Week 6 - ITF M25 - Barnstaple, Great Britain (indoor hard)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Week 6 - ITF M25 - Barnstaple, Great Britain (indoor hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Henry Patten is probably not that known as he has now finished uni in the states.

Former NCAA doubles champion, I think, no?

Is at Durham University Business School at the moment.

And, of course, well known to anyone who follows the British Tour as he's just been runner-up in the prestigious Bath Premier event.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
paulisi wrote:
Henry Patten is probably not that known as he has now finished uni in the states.
[...] well known to anyone who follows the British Tour as he's just been runner-up in the prestigious Bath Premier event.

I don't, which is why I asked the question.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
paulisi wrote:
Henry Patten is probably not that known as he has now finished uni in the states.
[...] well known to anyone who follows the British Tour as he's just been runner-up in the prestigious Bath Premier event.
I don't, which is why I asked the question.

And why I replied smile

The recent event has given a whole heap of wildcards, to the main draw and qualifiers, for the next three 25ks in the UK, so it is a very useful source of information.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Great start by Dan Little (who's another one who's been doing well in other non-ITF events), taking the first set 6-1 against the top seed.

But now an instant break down in the second.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Maybe not the way he'd want to win but a great win anyway for Dan!

FQR: (q10) Daniel Little WR 1581 def. (q1) Julius Tverijonas (LTU) WR 783 6-1 4-2 retired

And maybe Bath should take a little of the credit for wearing out poor Julius..... (hope he's better soon)

Not to be for Adam, though:

FQR: (q3) Wojciech Marek (POL) WR 846 def. (q13) Adam Jones UNR 6-2 6-1

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Monday 10th of February 2020 11:42:35 AM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Alexis Canter joins Daniel Little in the main draw:

FQR: (q4) Alexis Canter WR 1001 defeated George Davies UNR by 3-6 6-3 [10-5]

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Alexis Canter joins Daniel Little in the main draw:
FQR: (q4) Alexis Canter WR 1001 defeated George Davies UNR by 3-6 6-3 [10-5]

But Sacha is unable to follow him:

FQR: (q2) Jan Zielinski (POL) WR 826 defeated (q16) Sacha Modica UNR by 6-2 7-6(4)

He served for the second set a couple of times before it went to a tie-break. cry

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Real Shame for Sacha Modica. He lost the first set but was 5-2 up in the second. Served for it twice. Then broke again at 5-5 and served for it again. Then led in the TB - but ended up losing in two sets.
Rarely see a men's match with so many breaks of serve......worth bearing in mind for whoever gets the Pole in the main draw

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Alexis Canter joins Daniel Little in the main draw:
FQR: (q4) Alexis Canter WR 1001 defeated George Davies UNR by 3-6 6-3 [10-5]
But Sacha is unable to follow him:
FQR: (q2) Jan Zielinski (POL) WR 826 defeated (q16) Sacha Modica UNR by 6-2 7-6(4)
He served for the second set a couple of times before it went to a tie-break.

FQR: (q5) Sean Hodkin WR 1252 defeated (q12) Jack Gibbens WR 1892 by 1 & 3

FQR: (q11) Tom Hands WR 1665 defeated (q6) Jake Hersey WR 1402 by 2 & 0 biggrin bleh

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Alexis Canter joins Daniel Little in the main draw:
FQR: (q4) Alexis Canter WR 1001 defeated George Davies UNR by 3-6 6-3 [10-5]
But Sacha is unable to follow him:
FQR: (q2) Jan Zielinski (POL) WR 826 defeated (q16) Sacha Modica UNR by 6-2 7-6(4)
He served for the second set a couple of times before it went to a tie-break.
FQR: (q5) Sean Hodkin WR 1252 defeated (q12) Jack Gibbens WR 1892 by 1 & 3

FQR: (q11) Tom Hands WR 1665 defeated (q6) Jake Hersey WR 1402 by 2 & 0

FQR: (q9) Leopold Zima (GER) WR 1570 defeated (q7) Patrick Foley WR 1527 by 7-6(2) 6-4 cry

FQR: Henry Patten UNR defeated (q15) Sizya Kivanda UNR by 6-4 5-7 [10-5] biggrin bleh

paulisi · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Great start by Dan Little (who's another one who's been doing well in other non-ITF events), taking the first set 6-1 against the top seed.

But now an instant break down in the second.

I assume Dan has finished Uni in the US now.

I remember watching him in a junior G5 final at Liverpool 5 or 6 years ago.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Great start by Dan Little (who's another one who's been doing well in other non-ITF events), taking the first set 6-1 against the top seed.

But now an instant break down in the second.
I assume Dan has finished Uni in the US now.
I remember watching him in a junior G5 final at Liverpool 5 or 6 years ago.

I'm not sure, you may well be right, that last year was his last, and he graduated in summer 2019?

I saw that in 2019:

"Dan Little became the first Ute to qualify for the NCAA Championships in singles play since 2007 and the first to advance to the second round since 1997."

and

"ITA Mountain Region Senior Player of the Year, two-time Pac-12 All-Conference, over 95 career wins, Pac-12 All-Academic, ITA Scholar-Athlete, a degree in management. What a career for this senior"

And Dan was chosen as one of your three for the World Uni tennis championships in November 2019 (but I guess that's based on having been a student that year? Not on still being a student?)

He' certainly been a bit more visible over here recently....

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The main draw is out - and we have THREE british lucky losers (as well as all the GB qualifiers and wildcards and direct entrants)

The wildcards went as predicted from the wildcard qualifying events, namely to Felix Gill, Arthur Fery, Josh Paris, but seemingly no fourth one? There's a junior exempt for the French lad, Royer

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
paulisi wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Great start by Dan Little (who's another one who's been doing well in other non-ITF events), taking the first set 6-1 against the top seed.

But now an instant break down in the second.
I assume Dan has finished Uni in the US now.
I remember watching him in a junior G5 final at Liverpool 5 or 6 years ago.
I'm not sure, you may well be right, that last year was his last, and he graduated in summer 2019?
I saw that in 2019:
"Dan Little became the first Ute to qualify for the NCAA Championships in singles play since 2007 and the first to advance to the second round since 1997."
and
"ITA Mountain Region Senior Player of the Year, two-time Pac-12 All-Conference, over 95 career wins, Pac-12 All-Academic, ITA Scholar-Athlete, a degree in management. What a career for this senior"
And Dan was chosen as one of your three for the World Uni tennis championships in November 2019 (but I guess that's based on having been a student that year? Not on still being a student?)
He' certainly been a bit more visible over here recently....

And he has drawn Evan Hoyt in the opening round of the main draw.

18 Brits in main draw, 8 top half, 10 bottom, with the bottom 4 all Brits so one guaranteed QF place