Week 17 - ITF ($50K) - Charlottesville, USA Clay

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 17 - ITF ($50K) - Charlottesville, USA Clay

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Tara has hot foot the 700 odd miles from Alabama to Virginia, and her QR1 match is just beginning.
1-0*

First set safely secured
6-3

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Sunday 24th of April 2016 06:26:56 PM

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Nicely efficient in the second set so far.
6-3 4-0*

Julia Carrot · All-time great

She was broken serving for the match.... oops

Julia Carrot · All-time great

*5 - 2 Try again

Phew !!! Takes the second set 6 - 2 and with it the match

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Sunday 24th of April 2016 06:56:40 PM

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

QR1: Tara MOORE (GBR) [q5] 312 defeated (WC) Cameron MORRA (USA) UNR 6-4 6-2

QR2: Tara MOORE (GBR) [q5] 312 vs. Jennifer ELIE (USA) 397 (CH 286 01/2013)
H2H 1-0
2016 - last week! - Dothan, AL, USA - $50K - Clay - TM [q5] - QR1, TM won 7-5 6-2
Let's hope for a repeat performance.
Elie came through when the player that beta Tara last week, Zakarlyuk, retired.

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Tara should have started, the other matches scheduled have all started on time, and continued uninterrupted... ... ... ...
As I finish typing that sentence, the scoreboard for her match splutters in to life, and shows a promising position.
*4-2

First set safely tucked away. Still work to do.
6-4 *0-2

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Monday 25th of April 2016 03:17:10 PM

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

All change for the second set!

6-4 1-6

Come on Tara!

DF · Tennis legend

Tara needs her serve to work in the deciding set. Lost the second easily 1-6

DF · Tennis legend

Tara is 3-1 up.

DF · Tennis legend

Back level 4-4

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Breaks!
Serving for a real steal here.
6-4 1-6 *5-4

DF · Tennis legend

5-5

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Nope!
Elie secures the 14th break of the match.
6-4 1-6 5-5*

DF · Tennis legend

Another chance to serve out!