Week 44 - Great Britain F4 ($10,000) - Sheffield (indoor hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Week 44 - Great Britain F5 ($10,000) - Sheffield (indoor hard)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Week 44 - Great Britain F4 ($10,000) - Sheffield (indoor hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

QR1 results:

Marcus WALTERS (GBR) 7-6(2) 6-4 Lamar BARTLEY (GBR)
Bruce STRACHAN (GBR) 6-3 6-3 Jordi MULLOR (MEX)
Roy KNIGHT (GBR) 7-5 7-5 Matthew CHADWICK (GBR)
Tiran SANGHERA (GBR) 6-2 6-2 Kyle FELLOWS (GBR)
Nicholas TURNBULL (GBR) 7-5 7-6(4) Joshua ROSE (GBR)
Marshall TUTU (GBR) 6-2 7-6(3) Adam SKALSKY (GBR)
Sizya Ernest KIVANDA (GBR) 6-4 6-1 Joshua FARMER (GBR)
Soren HESS-OLESEN (DEN) 6-0 6-0 Marco VERA (CHI)
Daniel BENNETT (GBR) 7-6(6) 6-3 David STEVENSON (GBR)
Nicholas NUGENT (GBR) 6-3 6-3 Harry MABBITT (GBR)
Aidan MCHUGH (GBR) 6-1 7-6(6) Adam JONES (GBR)
Max STEWART (GBR) 6-0 6-2 James LEDGER (GBR)
Sean HODKIN (GBR) 7-6(5) 6-2 Edward HARWOOD (GBR)
Damian RODRIGUEZ (GBR) 6-1 6-0 Dragos Iarmil TORGE (ROU)#

Jonathan BINDING (GBR) 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 Sam PRICE (GBR)

Jack GIBBENS (GBR) 6-1 6-2 Conor TORDOFF (GBR)

Well done to Damian and Bruce, in particular, for culling some of the 'pesky' threat.

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Sunday 30th of October 2016 04:20:01 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

QR2:

Mason RECCI (GBR) [q1] WR 1547 def. Marcus WALTERS (GBR) UNR 6-1 4-6 6-3

Bruce STRACHAN (GBR) UNR (CH 1154 Oct. 14) def. Ben JONES (GBR) UNR 7-6(4) 6-1

Marshall TUTU (GBR) UNR (CH 1077 May '15) def. Troy DIXON (GBR) UNR 7-5 6-4

Soren HESS-OLESEN (DEN) UNR (CH 958 June '16) def. Henry PAROCKI (GBR) UNR 6-2 6-3

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QR1: Marcus Walters UNR defeated Lamar Bartley UNR by 7-6(2) 6-4

QR1: Bruce Strachan UNR defeated Jordi Mullor (MEX) UNR by 3 & 3

QR1: Roy Knight UNR defeated Matthew Chadwick UNR by 5 & 5

QR1: Tiran Sanghera UNR defeated Kyle Fellows UNR by 2 & 2

QR1: Nicholas Turnbull UNR defeated (qWC) Joshua Rose UNR by 7-5 7-6(4)

QR1: Marshall Tutu UNR defeated Adam Skalsky UNR by 6-2 7-6(3)

QR1: Sizye Kivanda UNR defeated Joshua Farmer UNR by 4 & 1

QR1: (qWC) Daniel Bennett UNR defeated (qWC) David Stevenson UNR by 7-6(6) 6-3

QR1: Nicholas Nugent UNR defeated Harry Mabbitt UNR by 3 & 3

QR1: Aidan McHugh UNR defeated Adam Jones UNR by 6-1 7-6(6)

QR1: (qWC) Max Stewart UNR defeated James Ledger UNR by 0 & 2

QR1: Jonathan Binding UNR defeated Sam Price UNR by 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3

QR1: Sean Hodkin UNR defeated Edward Harwood UNR by 7-6(5) 6-2

QR1: Jack Gibbens UNR defeated (qWC) Conor Tordoff UNR by 1 & 2

QR1: Damian Rodriguez UNR defeated Dragos Iarmil Torge (ROU) UNR by 1 & 0

*****

QR2: (q1) Mason Recci WR 1547 defeated Marcus Walters UNR by 6-1 4-6 6-3

QR2: Bruce Strachan UNR defeated Ben Jones UNR by 7-6(4) 6-1

QR2: Roy Knight UNR defeated (q2) Samuel Ferguson WR 1753 by 3 & 5

QR2: Jamie Asanee Praditngam UNR defeated Tiran Sanghera UNR by 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2

QR2: (q3) George Davies WR 1837 defeated Nicholas Turnbull UNR by 6-3 7-6(4)

