quite a lot of "good efforts" ( I detect clloser scores than generally last year ), I am still with these that think GB should put on some more 10Ks.

I am not saying really radical changes, and I accept that in some ways GB is correcting a 25K / 10K imbalance in Europe generally, but yes a few more GB 10Ks please.

TomTraubert · Futures level

lucy lost first set 0-6
anna holding up well *2-2
manisha impressing again *4-4