Week 7 - ITF W25 - Glasgow, UK (indoor hard)

PaulM · Tennis legend

Week 7 - ITF W25 - Glasgow, UK (indoor hard)

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: WATSON, Heather (GBR) WC (1) 151 def SRAMKOVA, Rebecca (SVK) 319 6-4 6-3
R1: SILVA, Eden (GBR) 303 lost to OZGEN, Pemra (TUR) (7) 282 6-7(2) 3-6
R1: BROGAN, Anna (GBR) 360 lost to BOSKOVIC, Lea (CRO) (6) 267 1-6 1-6
R1: MCDONALD, Ella (GBR) WC 1026 lost to RYSER, Valentina (SUI) Q 557 0-6 2-6
R1: LUMSDEN, Maia (GBR) WC 473 def NEILSON-GATENBY, Talia (GBR) Q 543 6-4 7-5
R1: MALONEY, Eliz (GBR) WC 392 def SVENDSEN, Johanne Christine (DEN) Q 461 6-1 2-6 7-6(3)
R1: KARTAL, Sonay (GBR) (2) 203 def SMITKOVA, Tereza (CZE) SE 442 6-2 6-4

R2: WATSON, Heather (GBR) WC (1) 151 (CH=38 2015) v FERRO, Fiona (FRA) Q 455 (CH=39 2021)
They have played three times before in 2020 with Heather winning two and Fiona one.

R2: LUMSDEN, Maia (GBR) WC 473 (CH=250 2019) v BENOIT, Marie (BEL) (4) 234 (CH=228 2020)
They played twice before in 2017 winning one each.

R2: MALONEY, Eliz (GBR) WC 392 (CH=387 2022) v SALKOVA, Dominika (CZE) 295 (CH=290 2023) {18yo JCH=24}
R2: KARTAL, Sonay (GBR) (2) 203 (CH=195 2023) v MORVAYOVA, Viktoria (SVK) Q 425 (CH=343 2022)

-- Edited by Peter too on Saturday 18th of February 2023 11:26:56 AM

PaulM · Tennis legend

Sonay did well to get there in the end, good win but could have finished it more straightforwardly.

Looks like all second round matches tomorrow so surely must be a Saturday final.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Nice that Heather and Sonay didn't slip on their respective banana skins

And that Eliz edged her match

Ella and Anna were never at the races

Talia and Maia was a tight all-Brit match so nothing really to say

The only one with any regrets, for us, is Eden's .....

the addict · Tennis legend

A couple of doubles matches are still on court so I'll post results later, but a shout-out for Emma and Madeleine who put out the #4 seeds in the MTB after losing the first set 1-6

the addict · Tennis legend

Doubles results

L16:- Dominika Salkova (CZE) / Anna Siskova (CZE) CR417 (257+160) [1] def Lauryn John-Baptiste (GBR) / Katarina Stresnakova (SVK) CR791 (398+393) 6-3 6-3
L16:- Marie Benoit (BEL) / Eden Silva (GBR) CR645 (334+311) def Paulina Jurkowska (GBR) / Francesca Simpson (GBR) UNR (UNR+UNR) [WC] 6-2 6-2

L16:- Madeleine Brooks (GBR) / Emma Wilson (GBR) CR1643 (1026+617) defElena Malygina (EST) / Alice Robbe (FRA) CR568 (269+299) [4] 1-6 6-4 10-8
L16:- Lea Boskovic (CRO) / Malene Helgo (NOR) CR626 (217+409) def Jenny Duerst (SUI) / Lena Papadakis (GER) CR588 (222+366) 6-3 3-6 13-11

L16:- Martha MATOULA (GRE) / Arina Gabriela Vasilescu (ROU) CR1000 (533+467) def Andre Lukosiute (LTU) / Eliz Maloney (GBR) CR778 (401+377) 4-6 7-5 10-6
L16:- Naho Sato (JPN) / Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) CR510 (337+173) [3] def Halle Pringle (GBR) / Kirsty Robertson (GBR) UNR (UNR+UNR) [WC] 6-1 6-2

