Week 6 - ITF W25 - Birmingham, UK Hard

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Week 6 - ITF W25 - Birmingham, UK Hard

PaulM · Tennis legend

What's Dani's other counter? She's not had any other main draw wins other than Bath and I didn't think you got a point for qualifying for a 15k, or was there a Covid change for tournaments last year? She really had her chance in Loughborough to be honest, she isn't going to trouble the talented Czech teen.

DF · Tennis legend

Freya and Anna both take the first set from the pesky opposition

DF · Tennis legend

DF wrote:
Freya and Anna both take the first set from the pesky opposition

Hep does the same smile

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Very pleased to lose both my 10ps !

Freya and Anna come through (as expected, but I still think the odds were way too tight for them, and the scores reflect that it wasn't a walk in the park as the bookies expected)

But nice to see two victories chalked up.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Young Hep comes through the MTB! Wins 6-4 4-6 10-7vs the Loughborough champ and UKPL runner up. Great stuff.

the addict · Tennis legend

Well done Hep, that's one of my 50p's come home !

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yep! Only 10p for me, but that'll o!

More importantly, super win, Hep!!!

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

The two sides of Nadia apparent today. Obviously yesterday was only a minor UKPL placement match and the forthcoming W25 quals may well have been a factor in how that match went, but she lost 5-7 5-7 yesterday, so looked a real close battle, either set presumably could have gone either way, but then lost 1-6 1-6 to the same player today. The inconsistency is admirable biggrin

Emily Ap was 6-1 2-0 up on Lauryn, but LJB has just won 4 games in a row, and looks like it might be heading into a MTB.

Ava lost 2-6 4-6, Danielle 1-6 4-6, Maddie dropped her first set 3-6.

3 more Brits yet to start their matches.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Sunday 6th of February 2022 02:15:20 PM

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Lauryn got the 'invisible bagel' to tie it up at 1-6 6-2 and then went on to take the MTB 11-9, saving a MP at *8-9. That's the 3rd MTB Lauryn has got the better of Emily in the past 4 months.

You obviously have to back up a Q1 win with a FQR win for it to be much use here (unless a LL spot opened up), but still, not the best initial draw for Emily given their previous H2H as well as many of the other weaker alternative unseeded Q1 opponents she could have faced.

Maddie lost 3-6 2-6, which is probably a par showing. Jasmine up an early break in her match.

indiana · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
What's Dani's other counter? She's not had any other main draw wins other than Bath and I didn't think you got a point for qualifying for a 15k, or was there a Covid change for tournaments last year? She really had her chance in Loughborough to be honest, she isn't going to trouble the talented Czech teen.

Players were getting a point for 15K qualifying during the temporary covid period last year when there were also higher MD points for some levels.

So Danielle has a point for her Tunisia 15K qualification in November.

DF · Tennis legend

Well done to Jasmine who won 6-3 6-2

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

That's a good day overall.

7 through (some were GB vs GB), the 4 Brits who were overwhelming favourites all through, and one now guaranteed main draw in the Freya vs Anna match. Lauryn vs Emily was always likely to be a close match, and I guess it's mainly preference, but based on their W25 performances so far this year, Lauryn possibly with a better chance to progress to the main draw. A sizeable betting upset in Hep beating the Loughborough winner, and Jasmine also coming through a 45/55 type match.

Sam's FQR opponent still TBD with Andre and her German opponent into the early stages of their MTB.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q1: MURRAY SHARAN, Samantha (GBR) (1) WC 280 def DASAM NWEKE, Divine (DEN) UNR 6-2 6-0
Q1: PURSER, Issey (GBR) WC UNR lost to MALYGINA, Elena (EST) (2) 483 1-6 4-6
Q1: CONWAY, Jasmine (GBR) 1031 def KANEV, Kathleen (GER) (14) 805 6-3 6-2
Q1: ANANE, Sounmeya (GBR) UNR lost to GARLAND, Joanna (TPE) (3) 489 0-6 1-6
Q1: MALONEY, Eliz (GBR) (9) 678 def BLACK, Brooke (GBR) UNR 6-1 6-1
Q1: BISHOP, Lauren (GBR) UNR lost to KOSHIISHI, Ayumi (JPN) (4) 581 3-6 0-6
Q1: DAVIS, Francesca (GBR) UNR lost to MILATOVA, Sofia (SVK) (11) 742 6-3 0-6 [7-10]
Q1: CHRISTIE, Freya (GBR) (5) 598 def FEDER, Ambre (FRA) 1266 6-3 6-4
Q1: BROGAN, Anna (GBR) (16) 920 def JONES, Giorgie (AUS) 1590 6-4 6-4
Q1: BROOKS, Madeleine (GBR) WC UNR UNR lost to ZHU, Amy (USA) (6) 603 3-6 2-6
Q1: DALEY, Danielle (GBR) UNR lost to PALICOVA, Barbora (CZE) (10) 682 1-6 4-6
Q1: RAWSON, Nadia (GBR) UNR lost to VASILESCU, Arina Gabriela (ROU) (7) 609 1-6 1-6
Q1: JOHN-BAPTISTE, Lauryn (GBR) UNR def APPLETON, Emily (GBR) (15) 851 1-6 6-2 [11-9]
Q1: WILLIAMSON, Ava (GBR) WC UNR lost to SUGNAUX, Tess (SUI) (8) 655 2-6 4-6
Q1: OLUWADARE, Hephzibah (GBR) WC def SAMAVATI, Sofia Nami (DEN) (12) 760 6-4 4-6 [10-7]

Q2: MURRAY SHARAN, Samantha (GBR) (1) WC 280 (CH=165 2013) v AMBROSIO, Silvia (GER) 790 (CH=789 2021)
Q2: CONWAY, Jasmine (GBR) 1031 =CH {17yo JCH=80} v MALYGINA, Elena (EST) (2) 483 (CH=468 2021)
Q2: MALONEY, Eliz (GBR) (9) 678 =CH v GARLAND, Joanna (TPE) (3) 489 (CH=463 2021)
Q2: CHRISTIE, Freya (GBR) (5) 598 (CH=286 2016) v BROGAN, Anna (GBR) (16) 920 (CH=564 2015)
Q2: JOHN-BAPTISTE, Lauryn (GBR) UNR (CH=1067 2017) v VASILESCU, Arina Gabriela (ROU) (7) 609 =CH
Q2: OLUWADARE, Hephzibah (GBR) WC {14yo JCH=402} v SUGNAUX, Tess (SUI) (8) 655 (CH=413 2017)

paulisi · Tennis legend

Just expecting the 2 to qualify. Any extra is a bonus.