British Tour - 2020

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

British Tour - 2020

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
With the little amount of tennis left, let's hear it for the British Tour

At Edgbaston, we have:

QFs:

Tabitha Holmes v Charlotte Russell
Kat Barnes v Michelle Dzjachangirova
Kate Mansfield v Vic Subev
Rhona Cook v Val Bhunu

This could prove important to the player of the month nominations for march !

Strongbow · All-time great

JonH comes home wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
With the little amount of tennis left, let's hear it for the British Tour

At Edgbaston, we have:

QFs:

Tabitha Holmes v Charlotte Russell
Kat Barnes v Michelle Dzjachangirova
Kate Mansfield v Vic Subev
Rhona Cook v Val Bhunu
This could prove important to the player of the month nominations for march !

Rhona Cook v Val Bhunu - not heard of either of these confuse Perhaps not playing ITF juniors.

telstar · Strong Club Player

Strongbow wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
With the little amount of tennis left, let's hear it for the British Tour

At Edgbaston, we have:

QFs:

Tabitha Holmes v Charlotte Russell
Kat Barnes v Michelle Dzjachangirova
Kate Mansfield v Vic Subev
Rhona Cook v Val Bhunu
This could prove important to the player of the month nominations for march !
Rhona Cook v Val Bhunu - not heard of either of these Perhaps not playing ITF juniors.

Val Bhunu is Zimbabwean and has been playing ITF senior circuit for some years. Also enter for BT at Bolton.

Strongbow · All-time great

telstar wrote:
Strongbow wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
With the little amount of tennis left, let's hear it for the British Tour

At Edgbaston, we have:

QFs:

Tabitha Holmes v Charlotte Russell
Kat Barnes v Michelle Dzjachangirova
Kate Mansfield v Vic Subev
Rhona Cook v Val Bhunu
This could prove important to the player of the month nominations for march !
Rhona Cook v Val Bhunu - not heard of either of these Perhaps not playing ITF juniors.
Val Bhunu is Zimbabwean and has been playing ITF senior circuit for some years. Also enter for BT at Bolton.

Many thanks telstar - found them both in ITF juniors.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The SFs are:

Charlotte Russell v Kat Barnes
Kate Mansfield v Val Bhunu

(Never heard of Kate Mansfield who's a qualifier)

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Friday 13th of March 2020 02:26:44 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
The SFs are:

Charlotte Russell v Kat Barnes
Kate Mansfield v Val Bhunu

(Never heard of Kate Mansfield who's a qualifier)

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Friday 13th of March 2020 02:26:44 PM

Out of interest , are all 4 Brits and do they have any county allegiances?

the addict · Tennis legend

You'll have to keep an eye out for Kate, CD. According to the LTA she's just 15 (2004) and been playing quite a bit in this country.

www.lta.org.uk/play-compete/competing/playerprofile/

the addict · Tennis legend

Counties:-
Kate - Surrey
Val - Lancashire
Charlotte - Gloucestershire
Kat - Norfolk

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Val Bhunu is Zimbabwean as someone pointed out above, a little profile article here

www.thestandard.co.zw/2018/07/22/valeria-bhunus-life-professional-tennis-player/

Charlotte Russell is 17 apparently, Kat Barnes is only 18.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Counties:-
Kate - Surrey
Val - Lancashire
Charlotte - Gloucestershire
Kat - Norfolk

Thanks TA - is Val the same one as this Zimbabwean article is writing about?

https://www.thestandard.co.zw/2018/07/22/valeria-bhunus-life-professional-tennis-player/

the addict · Tennis legend

Most of the girls playing the British Tour are around that age, or younger, unless it is one of the few Premier Tier events, when the pros join in (or the timing is right - see the Bolton entry list).

Spectators are scarce - usually just family. I go along to Frinton and Felixstowe sometimes if the weather is good, but only if I recognise the players names !

the addict · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
the addict wrote:
Counties:-
Kate - Surrey
Val - Lancashire
Charlotte - Gloucestershire
Kat - Norfolk
Thanks TA - is Val the same one as this Zimbabwean article is writing about?
https://www.thestandard.co.zw/2018/07/22/valeria-bhunus-life-professional-tennis-player/

I would think so - the age is right, and the one I looked up on the LTA site hasn't played any other events in this country - must have registered specially.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Most of the girls playing the British Tour are around that age, or younger, unless it is one of the few Premier Tier events, when the pros join in (or the timing is right - see the Bolton entry list).

Spectators are scarce - usually just family. I go along to Frinton and Felixstowe sometimes if the weather is good, but only if I recognise the players names !

Naomi, Freya, Alicia, Beth...good list! mens doesnt have same level to be fair, sort of ITF qualies level field on the mens side,

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
You'll have to keep an eye out for Kate, CD. According to the LTA she's just 15 (2004) and been playing quite a bit in this country.

www.lta.org.uk/play-compete/competing/playerprofile/

Thanks for the heads up smile

In the final at Edgbaston it'll be:

Charlotte Russell v Val Bhunu

Val won her semi far more easily, and I've never seen her play, but I rather like Charlotte's game.