Girls: 2024 U16/U18 Junior National Championships, NTC, acrylic (Weeks 14/15)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RE: Girls: 2024 U16/U18 Junior National Championships, NTC, acrylic (Weeks 14/15)

Shhh · Challenger level

Coup Droit wrote:
twentytoone wrote:
Interesting Tegan lost to Eloise in the 2022 final and then absolutely thrashed her 0,1 yesterday.
Yes. I remember that final, though
Even David C, in true gentlemanly terms, said it was a 'rather poor' final, or something along those lines :)
Flippin' awful, I'd have said

-- Edited by Shhh on Wednesday 3rd of April 2024 11:47:08 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Second seed, Isabella Walker won her match quite easily, as expected, over Bella Loftus 6-2 6-2

However, all credit to Bella

Both yesterday and today, she showed a real good fighting spirit, none of the dying duck theatricals of some, even when she was losing. A lot of intensity and application out there, and some good tennis too.

twentytoone · Intermediate Club Player

Tegan won 6-0 6-0 which is an impressive score line

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Equally as expected, Tegan looked a lot fresher and dealt with the hugely windy and rainy conditions far far better than Leticia who just looked utterly cold and miserable

Tegan won 0 & 0, which wasn't an unfair score

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Well, it wasn't really rocket science but all the matches went according to expectation

Hollie Smart took three sets, and a lot of balls back, but she managed to get under Teddy's skin nicely enough

Her ultra languid style of play is not my favourite, although I do like her on clay, but she has decent technique and it was terribly windy there today at times, so not easy

Good to see Freya Peet too - and her constant 'vamos' shouts would make her Spanish academy proud :)

DavidC · Tennis legend

U16 QF

(5) Hollie Smart d. (1) Teodora Prisadnikova 7-5 4-6 6-1
(4) Freya Peet d. Isabelle Britton 6-3 6-2
(3) Tegan Bush d. (Q) Leticia Romanova 6-0 6-0
(2) Isabella Walker d. Arabella Loftus 6-2 6-2

SF

(5) Hollie Smart v (4) Freya Peet
(3) Tegan Bush v (2) Isabella Walker

Lambda · Challenger level

Doubles final:
(1) Tegan Bush & Teodora Prisadnikova v (2) Edie Griffiths (2009) & Isabella Walker

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Just for context

This year the U16 tournament is primarily for girls born in calendar years 2008 and 2009

The 2023 U16 final saw Hannah Klugman (2009) defeat Mika Stojsavljevic (2008) 6-4 6-0

Semi-finalists were Tegan Bush (2008) and Lois Newberry (2007)

Obviously, although eligible, neither Hannah nor Mika are playing here. Lois is now too old. Tegan is 3rd seed this year and into the QFs

As a feed-up though, the 2023 U14 final saw:

Hollie Smart (2009) def. Edie Griffiths (2009)

Sophia Kovacheva (2008) and Sophie Bekker (2008) were semi-finalists

Hollie is also into the QFs this year (but is year 1)

The 2022 U14 final (i.e. the direct feed-up here, as it goes in two-year tranches) saw:

Eloise Newberry (2008) def. Tegan Bush (2008)

Rosie Cho (2010) and Ophelia K Davies (2009) were semi-finalists

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Wednesday 3rd of April 2024 07:00:13 AM

Well, Tegan beat Isabella Walker in the semi, coming from a set down. Well done to her as she goes one step beyond last season

Rose · Lower Club Player

Coup Droit
I think you might have got your years mixed up with the semi finalists?
Sophia and Sophie cant have been semi finalists in the 2023 14U nationals as they werent in the 14U age group last year. Should they have been the ones listed as beingin the 2022 semi finals?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Sounds very likely that I inverted the years

Will double check when I get home

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Looking at the You Tube channel, the play seemed to have moved indoors - the girls doubles final seems to be on at the moment on an indoor court

Hollie appears to have won the other singles semi 4 and 3 over Freya

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Thursday 4th of April 2024 04:11:40 PM