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

indiana · Tennis legend

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

Var · Club Coach

indiana wrote:
So all the seeds / big names safely through to the QF in straight sets. Going to get rather interesting.
Ultimately I'll take Hannah to beat Mika in the final.

Ill go Mimi to beat Hannah in the final lol!

Oscariyan · Lower Club Player

Exciting times ahead and could be some good battles!

-- Edited by Oscariyan on Tuesday 9th of April 2024 05:40:42 PM

DavidC · Tennis legend

U18 QF

(1) Hannah Klugman v (8) Ciara Moore
(4) Isabelle Lacy v (5) Hephzibah Oluwadare
(6) Gabia Paskauskas v (3) Mika Stojsavljevic
(7) Hannah Read v (2) Mimi Xu

Mervatron2 · Futures level

Is this the most exciting under 18 juniors for years?

So much talent there.

twentytoone · Lower Club Player

Hannah won the first set 6-3 after being 3-0 down

Mika won the first set 6-2

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And Hep has won the first set over Isa lacy, last year's defending champion, 6-4

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And Mimi squeaks the first set 7-5

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Hannah, Mimi and Mika have all stretched away comfortably in the second set, looks like all 3 will be done pretty soon.

Isabelle Lacy and Hep is looking closer

twentytoone · Lower Club Player

Anyone know whats up with Hannah she doesnt seem to have her usual spark on the court ?

simon381 · Social player

She, like all the juniors, have to play the nationals. The points on offer are well below her 6th best and the incentives are largely covered by her levels at juniors and seniors for her age. She already has 3 x W35 wild cards from the junior year end ranking to take, and one more W50. So the W35 incentive is probably not needed. So she is playing for a W100 main/Quali at Ilkley and a Wimbledon quali place, both of which she would probably get anyway.

So I imagine she is trying out things this week. The interesting final would be vs Mimi who she has not beaten in competition - something like 7 matches going back to U8s. Also interesting to see how she performs in the Grade A tournament at Offenbach on clay later this month which she is 2nd seed.

Var · Club Coach

simon381 wrote:
She, like all the juniors, have to play the nationals. The points on offer are well below her 6th best and the incentives are largely covered by her levels at juniors and seniors for her age. She already has 3 x W35 wild cards from the junior year end ranking to take, and one more W50. So the W35 incentive is probably not needed. So she is playing for a W100 main/Quali at Ilkley and a Wimbledon quali place, both of which she would probably get anyway.

So I imagine she is trying out things this week. The interesting final would be vs Mimi who she has not beaten in competition - something like 7 matches going back to U8s. Also interesting to see how she performs in the Grade A tournament at Offenbach on clay later this month which she is 2nd seed.

Thats interesting. Mimi wins again. It is such a challenge trying to navigate this switch from juniors to seniors, but it does make for watching this process so interesting. Trying to pick out who will make the break and when. I have to say I find these imbetweenies in the boy and girls really great to follow, and moving into the grassseason - more engaging than watching the seniors TBH. Hoping to see a few young hopefuls offered qualie WCs into some of the bigger events in UK.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

simon381 wrote:
She, like all the juniors, have to play the nationals. The points on offer are well below her 6th best and the incentives are largely covered by her levels at juniors and seniors for her age. She already has 3 x W35 wild cards from the junior year end ranking to take, and one more W50. So the W35 incentive is probably not needed. So she is playing for a W100 main/Quali at Ilkley and a Wimbledon quali place, both of which she would probably get anyway.

Does this event carry Junior World Ranking points?

LordBrownof · Futures level

Final four is Hannah, Mika, Mimi and Hep.

twentytoone · Lower Club Player

JonH comes home wrote:
simon381 wrote:
She, like all the juniors, have to play the nationals. The points on offer are well below her 6th best and the incentives are largely covered by her levels at juniors and seniors for her age. She already has 3 x W35 wild cards from the junior year end ranking to take, and one more W50. So the W35 incentive is probably not needed. So she is playing for a W100 main/Quali at Ilkley and a Wimbledon quali place, both of which she would probably get anyway.

Does this event carry Junior World Ranking points?

No it doesnt