L16:- Maia Lumsden (GBR) / Ella McDonald (GBR) UNR (219+UNR) def Deborah Chiesa (ITA) / Lisa Pigato (ITA) CR1016 (785+231) 7-6(7) 1-6 10-4
L16:- Michaela Bayerlova (CZE) / Jacqueline Cabaj Awad (SWE) CR467 (208+259) [2] def Laura Boehner (GER) / Jasmijn Gimbrere (NED) CR741 (534+207) 6-0 6-4

paulisi · Tennis legend

Really disappointed that a junior top 10 player(Ella) was not competitive against a 25k qualifier....

the addict · Tennis legend

QF:- Dominika Salkova (CZE) / Anna Siskova (CZE) CR417 (257+160) [1] v Marie Benoit (BEL) / Eden Silva (GBR) CR645 (334+311)
QF:- Madeleine Brooks (GBR) / Emma Wilson (GBR) CR1643 (1026+617) v Lea Boskovic (CRO) / Malene Helgo (NOR) CR626 (217+409)

QF:- Martha MATOULA (GRE) / Arina Gabriela Vasilescu (ROU) CR1000 (533+467) v Naho Sato (JPN) / Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) CR510 (337+173) [3]
QF:- Maia Lumsden (GBR) / Ella McDonald (GBR) UNR (219+UNR) v Michaela Bayerlova (CZE) / Jacqueline Cabaj Awad (SWE) CR467 (208+259) [2]

Lambda · Challenger level

PaulM wrote:

Sonay did well to get there in the end, good win but could have finished it more straightforwardly.

Looks like all second round matches tomorrow so surely must be a Saturday final.

Tennis Scotland have a flyer on their Facebook page that says it is 12 - 18 February, which is backed up by the dates on the LTA's WTT schedule so it does look like a Saturday final and the LTA "preview" article is wrong in saying the singles final is on Sunday. Which all makes more sense.

dodrade · Futures qualifying

Good win for Sonay against a potentially tricky opponent.

Fair play to Heather I guess for being willing to play at this level to claw her way back up the rankings, but against this field surely anything less than the title will be a big disappointment?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

dodrade wrote:
Good win for Sonay against a potentially tricky opponent.

Fair play to Heather I guess for being willing to play at this level to claw her way back up the rankings, but against this field surely anything less than the title will be a big disappointment?

I've no idea, of course, but I don't think that Heather is doing this primarily to claw her way back up the rankings - otherwise she'd be playing W25s in other countries.

I think she may like Glasgow, or whoever's organising it, or have had a hole and Katy Dunne (or someone) said why don't you come up and play? And it seemed like a nice idea....

But, yes, she's got to be aiming for the title, absolutely.

the addict · Tennis legend

Heather needs to reach the SF before she gains any points - and even winning the title will only give her around 10 places. So I doubt that rankings really come into the equation. More likely match practice and confidence are the aim.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Yeah I imagine it's some court time before she heads across the Atlantic for Austin, and Indian Wells if she gets in?

And not that the event is being advertised at all, but she is popular/known and it's always lovely to see the support and recognition she gets (as well as Michelle ha). Scotstoun is a council run leisure complex so you have people just in for a swim or to use the gym, or oldies for the cafe, who might pop their heads into the tennis courts for 15-20mins when they see the posters and then if they see she's playing stick around.

She's good with the kids too in terms of saying hello, photos etc... altough it's been half term so not many around.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
Yeah I imagine it's some court time before she heads across the Atlantic for Austin, and Indian Wells if she gets in?

And not that the event is being advertised at all, but she is popular/known and it's always lovely to see the support and recognition she gets (as well as Michelle ha). Scotstoun is a council run leisure complex so you have people just in for a swim or to use the gym, or oldies for the cafe, who might pop their heads into the tennis courts for 15-20mins when they see the posters and then if they see she's playing stick around.

She's good with the kids too in terms of saying hello, photos etc... altough it's been half term so not many around.

Who is Michelle, that is mentioned?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
PaulM wrote:
Yeah I imagine it's some court time before she heads across the Atlantic for Austin, and Indian Wells if she gets in?

And not that the event is being advertised at all, but she is popular/known and it's always lovely to see the support and recognition she gets (as well as Michelle ha). Scotstoun is a council run leisure complex so you have people just in for a swim or to use the gym, or oldies for the cafe, who might pop their heads into the tennis courts for 15-20mins when they see the posters and then if they see she's playing stick around.

She's good with the kids too in terms of saying hello, photos etc... altough it's been half term so not many around.
Who is Michelle, that is mentioned?

Her mum