February has started so let's get this thread going. 4 week period ending Sunday 2nd March with the vote taking place from 3rd March. This will be the end of week 9.
Usual process - nominations below and a reason please:
Weekend of first week - I think Billy, Julian/Lloyd, Jamie, Em W-S are left in the seniors this week- junior action and Lucy in wheelchair doubles still ongoing.
If to see someone youd like to nomination for February PoM, please do so below by putting the players name and a reason!
Couple of titles rolling in, womens doubles and a good week for juniors in Sunderland; and two atp 500 doubles semifinals coming up. Anyone grabbing your eye, get them on here folks!
1. Emily Webley-Smith for winning the W35 in Switzerland - her 27th doubles title at the age of 40. Still enjoying the tour and competing fiercely despite living almost hand to mouth on the meagre prizemoney available.
1. Emily Webley-Smith for winning the W35 in Switzerland - her 27th doubles title at the age of 40. Still enjoying the tour and competing fiercely despite living almost hand to mouth on the meagre prizemoney available.
Week one ends with just the one nomination currently; 3 more weeks to go, lets see how Feb develops!
1. Emily Webley-Smith for winning the W35 in Switzerland - her 27th doubles title at the age of 40. Still enjoying the tour and competing fiercely despite living almost hand to mouth on the meagre prizemoney available.
2. Luke Hooper (age 19) - his first ATP point (aka Bob's theory that everyone getting their first point deserves a nomination - and I enjoyed one of Luke's matches last year too, so that will do) )
3. U12 Boys Winter Cup team - Kai Hodkinson, Cameron Rae & Tomas Gabor - won the title !!!! First GB win since 2012 (with Draper, Fearnley and Loffhagen)
1. Emily Webley-Smith for winning the W35 in Switzerland - her 27th doubles title at the age of 40. Still enjoying the tour and competing fiercely despite living almost hand to mouth on the meagre prizemoney available.
2. Luke Hooper (age 19) - his first ATP point (aka Bob's theory that everyone getting their first point deserves a nomination - and I enjoyed one of Luke's matches last year too, so that will do) )
3. U12 Boys Winter Cup team - Kai Hodkinson, Cameron Rae & Tomas Gabor - won the title !!!! First GB win since 2012 (with Draper, Fearnley and Loffhagen)
I had the intention of nominating my US college player of the month at the end of each month, but unless one of the men do something special at this weekend's men's championships I don't think anyone is going to better Isabelle's worthiness for a nomination for her performance this weekend. Sorry for the long narrative again. It's difficult to get everything I want to say in succintly.
1. Emily Webley-Smith for winning the W35 in Switzerland - her 27th doubles title at the age of 40. Still enjoying the tour and competing fiercely despite living almost hand to mouth on the meagre prizemoney available.
2. Luke Hooper (age 19) - his first ATP point (aka Bob's theory that everyone getting their first point deserves a nomination - and I enjoyed one of Luke's matches last year too, so that will do) )
3. U12 Boys Winter Cup team - Kai Hodkinson, Cameron Rae & Tomas Gabor - won the title !!!! First GB win since 2012 (with Draper, Fearnley and Loffhagen)
4. Isabelle Lacy - at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships Isa had her college breakout performance impressing when stepping up to stand in 2 places higher up the singles order for the weekend's 3 matches, winning 2 and, in the 3rd match, being a set and break up when the 3rd tie was finished, getting Virgina's only set, when all her teammates were losing heavily. The weekend included an impressive first win against a ranked opponent (and top 20 and L16 NCAA finalist at that).
Lambda, please don't stop with the long narratives! I love reading the detail (and have written longer ones myself) and you've very neatly summarised what's going on here.
Good to see it as a way of keeping the college players in the spotlight as well - and some months may justify more than one entry, so dont stop at just one!