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paulisi


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I've seen a lot of these younger players.

I agree about Mollie - ability is there, needs to get that consistency and mindset
Lauryn - definitely going places, very solid all round game
Hannah McColgan - big swinging lefty serve will cause all sorts of problems - definitely one for the future and has rather under performed as a junior
Emily App has come on leaps and bounds and being a top junior, should be capable of breaking into the top 450 fairly easily
Megan Davies is a lovely little player - very talented with her ground strokes(especially her angles). Probably just needs to add a little bit of power to move up to the next level
Gemma - I've only seen once and she had a bad day, but very big and powerful for her age

There are a few other lesser known juniors not there this week, who wouldn't be out of place in this sort of competition. Ema Lazic, Eden Richardson, Nell Miller, Jodie Burrage, Ali Collins and a few more not too far behind (Esther Adeshina, Olivia Elliot, Emma Raducanu, Holly Fischer etc etc)

PS Emma Hurst is under ranked, mainly as she only plays on tour part time (similarly to Maia)


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Lauryn and Megan are the two that are definitely going off to college, aren't they?

Emily App's coach said she hadn't made up her mind when someone asked him - playing his cards close to his chest, I think. Dad's input may be critical.....

Fran Jones is the big name that you left out (just an oversight, I'm sure). I'll be interested to see Serena Nash's progress in the States too, and Elise van H.

Would like to see our Scottish champion, Hannah McC play - I'm hoping to get to Roehampton next week - but might have to try and make it for the Qs because, as you say, the standard is a lot higher.

(NB I was lucky enough to catch Gemma on a good day - as you say, it does colour your view, you can't help it, even though you know that one swallow and all that....)





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The 2001s with at least one ranking point ( although of course not yet a ranking ) have tripled with Gemma Heath and Victoria Allen joining Aleksandra Pitak. Gemma (dob 12/08/01) becomes the youngest.



-- Edited by indiana on Tuesday 20th of September 2016 04:53:06 PM

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R1: GIBSON, Aimee (GBR) UNR lost to YEROLYMOS, Margot (FRA) 1 408 1-6 2-6
R1: BARNETT, Alicia (GBR) WC UNR def LAWRENCE TAYLOR, Jodie Annie (GBR) WC UNR 6-1 6-4
R1: HURST, Emma (GBR) 1009 def DREW, Jazzamay (GBR) 8 926 7-6(4)b7-5
R1: COVINGTON, Dominique (GBR) Q 1239 lost to HUBER, Luisa Marie (GER) 3 705 2-6 3-6
R1: MCCOLGAN, Hannah (GBR) Q UNR def SANZ-LLANEZA FERNANDEZ, Almudena (ESP) 1121 6-4 3-6 6-3
R1: JOHN-BAPTISTE, Lauryn (GBR) WC UNR def POPESCU, Anna (GBR) LL UNR 6-1 6-0
R1: GREY, Sarah Beth (GBR) 7 872 def BAMBURAC, Sabrina (GBR) UNR 1-0 Ret.
R1: APPLERTON, Emily (GBR) 5 742 def MURGETT, Bronte (GBR) UNR 6-2 6-2
R1: SILVA, Eden (GBR) 1023 def PITAK, Katarzyna (GBR) Q UNR 6-2 6-0
R1: DAVIES, Megan (GBR) Q UNR def HILLYER, Natasha (GBR) Q UNR 6-3 2-6 6-2
R1: NICHOLLS, Olivia (GBR) UNR def IVANOVA, Dasha (USA) 4 684 6-3 6-4
R1: CROUCH, Mollie (GBR) Q UNR lost to VOGELSANG, Erika (NED) 6 764 4-6 5-7
R1: ALLEN, Victoria (GBR) Q UNR def MORLET, Giulia (FRA) Q UNR 7-6(4) 6-1
R1: HEATH, Gemma (GBR) WC UNR def BROWN, Lucy (GBR) 1239 6-3 1-6 7-5

