Junior National Tennis Championships 2021 - U16 & U18

Tennisdad_101 · Lower Club Player

RE: Junior National Tennis Championships 2021 - U16 & U18

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

SF:
Eva Shaw (1) d. Isabelle Lacy (Q) 7-5 6-0
Ranah Akua Stoiber d. Hephzibah Oluwadare (4) 6-4 2-6 6-1

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Thoroughly enjoyed watching a bit of livestreaming from this event today - watched pretty much the whole first set of the two girls SF (jumping between the two).

Congrats to the youngsters, Hep and Mimi who took the doubles title in the girls

And in the boys, Hugo Coquelin (q) is into the final (beating Phoenix Weir), as is Fabio Nestola, who beat Luca Pow in the third set TB

DavidC · Tennis legend

Caught the tail end of the match between Fabio and Luca, which turned out to be an epic - 3 tiebreaks, and only two breakpoints each (one taken) in the match. All today's matches are still available at the moment via the LTA page (Luca was on court 2)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well done to Surbiton (or the LTA) for not programming the two finals at the same time (as they often do).

Girls first at 11, boys after.

However, the weather is looking very dicky today so they may have trouble....

Madadman · Top national player

Can't see there being any play today in Surbiton I'm not that far away and it's rained most of the morning.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Looks like all the finals have been put back to Sunday (guess something is going on at Surbiton tomorrow)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Looks like all the finals have been put back to Sunday (guess something is going on at Surbiton tomorrow)

The lta order of play shows finals as Saturday , if its correct.

all the u18 qualies tomorrow of course

https://competitions.lta.org.uk/tournament/bc6e6db0-4e4c-4030-9070-a0aacf2db0cb/matches/20210605

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

That makes more sense.

But I was using the livescore site which still has the matches as listed for Sunday.

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Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Much as I love Hep, I am not happy to see her, again, in the U18s draw.

Or indeed anyone of her age.

I'm happy to let people play up one category (if really need be) but not two.

And good argument that if you do play up, then that's the category you choose, you can't also play your own.

I realise it's a bit arbitrary (if she has the level, why not?)

And I realise that I'm probably influenced by decades in France, where you're not allowed to ever play up in national championships. You play your age category, end of, no choice.

Bu I don't like seeing someone playing in three age groups. National championships are not about getting match practice.

Tennisdad_101 · Lower Club Player

A lot of the 18s line up, in particular the girls, seeing the same names in the 16s and 18s. most doing own age group and one above. Mimi Xui is also in the main draw of 18s so another playing up 2 age groups. Tough one as if they are the right level to challenge why not and its good for their development. It does however leave the younger age levels diluted.

Nice to see some of the boys again in the 18s having another chance, Luca Pow had a fantastic match vs Fabio in the 16s 6-7 7-6 6-7 in the semis so Im happy to see him having more opportunities on the grass. Phoenix weir too who lost to Hugo Coquelin in the semis .

millie bissett a late withdrawal in the 18s, maybe late call up in Roland garros? So 18 girls interesting with Kylie Bilchev seeded 1 and Eva Shaw seeded 2. Eva also playing in the 16s final today against Ranah Stoiber. Loughborough National Academy well represented with 3 of the 4 players in the 16s semis Today. Loughborough Boys won 16 dubs and Mimi (Loughborough) and Heph (Stirling) winning girls dubs.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Looks like play delayed due to weather down south

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Gorgeous up north - Im in ilkley right now , shame the tennis isnt here next week

Christine · Intermediate Club Player

Or in sunny Devon!

DavidC · Tennis legend

Under 16 finals have just begun - live streams here or via LTA page above. Live scores here