QR2: Marshall Tutu UNR defeated Troy Dixon UNR by 5 & 4

QR2: (q4) Alexis Canter WR 1837 defeated Sizye Kivanda UNR by 7-6(2) 6-4

QR2: Soren Hess-Olesen (DEN) defeated Henry Parocki UNR by 2 & 2

QR2: (q5/qWC) Oliver Hudson WR 1969 vs (qWC) Daniel Bennett UNR

QR2: Nicholas Nugent UNR vs (qWC) Matt Frost UNR

QR2: Elliott Farmer UNR vs Aidan McHugh UNR

QR2: (qWC) Max Stewart UNR defeated James Davis by 4 & 3

QR2: Rob Carter UNR vs Jonathan Binding UNR

QR2: Sean Hodkin UNR defeated Michael Shaw UNR by 6-2 2-0 retired

QR2: Isaac Stoute UNR vs Jack Gibbens UNR

QR2: Damian Rodriguez UNR vs Thomas Wright UNR

*****

FQR: (q1) Mason Recci WR 1547 vs Bruce Strachan UNR

FQR: Roy Knight UNR vs Jamie Asanee Praditngam UNR

FQR: (q3) George Davies WR 1837 vs Marshall Tutu UNR

FQR: (q4) Alexis Canter WR 1837 vs Soren Hess-Olesen (DEN)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The final QR2 results:

Oliver HUDSON (GBR) [q5] 6-3 6-3 Daniel BENNETT (GBR)

Matt FROST (GBR) 6-2 6-1 Nicholas NUGENT (GBR)

Aidan MCHUGH (GBR) 6-1 6-3 Elliott FARMER (GBR)

Robert CARTER (GBR) 7-6(2) 6-3 Jonathan BINDING (GBR)

Isaac STOUTE (GBR) 6-2 6-2 Jack GIBBENS (GBR)

Damian RODRIGUEZ (GBR) 7-5 3-6 6-3 Thomas WRIGHT (GBR)

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Updated FQR:

FQR: (q1) Mason Recci WR 1547 vs Bruce Strachan UNR

FQR: Roy Knight UNR vs Jamie Asanee Praditngam UNR

FQR: (q3) George Davies WR 1837 vs Marshall Tutu UNR

FQR: (q4) Alexis Canter WR 1837 vs Søren Hess-Olesen (DEN)

FQR: (q5/qWC) Oliver Hudson WR 1969 vs (qWC) Matt Frost UNR

FQR: Aidan McHugh UNR vs (qWC) Max Stewart UNR

FQR: Rob Carter UNR vs Sean Hodkin UNR

FQR: Isaac Stoute UNR vs Damian Rodriguez UNR

Spectator · All-time great

Some interesting wins for the GB qualifiers - good to see so many having a go, and so many new people doing so well. But a terrible draw for anyone who got Soren Hess-Olesen (who is actually, if I remember correctly, Søren Hess-Olesen). He's Lloyd Glasspool's old partner, with whom the latter won the university doubles championship. As I recall it, he was a top singles player, too. Not sure why he's playing unranked now.

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

shame Stewart and McHugh drew each other. Would have been nice to see both qualify for the main draw as two of our best juniors

Etienne · Club Coach

Spectator wrote:
Some interesting wins for the GB qualifiers - good to see so many having a go, and so many new people doing so well. But a terrible draw for anyone who got Soren Hess-Olesen (who is actually, if I remember correctly, Søren Hess-Olesen). He's Lloyd Glasspool's old partner, with whom the latter won the university doubles championship. As I recall it, he was a top singles player, too. Not sure why he's playing unranked now.

Luke Oakley beat him comfortably in August.

Spectator · All-time great

Interesting. I haven't really followed him. Checked his ITF record, and he seems to have played three futures after finishing at university, reaching the finals in one, losing to someone now ranked in the 300s in another, and retiring from the third in the QFs. Then nothing until late summer of this year. I'll stick by my assessment: sounds like an injury and return - Luke Oakley got him on his first tournament back - and while he may not yet be where he was, I still don't think he's a good draw.

Danis Dynamite · Improver

Spectator wrote:
Interesting. I haven't really followed him. Checked his ITF record, and he seems to have played three futures after finishing at university, reaching the finals in one, losing to someone now ranked in the 300s in another, and retiring from the third in the QFs. Then nothing until late summer of this year. I'll stick by my assessment: sounds like an injury and return - Luke Oakley got him on his first tournament back - and while he may not yet be where he was, I still don't think he's a good draw.

An elbow-injury which has kept Søren away from the tour for a very long time. Quite a pity as he was playing tremendous during especially the last year with Texas Longhorns where he as the first Danish player ever reached the number 1 position of the national college ranking list. Now he seems to be fit again and he is starting slowly with future qualifiers. Last week he lost to a strong US-junior in the Q-finals of an Norwegian future. Only God knows why he didn't use the rules about protected ranking to avoid the qualifiers. In Sheffield he joins his Davis Cup Colleague Frederik Nielsen who is already in the main draw. Could be a great couple for the doubles but I guess Søren needs to focus on the singles.

-- Edited by Danis Dynamite on Monday 31st of October 2016 12:40:24 PM

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

Welcome to the board DanisD and thanks for the info. I too was surprised to see him unranked in futures qualifying given his college record and, like Spectator, felt Soren could be a real banana skin for any Brits who run into him.

Etienne · Club Coach

I think you have to be quite high ranked to qualify for a PR 250-300 or something.

Danis Dynamite · Improver

.... and by the way - a funny detail: Lloyd Glasspool and Søren Hess-Olesen have both been named as new players for the Danish 1st division team Skovbakken for the up coming season. You can find the list of players here (in Danish): http://www.tennisavisen.dk/gruppe-2-og-3-i-herrernes-dh/

Maybe they are planning to travel and play doubles together when Søren gets his ranking back.