Week 30 - ITF ($25K) - Porto, Portugal Clay

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 30 - ITF ($25K) - Porto, Portugal Clay

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Yeah... I... um... I don't understand Tara's current 3 week itinerary planning

I'm sure there *is* a logic to it, but this can't be conducive to optimum perfomance, can it?

the addict · Tennis legend

Well Tara has had plenty of time to get over from California, since losng her doubles on Thursday. Must be some logic there somewhere !

The doubles draw is also out, and our two entrants are seeded 1 and 2 and both have byes in the first round.

Tara is partnering Quirine Lemoine of the Netherlands and is seeded 1 (183 +167). I believe this is the first time they have played together.
Beth is partnering Erika Vogelsang, also from the Netherlands, and is seeded 2 (216 + 324). They played together in Germany back in February and reached the SF

flamingowings · All-time great

Also the money from going to UK, US and then Portugal.

the addict · Tennis legend

Doubles
QF: Tara Moore / Quirine Lemoine (NED) [1] 350 (183+167) v Martine Partaud (FRA) / Melanie Stokke (NOR) 1008 (501+507)
QF: Sarah Beth Grey / Erika Vogelsang (NED) [2] 540 (216+324) v Claudia Gaspar (POR)/Daniella Silva(POR) UNR (UNR + 974)

Beth and Tara play their singles matches tomorrow morning

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Sarah Beth leads by 2 breaks to 1 in the early stages of her match, *3-1

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Sarah Beth won the first set 6-2 but is a break down *2-4 in the second set.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Beth manages to get the win, 6-4 in the third, against the 25 year-old who used to be approx. top-100.

Well done to her.

indiana · Tennis legend

Good stuff, Beth adding further 25K points to her QF points of last week.

Up so far to 77 points on Monday week, that provisionally pushes her ranking / CH up further to around 450 and GB #12.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Well done Sara Beth

She has Nuria Parrizas Diaz next, which is a winnable match - not that I make SBG favourite, but NPD can have some very off days.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, as mentioned above, Tara is suffering, 1-6 *0-1

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

And, Tara succumbs, 1-6 3-6

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Tara has become the true definition of a journey woman. Her schedule makes no sense whatsoever.

If she's serious about her career she needs a proper re-think.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: MOORE, Tara (GBR) 398 lost to COLMEGNA, Martina (ITA) 457 1-6 3-6
R1: GREY, Sarah Beth (GBR) 500 def KOEHLER, Maria Joao (POR) Q 574 6-2 3-6 6-4

R2: GREY, Sarah Beth (GBR) 500 v PARRIZAS-DIAZ, Nuria (ESP) 6 355 CH=289 2014

Strongbow · All-time great

Should be a new CH for SBG. Well inside 500. smile As long as she misses #10 she'll be OK.

-- Edited by Strongbow on Wednesday 25th of July 2018 11:42:43 PM

the addict · Tennis legend

Tara and Quirine have been goven a walkover into the semis. Melanie Stokke lost in the first round of singles, so either has a problem, or has had enough !