Week 33 - ITF W35 Aldershot, Great Britain - Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 33 - ITF W35 Aldershot, Great Britain - Hard

paulisi · Tennis legend

Main draw
Beth, Ella, Hannah & Naiktha
Wildcards probably - Mimi, Alice, Lauryn, Isabelle

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Alice will get in as a special exempt, or whatever they call it, won't she? As she's playing the final in Dublin today?

There must also be a couple of special exempts as the second person on the qualifying acceptance list is in qualis, only the top player must be in the main draw so there are three more possible spots to fill from there that must be taken elsewhere

I think Millie Bisset may well have a wildcard

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Good to see a lot of Brits and good to see Eleanor Dean in the draw. Was a big fan back in the day.

DF · Tennis legend

Sally P lost 0 and 1 and Fran Davis lost 0 and 2

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Sophie D-Lewis has at least three MPs , at 9-6 in the MTB

ANd lost.....

DF · Tennis legend

Lois lost 1-6 1-6

DF · Tennis legend

Erin did well winning 6-1 6-2, Lucia lost 2-6 3-6 and Jaquelyn def Amelie 6-1 6-0

the addict · Tennis legend

Results round-up

QR1:- Lizette Cabrera (AUS) WR527 [1] def Lois Newberry (GBR) UNR/1825/17yo 6-1 6-1
QR1:- Jaquelyn Ogunwale (GBR) WR1385 [13] def Amelie Brooks (GBR) UNR/1920/17yo 6-1 6-0

QR1:- Punnin Kovapitukted (THA) WR586 [2] def Francesca Davis (GBR) UNR/UNR 6-0 6-2
QR1:- Brooke Black (GBR) UNR/1825/JR210/16yo def Summer Yardley (GBR) UNR/461 [15] 3-6 7-6(1) 10-3

QR1:- Mayuka Aikawa WR657 [3] def Sally Pethybridge (GBR) UNR/UNR 6-0 6-1
QR1:- Erin Pearce (GBR) UNR/UNR/JR310/17yo [QWC] def Alessia Popescu (ROU) WR1385 [14] 6-1 6-2

QR1:- Akiko Omae (JPN) WR674 [4] def Megan Davies (GBR) UNR/UNR 6-0 6-0
QR1:- Sophie Drakeford-Lewis (GBR) UNR/1069 lost to Michelle Dzjachangirova (AZE) WR1144 [10] (7)6 -7 6-3 10-12

QR1:- Kathleen Kanev (GER) WR 714[5] def Francesca Simpson (GBR) UNR/1018/17yo 6-3 6-3
QR1:- Sophie Bekker (GBR) UNR/1741/JR490/15yo lost to Tilde Stromquist (SWE) WR1332 [12] 2-6 (4)6-7 (Assumed result - scoreboard frozen at MP)

QR1:- Dia Evtimova (BUL) WR844 [6] def Annabelle Lammas (GBR) UNR/1611 6-2 6-1
QR1:- Ciara Moore (GBR) UNR/UNR/16yo def Yukina Saigo (JPN) WR1043 [9] 7-6(6) 6-3

QR1:- Danielle Daley (GBR) WR854 [7] def Ava Williamson (GBR) WR1322/17yo 6-4 2-6 10-8
QR1:- Emma Wilson (GBR) [11] def Xiangruyi Ji (CHN) 5-7 6-2 11-9

QR1:- India Houghton (USA) WR1022 [8] def Eleanor Dean (GBR) UNR/1425 6-3 7-6(5)
QR1:- Lucia Cassidy (GBR) UNR/106617yo lost to Elina Popescu (ROU) UNR/873/17yo [16] 2-6 3-6

*****

FQR:- Lizette Cabrera (AUS) WR527 [1] v Jaquelyn Ogunwale (GBR) WR1385 [13]
FQR:- Punnin Kovapitukted (THA) WR586 [2] v Brooke Black (GBR) UNR/1825/JR210/16yo
FQR:- Mayuka Aikawa WR657 [3] v Erin Pearce (GBR) UNR/UNR/JR310/17yo [QWC]
FQR:- Dia Evtimova (BUL) WR844 [6] v Ciara Moore (GBR) UNR/UNR/16yo
FQR:- Danielle Daley (GBR) WR854 [7] v Emma Wilson (GBR) [11]

Peter too · Tennis legend

Jaquelyn has withdrawn.

Gillyflower · Improver

I was at Aldershot yesterday, very friendly venue, and was able to watch parts of many hard fought matches. My main focus, however, was to watch Eleanor Dean as I had followed her since she was a junior and, like many on here, was very disappointed that injuries had prevented her from progressing. Now 28, she has an excellent game, and her match yesterday was exciting and very tense. A set down, she was 4-1 up in the second set, then 4-5 and 5-6 down before eventually losing a very close tie-break. I do hope she is able to continue and achieve some of that rich junior potential.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Lovely to hear a firsthand account

Peter too · Tennis legend

Gillyflower wrote:
I was at Aldershot yesterday, very friendly venue, and was able to watch parts of many hard fought matches. My main focus, however, was to watch Eleanor Dean as I had followed her since she was a junior and, like many on here, was very disappointed that injuries had prevented her from progressing. Now 28, she has an excellent game, and her match yesterday was exciting and very tense. A set down, she was 4-1 up in the second set, then 4-5 and 5-6 down before eventually losing a very close tie-break. I do hope she is able to continue and achieve some of that rich junior potential.

I was thinking of going to take some action photos. Do you know if they have any restrictions on cameras, lens sizes and tripods? Did you notice any other people using them? Is there plenty of car parking on site? I tried mailing the organisers but didn't get a reply.

Gillyflower · Improver

I did not see many people with cameras so unable to help with that particular request. Mind you, there were very few spectators at all. It seemed to be a very laid back, casual arena and we were able to wander freely around the courts, mingling and chatting with players, and enjoying the on-site cafe. There was plenty of car parking available. We phoned the venue before travelling to check spectators were allowed, perhaps you could try that to get an answer about cameras. Enjoy!

the addict · Tennis legend

I've taken action photos at Surbiton and Wimbledon qualifying without any problems, but the LTA can be a bit funny about requiring permission from players and organisers, particularly if juniors are playing (eg British Tour is practically a no-no).

Wimbledon don't allow tripods or lenses longer that 300mm actual length - I use a fairly small zoom for mine with no problems. I would think you would get away with photographs at Aldershot, but do check the LTA policy so you know what they might say.