Judging from her Linkedin profile Katie's work in industry appears to be a thing of the past. The three current roles she lists are LTA National Junior Coach / 14&U captain (since June 2017), Beyond the Baseline Athlete mentor and self-employed tennis coach/commentator
The under 12 finals start tomorrow with the boys in the Czech Republic and the girls in Sunderland. The boys take on Turkey while the girls have the tough proposition of Russia
Joy for both teams today - a great result for the girls considering Russia's strong record at this level. The boys take on the hosts in the semis, who had a comfortable 3-0 win, while the girls tackle Hungary
Boys U12 QF
GBR 2 Turkey 1
Henry Trump beat Bora Cankaya 6-1 6-2
Viktor Frydrych lost to Atakan Karahan 5-7 6-4 3-6
Diack/Trump beat Cankaya/Karahan 4-6 6-2 [10-2]
SF
Czech Republic v GBR
Girls U12 QF
GBR 2 Russia 1
Sophya Devas beat Anastasia Yashchenko 6-2 6-1
Vlada Kozak lost to Daria Shadchneva 2-6 6-3 4-6
Devas/Kozak beat Pozdnyakova/Shadchneva 6-4 6-2
The girls powered into the final with a strong performance against Hungary, and will take on the Czech Republic in the final, who have won both their matches (including against Poland, who beat GBR in qualifying) very easily. The boys just missed out on the final, losing a match tiebreak in the decisive doubles, so play either Italy or Ukraine for bronze
Boys U12 SF
Czech Republic 2 GBR 1
Jamie Diack beat Vojtech Vales 6-3 6-0
Henry Trump lost to Petr Brunclik 3-6 0-6
Diack/Trump lost to Brunclik/Mrva 7-5 1-6 [6-10]
Girls U12 SF
GBR 3 Hungary 0
Sophya Devas beat Lili Dinnyes 6-1 6-4
Vlada Kozak beat Kitti Molnar 6-0 6-1
Kozak/Read beat Molnar/Varga 7-5 5-7 [10-2]
Although we picked up more games than anyone else against the Czech Republic this weekend the girls had to settle for silver pbs.twimg.com/media/DVxYxoDXkAAUEQ0.jpg
Girls U12 F
Czech Republic 3 GBR 0
Sophya Devas lost to Nikola Bartunkova 4-6 2-6
Vlada Kozak lost to Brenda Fruhvirtova 2-6 0-6
Devas/Kozak lost to Bartunkova/Bejlet 3-6 2-6
This weekend sees the under 14 (and under 16) finals. In the girls we are seeded 4 and play Serbia, while the boys are unseeded and play second seeds Poland
Martin Weston keeping us up to date with the good news
(although he has a heap of trouble with Matilda's name !)
"The @BritishTennis girls u14 @TennisEurope Winter Cup team have beaten Serbia in the finals. Matilda Mutvzdic (sic), Andrea Pineda & Eva Shaw; captained by Katie OBrien will play Czech Republic in the last 4 tomorrow. The strong winter results from our junior teams continues."
Good effort to win a silver and two bronze over the six events. The Czech Republic was the most successful nation, adding the 14&U girls to the two under 12 trophies.