L16:- Ella McDonald (GBR) / Ranah Akua Stoiber (GBR) [3] v Abby Kelliher (GBR) / Emma Wilson (GBR) L16:- Yaroslava Bartashevich (FRA) / Sofia Costoulas (BEL) v Tess Sugnaux (SUI) / Marie Weckerle (LUX)
L16:- Abigail Amos (GBR) / Brooke Black (GBR) v Ruby Cooling (GBR) / Daniela Piani (GBR) L16:- Soumeya Anane (GBR) / Katherine Barnes (GBR) v Salma Drugdova (SVK) / Katarina Stresnakova (SVK) [4]
L16:- Anjali Kotecha (GBR) / Hollie Smart (GBR) v Eliz Maloney (GBR) / Michika Ozeki (JPN) L16:- Esther Adeshina (GBR) / Victoria Allen (GBR) v Valentini Grammatikopoulou (GRE) / Elena Malygina (EST) [2]
Good to see lots of juniors playing doubles, but Hannah just playing singles. Ruby and Dani may be dark horses, but you expect the winners to come from the top seeds or the third seeds.
I'd prefer to see some 15k's not close to other domestic tournaments, to keep the peskies out ! China is running them pretty much every week and they now have 70 ranked players, 27 of whom are outside the top 1000.
I entirely agree that 15K events should be held regularly in Britain. I entirely disagree, however, with the notion that they be staged in such a way to dissuade foreign players. The 'I' in ITF stands for 'International'! Players from all round the world should be welcome in UK and, indeed, in all countries. Ranking points should be earned not donated to players from host countries! By the way, 'peskies'which was originally coined in an amusing manner now seems to me to be a pretty abusive term!
I was about to ask if you were attending, TA, but only just realised it is a different venue to the mens in Norwich!! Norwich for the women would have been quite handy for you!?
I was about to ask if you were attending, TA, but only just realised it is a different venue to the mens in Norwich!! Norwich for the women would have been quite handy for you!?
Norwich is the best prt of two hours drive away - I'd have to be tempted by the right players being there (the ones I have had contact with recently are all out of the country right now !)