The Dominican Republic J200 Copa Marengue has been good to Brits, with weak fields to exploit - JackPinnington Jones, Ella McDonald and Luca Pow being winners in the last 3 years. There are 6 Brits in the singles draws here, including a wildcard for Ciara Moore for some reason, but round 1 has not gone well.
Boys R1 (L48)
(Q) Enzo Tafarelo Vargas (BRA) d. Jay Johnson-Hauldron 6-0 6-4
Girls R1 (L48)
Neila Rahimkhani (CAN) d. (WC) Ciara Moore 6-1 6-2
(4) Gabia Paskauskas bye
Polina Kuharenko (***) d. Marelie Raath 6-4 6-0
Mariana Isabel Higuita Barraza (COL) v Hannah Rylatt
Hannah faces a tough round 2 against one of the much touted 14 year old American twins, whose last tournaments was reaching a W15 semi . Gabia has got her campaign off to a winning start today.