Boys & Girls: J5 Edinburgh - Clay (Week 28)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Boys & Girls: J5 Edinburgh - Clay (Week 28)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Excellent results, in particular, from our two 2005-er girls, Ella and Talia.

Boys QF:

Daniel WEBB (GBR) [1] 6-4 6-2 Lucas SCHURDEVIN (FRA) [5]
Billy BLAYDES (GBR) [8] 6-4 6-4 Alejandro SANCHEZ GONZALEZ (ESP) [3]
Sascha GUEYMARD WAYENBURG (FRA) [7] 6-0 6-2 Luca POW (GBR)
Billy SUAREZ (USA) [2] 6-3 1-6 7-6(5) Aaron JINKS (GBR)

Girls QF:

Ella MCDONALD (GBR) 6-4 6-4 Amy LEATHER (GBR) [1]
Luca Victoria VOCKE (GER) [5] 7-6(5) 6-3 Lucia RIZZA (GBR)
Lidia GONZALEZ (ESP) 7-5 6-0 Lucy WEBBER (GBR)
Talia NEILSON GATENBY (GBR) 6-4 6-2 Chloe Isabella TSANG (AUS) [7]

Strongbow · All-time great

Second time recently I've seen Amy beaten as top seed - Is this a rankings thing or is she carrying an injury/nigggle confuse

Spireman · Club Coach

Most likely just a run of tournaments catching up as she has done Belfast, cork, Edinburgh in succession. Then a lot of competitive players in these tournaments who may not have the ranking points for seeding due to being younger or not having done as many itf tournaments. Then of course if tournaments always went with seeding there would be no point in playing them!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yes, I don't take much notice of rankings at the lower end. They're very much about who's been able to play ITFs and who hasn't, not the standard.

Amy's ranking has only recently jumped up hugely thanks to the win in Belfast, so it's not really a 'consolidated' ranking. And I've no idea about Ella's real level because she has barely played any ITF events (and I don't follow domestic events).

But, of course, she has played a lot recently and might be carrying a slight injury too - although I'd have though that if she were, given her success and the other events, her parents would have withdrawn her very quickly from this one.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Very good effort from 2005-born Ella, so close. Add one step better for 2005-born Talia. Dan's made the final too.

GIRLS SF:

Luca Victoria VOCKE (GER) [5] 3-6 7-6(6) 6-2 Ella MCDONALD (GBR)
Talia NEILSON GATENBY (GBR) 6-3 6-0 Lidia GONZALEZ (ESP)

BOYS SF:

Daniel WEBB (GBR) [1] 6-2 4-6 6-3 Billy BLAYDES (GBR) [8]

Dan is in the final of the doubles.
And in the girls, Megan Davies & Amy Leather are in the final, with the other semi (wiht Lucia and Millie Mae) still to play

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And tiddler Talia - born 2005 - takes the title

Brilliant week for her in her second ever ITF tournament.

FINAL: Talia NEILSON GATENBY (GBR) def. Luca Victoria VOCKE (GER) [5] 6-2 6-1

Not to be for Dan.

Boys FINAL: Sascha GUEYMARD WAYENBURG (FRA) [7] def. Daniel WEBB (GBR) [1] 6-4 6-4

Dubs to come....

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Dan gets some silverware in the doubles

:

Boys Dubs FINAL:

Billy SUAREZ (USA) / Daniel WEBB (GBR) [1] 7-6(7) 4-6 [10-7] Matias MONTANES TUTZO (ESP) / Alejandro SANCHEZ GONZALEZ (ESP) [2]

But no luck for the girls:

Girls Dubs FINAL:

Carla GALMICHE (FRA) / Luca Victoria VOCKE (GER) [2] 7-5 3-6 [12-10] Megan DAVIES (GBR) / Amy LEATHER (GBR) [1]

paulisi · Tennis legend

I see Talia has been added to the GB national tennis academy.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
I see Talia has been added to the GB national tennis academy.

Yes, as she says:

Talia Neilson-Gatenby

@Taliatennis 22h22 hours ago

Proud to announce I am joining the GB National Tennis Academy. Excited to work with a great team of coaches @tennisscotland @SUTC1 @StirUni @dollaracademy @the_LTA @WilsonTennis @TennisFirst @WilsonTennisUK @TennisLeics #playerpathway

There are some nice tweets about her win here, in Edinburgh, too. And photos.

David will know better but I'm sure Talia was part of the GB team for some recent(ish) young junior event.

She's obviously highly thought of, she was at La Manga for the training camp.

I don't know quite where the powers that be rate her compared with Eva Shaw, Ranah Stoiber, Kristina P and other 2005-ers.

Personally, on the livestream little bits I've seen, Hephzibah Oluwadare (who beat Talia last year in the U12 and is born 2007) is the truly stand out player.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

There's been a Tennis Europe U14 Grade 3 event here at the same time as the ITF.

So a little shout out to all the players and:

Boys FINAL: Ben Hudson def. Henry Searle 6-3 7-5

Girls FINAL: Millie Skelton def. Aryana Bartlett 6-0 4-6 6-3

Add: the losing finalist, Henry Searle was one of the LTA's U14 team who made the finals of the Tennis Europe Summer Cup in Murcia.

Luca Pow was also in the team - he played in the ITF event here, instead of the U14 event, and won a couple of rounds.

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Saturday 13th of July 2019 08:44:42 AM

DavidC · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
paulisi wrote:
I see Talia has been added to the GB national tennis academy.
Yes, as she says:
Talia Neilson-Gatenby
@Taliatennis 22h22 hours ago
More
Proud to announce I am joining the GB National Tennis Academy. Excited to work with a great team of coaches @tennisscotland @SUTC1 @StirUni @dollaracademy @the_LTA @WilsonTennis @TennisFirst @WilsonTennisUK @TennisLeics #playerpathway
There are some nice tweets about her win here, in Edinburgh, too. And photos.
David will know better but I'm sure Talia was part of the GB team for some recent(ish) young junior event.
She's obviously highly thought of, she was at La Manga for the training camp.
I don't know quite where the powers that be rate her compared with Eva Shaw, Ranah Stoiber, Kristina P and other 2005-ers.
Personally, on the livestream little bits I've seen, Hephzibah Oluwadare (who beat Talia last year in the U12 and is born 2007) is the truly stand out player.

I have never seen Talia play and don't recall her in any of the Tennis Europe team competitions. She is currently our third highest ranked 2005 (behind Ranah and Eva) following some decent results in lower category Tennis Europe Under 14 events (one singles title this year)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Maybe I'm confused. I'll try and find it, there's definitely something at the back of my mind.....
Although it might be just because she was top seed in the under 12 national finals last year (when it was done on school years, I think, so she was actually 13).

Tennisdad101 · Newbie

Kristina P is a 2004 not 2005 player. She's 15yo born June 2004.

Tennisdad101 · Newbie

Ella is also going to the GB National academy