Boys & Girls: ITF 18 &U South Central Circuit Leg 3, Zimbabwe, hard - Grade 3 (Week 33)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Boys & Girls: ITF 18 &U South Central Circuit Leg 3, Zimbabwe, hard - Grade 3 (Week 33)

Strongbow · All-time great

Hopefully another good haul - but grade 3 cry

DavidC · Tennis legend

MJ was unfortunately the only seed of either sex to lose on day 1, after what appears to have been a long batlle

Boys R1 (L32)

(1) Emile Hudd d. Victor Putter (RSA) 6-1 3-6 6-1
(2) Mehluli Don Ayanda Sibanda (ZIM) d. Zyaan Ahmed 6-3 6-1

R2

(1) Emile Hudd v Christophe Pognon (FRA)

Girls R1 (L32)

(Q) Anna Gross (AUT) d. (8) MJ Changwereza 7-6(1) 5-7 7-6(2)
(5) Victoria Allen d. Linge Steenkamp (RSA) 3-6 6-4 6-2
(Q) Annika Kannan (IND) d. (Q) Danielle Daley 7-5 6-2
(2) Destinee Martins d. Lara Claudia Van Der Merwe (RSA) 6-4 4-6 6-2

R2

(WC) Beverly Matsiwe (ZIM) v (5) Victoria Allen
Tiffany lagarde (CAN) v (2) Destinee Martins

DavidC · Tennis legend

All the boys seeds reached the quarters, but there was carnage in the bottom half of the girls draw - unfortunately including Destinee. Emile takes on the worst player in the draw, while Victoria tackles Mark Petchey's younger daughter. Five of our six singles entrants are in the doubles semis (MJ and Monica Raviraj missed out with their respective partners).

Boys R2

(1) Emile Hudd d. Christophe Pognon (FRA) 7-6(3) 6-2

QF

(1) Emile Hudd v (5) Christiaan Worst (RSA)

Girls R2

(5) Victoria Allen d. (WC) Beverly Matsiwe (ZIM) 6-3 6-1
Tiffany Lagarde (CAN) d. (2) Destinee Martins 7-6(5) 1-6 6-3

QF

(3) Myah Petchey (RSA) v (5) Victoria Allen

DavidC · Tennis legend

Emile remains on track for the double, with a convincing win for Victoria and a third consecutive doubles final for Destinee/Danielle

Boys QF

(1) Emile Hudd d. (5) Christiaan Worst (RSA) 6-3 6-3

SF

(1) Emile Hudd v (4) Sheil Kotecha (KEN)

Doubles F

(1) Kotecha/Sibanda (KEN/ZIM) v (3) Ahmed/Hudd

Girls QF

(5) Victoria Allen d. (3) Myah Petchey (RSA) 6-3 6-0

SF

Shrivally Rashmikaa Bhamidpaty (IND) v (5) Victoria Allen

Doubles F

(4) Steenkamp/Van Der Merwe (RSA) v Daley/Martins

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Vicki Allen and Emile are both through to the final smile

But both our pairs (Emile + Zyaan and Danielle + Destinee) lost their doubles finals cry
And both by 8-10 in the MTB ! furious

DOUBLES FINALS:

Boys: Sheil KOTECHA (KEN) / Mehluli Don Ayanda SIBANDA (ZIM) [1] 6-7(4) 6-4 [10-8] Zyaan AHMED (GBR) / Emile HUDD (GBR) [3]

Girls: Linge STEENKAMP (RSA) / Lara Claudia VAN DER MERWE (RSA) [4] 6-1 3-6 [10-8] Danielle DALEY (GBR) / Destinee MARTINS (GBR)

Strongbow · All-time great

Still a productive week at this level. Doubles runners-up get the same points as winning a G4- singles get more confuse

DavidC · Tennis legend

Emile's opponents are getting fewer games as the week goes on - a hard act to continue. He plays the same opponent as in the previous 2 finals here (one each). Victoria plays the Canadian who shared the previous two finals with Destinee

Boys SF

(1) Emile Hudd d. (4) Sheil Kotecha (KEN) 6-1 6-0

F

(1) Emile Hudd v (2) Mehluli Don Ayanda Sibanda (ZIM)

Girls SF

(5) Victoria Allen d. Shrivally Rashmikaa Bhamidpaty (IND) 6-3 6-3

F

(5) Victoria Allen v Tiffany Lagarde (CAN)

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

Strongbow wrote:
Still a productive week at this level. Doubles runners-up get the same points as winning a G4- singles get more

But only a quarter of them count towards a player's ranking

DavidC · Tennis legend

The sequence of runners-up here is continued, so we end up with just one out of 3 singles titles in Zimbabwe in both boys and girls events

Boys F

(2) Mehluli Don Ayanda Sibanda (ZIM) d. (1) Emile Hudd 7-5 7-6(4)

Girls F

Tiffany Lagarde (CAN) d. (5) Victoria Allen 7-6(5) 1-6 6-1

Strongbow · All-time great

I think the Brits have had a good run. Tiffany Lagarde has been a fly in the ointment - and is definitely one to watch