R2: BARNETT, Alicia (GBR) WC UNR v HURST, Emma (GBR) 1009
R2: MCCOLGAN, Hannah (GBR) Q UNR v HUBER, Luisa Marie (GER) 3 705 CH=614 2014
R2: GREY, Sarah Beth (GBR) 7 872 v JOHN-BAPTISTE, Lauryn (GBR) WC UNR
R2: APPLERTON, Emily (GBR) 5 742 v SILVA, Eden (GBR) 1023
R2: DAVIES, Megan (GBR) Q UNR v NICHOLLS, Olivia (GBR) UNR
R2: ALLEN, Victoria (GBR) Q UNR v VOGELSANG, Erika (NED) 6 764 =CH
R2: HEATH, Gemma (GBR) WC UNR v LIEBENS, Klaartje (BEL) 2 558 CH=295 16/2/15

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R1

Sarah Beth GREY (GBR) / Olivia NICHOLLS (GBR) [1] BYE
Aimee GIBSON (GBR) / Eden SILVA (GBR) 6-4 5-7 [16-14] Dominique COVINGTON (GBR) / Louise HOLTUM (GBR)
Luisa Marie HUBER (GER) / Maria MASINI (ITA) [3] 6-2 6-4 Libby MUMA (USA) / Eva SISKA (USA)
Soumeya ANANE (GBR) / Natasha HILLYER (GBR) 7-5 6-1 Natalie HEPBURN (GBR) / Lisa PHILLIPS (GBR)
Hannah MCCOLGAN (GBR) / Bronte MURGETT (GBR) 7-5 6-2 Aleksandra PITAK (GBR) / Katarzyna PITAK (GBR)
Jazzamay DREW (GBR) / Almudena SANZ-LLANEZA FERNANDEZ (ESP) [4] 6-2 6-1 Alice GILLAN (GBR) / Anna POPESCU (GBR)
Alicia BARNETT (GBR) / Emma HURST (GBR) 7-5 6-2 Mollie CROUCH (GBR) / Georgie WALKER (GBR)
Dasha IVANOVA (USA) / Margot YEROLYMOS (FRA) [2] 6-1 6-2 Ella TAYLOR (GBR) / Erika VOGELSANG (NED)

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very nice to see Gemma have early success in a senior tournament, particularly with the more powerful juniors it is good to see an early transition where it is more difficult to over power an opponent.



-- Edited by Oakland2002 on Wednesday 21st of September 2016 02:52:47 AM

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Olivia follows up her excellent win yesterday with a straightforward win over Megan:

R2: NICHOLLS, Olivia (GBR) UNR def. DAVIES, Megan (GBR) Q UNR 6-3 6-1


I know Olivia has played a lot of doubles (mainly with Beth) and pretty successfully. But does anyone know much about her? Is she a student? She barely seems to have been outside the UK to play - what is she doing with her tennis at the moment?

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In paulisi's 'answering your own question' mode, I see from her twitter that Olivia is a Sports Science with Management Student at Loughborough University (similar situation to Emma Hurst, then, presumably).....

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Hannah McC is playing a really gutsy match ! (judging from livescores)

Lost the first set 4-6 against the third seed.

Was a break down in the second. Got it back. Then the German broke and served for the match at 5-4.

But Hannah broke back. Just got broken again (LOTS of breaks in this match).

So the German will serve for the second time for the match....

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Hannah McColgan looks about to lose 4-6 5-6* down, but that is a hugely creditable effort against the third seed.

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Lauryn is on the verge of taking out Beth.

I thought they were evenly matched and I stated that last night, but I'm fairly confident that Lauryn could go and push on if she wanted and if the right finances were in place.

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McColgan breaks back to take it to the TB.

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paulisi wrote:

Lauryn is on the verge of taking out Beth.

I thought they were evenly matched and I stated that last night, but I'm fairly confident that Lauryn could go and push on if she wanted and if the right finances were in place.

 

I think she's very excited about going to college - it's not a finance thing (I don't mean that finances ARE in place, but that she's looking forward to college and college life and college tennis)



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That Hannah has shown some real Scottish grit....

She takes the tie-break, 7-6(4)

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A little shout out too for Gemma - who lost the first set 2-6 against the no. 2 seed but is currently 'receiving for the set' in the second *4-5

Various people mention Gemma's height and power.

But I don't she's all that tall - she just looks older/taller because she's got a good pair of shoulders on her.

I was really impressed by her movement, in fact, when I saw her at Surbiton, and her balance.

Completely different from what I'd expected (given the height/power comments).

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