Boys & Girls: J2 Kiryat Shmona, Israel, hard (Week 48)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Boys & Girls: J2 Kiryat Shmona, Israel, hard (Week 48)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Goodness, Max is on a roll...... takes out the third seed !

And more expected wins for Marni and Harry too

Boys R1 (L32)

(Q) Max Basing def. (3) Nikita Kashirin (RUS) 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3

(2) Harry Wendelken def. (LL) Mika Berghaus (GER) 6-2 6-1

Girls R1 (L32)

(1) Amarni Banks def. Daria Shalamanova (BUL) 6-2 6-2

DavidC · Tennis legend

Max is next up against the player who Harry inched past last week, following a Grade 3 title in the previous week

Boys R2

(Q) Max Basing v Michael Francis Eala (PHI)
Petr Nesterov (BUL) v (2) Harry Wendelken

Girls R2

(1) Amarni Banks v Sabina Zeynalova (BUL)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Max lost out but Harry and Marni are comfortably through to the quarters. Marni lost to Swiss player Sebastianna Scilipoti in the final last week, and she beat Marni's next opponent in the semi-final. They will probably be thankful for being on the opposite side of the draw to Scilipoti this week, as she has just beaten the second seed.

Boys R2

Michael Francis Eala (PHI) d. (Q) Max Basing 7-5 6-4
(2) Harry Wendelken d. Petr Nesterov (BUL) 6-4 6-0

QF

Raphael Collignon (BEL) v (2) Harry Wendelken

Girls R2

(1) Amarni Banks d. Sabina Zeynalova (BUL) 6-3 7-6(5)

QF

(1) Amarni Banks v Marina Stakusic (CAN)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Harry won, Marni plays tomorrow.
Marni is in the doubles final, Harry the semi final.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Just the boys matches played today, and Harry progresses for a repeat semifinal (he won in 3 last week)

QF

(2) Harry Wendelken d. Raphael Collignon (BEL) 6-3 6-4

SF

(6) Guy Den Ouden (NED) v (2) Harry Wendelken

DavidC · Tennis legend

Marni and Harry both make it to their singles semifinal and doubles final (Harry via a 15-13 match tiebreak). Marni's next opponent was comfortably beaten by her last week

Girls QF

(1) Amarni Banks d. Marina Stakusic (CAN) 6-3 3-6 6-4

SF

(1) Amarni Banks v Sofia Rocchetti (ITA)

Doubles F

Kupres/Stakusic (CAN) v (2) Banks/Zelnickova (GBR/SVK)

Boys SF

(6) Guy Den Ouden (NED) v (2) Harry Wendelken

Doubles F

Al Tori / Cohen (ISR) v (2) Collignon / Wendelken (BEL/GBR)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Doing brilliantly today:

two title holders in the doubles (both by a whisker

) and two places secured for the final in the singles:

Doubles:

Girls FINAL: Amarni BANKS (GBR) / Radka ZELNICKOVA (SVK) [2] 6-3 6-7(1) [11-9] Mia KUPRES (CAN) / Marina STAKUSIC (CAN)

Boys FINAL: Raphael COLLIGNON (BEL) / Harry WENDELKEN (GBR) [2] 6-1 3-6 [10-8] Samer AL TORI (ISR) / Eduardo COHEN (ISR)

Both of them won their respective singles SFs too

DavidC · Tennis legend

Almost as comfortable as last week for Marni, who now has a rerun of last week's final

Girls SF

(1) Amarni Banks d. Sofia Rocchetti (ITA) 6-3 6-1

F

(1) Amarni Banks v (SE) Sebastianna Scilipoti (SUI)

Boys SF

(2) Harry Wendelken d. (6) Guy Den Ouden (NED) 6-3 4-6 6-2

F

(1) Stijn Pel (NED) v (2) Harry Wendelken

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The two doubles titles was as good as it got as both our players lost their singles finals, but a very good week for both of them all the same:

Girls F

Sebastianna Scilipoti (SUI) def. (1) Amarni Banks 6-4 6-2

Boys F

(1) Stijn Pel (NED) def. (2) Harry Wendelken 7-6(4) 4-6 6-2

indiana · Tennis legend

Ah pity re the singles finals. But yes very good week for Harry and Marni. Marni will probably be into the top 50 ranked juniors.

Harry though is finished with juniors at year end and has yet really to impact senior tennis. Marni has another year, indeed just turned 17 in October, but would imagine she will be transitioning much more over to seniors in the new year. Looks like time as a 17 yo top 50 junior who has progressed quite nicely this year.