Week 12 - ITF ($15K) - Obidos, Portugal Carpet

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 12 - ITF ($15K) - Obidos, Portugal Carpet

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Carpet is rare enough these days, but when was the last time we had any ladies at an outdoor carpet event?

the addict · Tennis legend

Last July, actually. Sarah Beth Grey lost in Q2 in the 25k at Imola, and in the main draw L32 at Badajoz 10k. There may have been others elsewhere

wolf · Tennis legend

I presume carpet = astro turf.

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

I think astro-turf = artificial grass as in the Japanese tournaments. I think carpet is a different type of all weather surface - I think it's the surface which is quite popular in Ireland and on which you can play in a downpour without slipping (should you so desire!). It might be related to astro-turf but does not have the 'pile'. Anyone know for sure what the ITF describe as carpet?

Oakland2002 · All-time great

I don't know anything about tennis specific Astro but as well as the surface footie/hockey Astro pitches have a particulate component as well, sand (2G) rubber balls (3G), (4G I think is the same). This more closely resembles turf and clay in which there is also soil and loose clay particles respectively. A carpet to me would be just that a mat.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Wiki is you friend for this info en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpet_court

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q1: FOSTER, Manisha (GBR) 4 849 v Bye
Q1: SAINSBURY, Laura (GBR) 6 918 v Bye
Q1: NICHOLLS, Olivia (GBR) 1179 def NETO, Sara (POR) UNR 6-0 6-0
Q1: HOLTUM, Louise (GBR) UNR def MARCINKEVICA, Deniza (LAT) UNR 6-2 6-4

Q2: FOSTER, Manisha (GBR) 4 849 v RIBEIRO, Maria (POR) UNR
Q2: SAINSBURY, Laura (GBR) 6 918 v NICHOLLS, Olivia (GBR) 1179
Q2: HOLTUM, Louise (GBR) UNR v NIEDMERS, Nora (GER) 8 1066 CH=851 15/2/16

paulisi · Tennis legend

Laura beat Olivia according to Soto

blob · All-time great

The ladies achieved the maximum 3 wins here, with Ms. Holtum dispatching the seed.
Decent shout at all three progressing to MD.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q2: FOSTER, Manisha (GBR) 4 849 def RIBEIRO, Maria (POR) UNR 6-2 6-0
Q2: SAINSBURY, Laura (GBR) 6 918 def NICHOLLS, Olivia (GBR) 1179 6-4 7-5
Q2: HOLTUM, Louise (GBR) UNR def NIEDMERS, Nora (GER) 8 1066 7-5 6-4

Q3: FOSTER, Manisha (GBR) 4 849 v ENGELMANN, Jill Nora (GER) 14 1120 CH=953 29/8/16
Q3: SAINSBURY, Laura (GBR) 6 918 v IANSITOVA, Svetlana (RUS) UNR 16yo
Q3: HOLTUM, Louise (GBR) UNR v MORENO ARIAS, Lidia (ESP) 16 1137 =CH

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Laura lost the first set 4-6 against the 16 year-old

But has won the second 6-2

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Laura is the first one through

4-6 6-2 6-2

Now for the other two...

Manisha went 0-2 down but is now leading *3-2

Louise not till the afternoon

DF · Tennis legend

Manisha follows suit 6-2 6-3

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

2017 Manisha doesn't lose against lower ranked opponents, 9-0
And rarely loses after winning the first set, 12-2
So no surprise in the result today.
She can't win after losing the first set though, 0-3, but never loses a TB 4-0.

Good to see some qualifications already. At least there's a shot at those precious points.