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DavidC · Tennis legend

Week 19 - ITF W35 - Nottingham - Hard

Grachka · County player

Marni completes the comeback against an impressive Hollie.

[2] Amarni Banks GBR d. [Q] Hollie Smart GBR 6-7(1) 6-2 6-2

the addict · Tennis legend

QF:- Naiktha Bains (GBR) WR489 [7] def Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR) WR1039 [WC] 6-4 6-3
QF:- Emily Appleton (GBR) WR385 [3] def Amelia Rajecki (GBR) WR444 [6] 7-6(1) 6-1

QF:- Eva Guerrero Alvarez (ESP) WR442 def Brooke Black (GBR) WR1096 [WC] 6-4 (12)6-7 6-4
QF:- Amarni Banks (GBR) WR322 [2] def Hollie Smart (GBR) UNR/1765/15yo/JR217 [Q] (1)6-7 6-2 6-2

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SF:- Naiktha Bains (GBR) WR489 [7] v Emily Appleton (GBR) WR385 [3]

SF:- Eva Guerrero Alvarez (ESP) WR442 v Amarni Banks (GBR) WR322 [2]

the addict · Tennis legend

SF:- Naiktha Bains (GBR) / Holly Hutchinson (GBR) CR53212 (254+278) [1] def Julia Adams (USA) / Esther Adeshina (GBR) CR1014 (404+610) 7-6(6) 7-5

SF:- Freya Christie (GBR) / Tamira Paszek (AUT) CR828 (234+594) [3] lost to Alice Robbe (FRA) / Arlinda Rush1ti (KOS) CR983 (433+550) 4-6 6-3 7-10

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F:- Naiktha Bains (GBR) / Holly Hutchinson (GBR) CR53212 (254+278) [1] v Alice Robbe (FRA) / Arlinda Rush1ti (KOS) CR983 (433+550)

the addict · Tennis legend

SF:- Naiktha Bains (GBR) WR489 [7] def Emily Appleton (GBR) WR385 [3] 6-3 4-6 6-1

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Well done Naiktha, singles and doubles finals is a good effort. Can she stop Marni ? Looks like Hollie had a good go against her.

the addict · Tennis legend

F:- Alice Robbe (FRA) / Arlinda Rush1ti (KOS) CR983 (433+550) def Naiktha Bains (GBR) / Holly Hutchinson (GBR) CR53212 (254+278) [1] 3-6 6-4 10-5

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Marni lost the first set

But is about to serve for the second

A good quality match - Spanish Eva has been playing some excellent tennis this week

BUT the worrying thing is that Marni keeps rubbing her lower back on the left side, putting her hand to it, it's obviously not quite right, and given all her back issues.......

the addict · Tennis legend

Marni now down a break at *1-4, but is holding her back after almost every point. Seems to be moving well, but I have my doubts whether she will finish the match, let alone play the final tomorrow if she gets through.

the addict · Tennis legend

SF:- Eva Guerrero Alvarez (ESP) WR442 def Amarni Banks (GBR) WR322 [2] 7-6(5) 4-6 6-1

the addict · Tennis legend

F:- Naiktha Bains (GBR) WR489 [7] v Eva Guerrero Alvarez (ESP) WR442

the addict · Tennis legend

F:- Naiktha Bains (GBR) WR489 [7] lost to Eva Guerrero Alvarez (ESP) WR442 2-6 (7)6-7

goldfish · Futures level

Naiktha was 5-0 up in that second set when I first looked at the score.

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Ouch

Lambda · ATP level

PaulM wrote:
Has Sophie D-L decided not to keep giving the pros a try?

simon381 wrote:
Sophie D-L seems to have given up both Netball and Tennis and is following a career. Pity but I guess she felt her progress last year was not enough.

Sophie played her first tennis match since September yesterday - at least first registered on the LTA competitions system - for David Lloyd Raynes Park in the National League. It was strong team including Alice Gillan, Holly Hutchinson, Katy Dunne and Emily Appleton. Of course this doesn't mean she's going to give pros a go again, she may just be playing for fun, but its good to see she hasn't hung up her racket entirely.