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Lambda · Top national player

RE: British Tennis Forum December 2025 Player of the Month Award - Nominations thread

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Well done them and good to see them nominated, thanks Lambda.

indiana · Tennis legend

Adding latest rankings info for Mika ...

Nominations List:

1. Edie Griffiths (age 16) - seeded 5th in singles, came through to take the J100 singles and doubles titles at Loughborough in week 48, her first titles in both disciplines at J100 level

2. Mika Stojsavljevic (age 16) - came through qualies, ran all the way to the semis of the W100 in Dubai, beating Kraus (ranked 109) as well as WR168 Iatcenko before losing a tight 3 set semi with Zvonareva. Also reached the doubles semis. This was her first W100 semi and a great week for her. Takes her rankings at 08/12 to singles - WR 298, GB #11, U17 #1, U18 #7, and doubles - WR 462, GB #25, U17 #1, U18 #5.

3. Team GB Students - For winning the Master'U BNP Paribas defeating favourites USA 4-3 in the final ending USA's 5 title streak on the competition stretching back to 2018. Team was Finn Murgett, Jamie Connel, Ollie Okonkwo, Grace Piper, Eliz Maloney and Sofia Johnson

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Thanks Indy - good team work!

indiana · Tennis legend

Adding yet another 16 yo, with hopefully maybe more to come for Hollie in this week's Orange Bowl ...

Nominations List:

1. Edie Griffiths (age 16) - seeded 5th in singles, came through to take the J100 singles and doubles titles at Loughborough in week 48, her first titles in both disciplines at J100 level

2. Mika Stojsavljevic (age 16) - came through qualies, ran all the way to the semis of the W100 in Dubai, beating Kraus (ranked 109) as well as WR168 Iatcenko before losing a tight 3 set semi with Zvonareva. Also reached the doubles semis. This was her first W100 semi and a great week for her. Takes her rankings at 08/12 to singles - WR 298, GB #11, U17 #1, U18 #7, and doubles - WR 462, GB #25, U17 #1, U18 #5.

3. Team GB Students - For winning the Master'U BNP Paribas defeating favourites USA 4-3 in the final ending USA's 5 title streak on the competition stretching back to 2018. Team was Finn Murgett, Jamie Connel, Ollie Okonkwo, Grace Piper, Eliz Maloney and Sofia Johnson

4 Hollie Smart (age16) - very good week in the Bradenton J300. Reached the QF, beating (3) Luna Maria Cinalli JWR 17 and in-form.(15) Iva Marinkovic JWR 53. Hollie is up 9 places to JWR 76 in the 08/12 rankings.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Thanks Indy, nice, and that is also Hollie's 3rd nomination of the season, a good year for her.

It makes her the only player with 3 nominations in PoM to not be in PoS already are nominated for a wildcard

Name Total
Julian Cash/ Lloyd Glasspool 7
Cam Norrie 6
Fran Jones 6
Sonay Kartal 5
Alicia Dudeney 4
Henry Patten 4
Lui Maxted 4
Hollie Smart 3
Jack Draper 3
Jack Pinnington-Jones 3
Jacob Fearnley 3
Jan Choinski 3
Katie Swan 3
Mika Stojsvaljevic 3
Oliver Bonding 3
Oliver Tarvet 3

indiana · Tennis legend

Hollie's on my PoS WC list ( it's down to 3 left unnominated ) and I will add her after her Orange Bowl participation is over if she's still not on that list then.

Ha - Christine has added Hollie to the WC list. I am sure we can expand her narrative later but she's now there as PoS WC nomination #22

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 8th of December 2025 04:01:38 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Hollie's on my PoS WC list ( it's down to 3 left unnominated ) and I will add her after her Orange Bowl participation is over if she's still not on that list then.
Ha - Christine has added Hollie to the WC list. I am sure we can expand her narrative later but she's now there as PoS WC nomination #22

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 8th of December 2025 04:01:38 PM

lovely!

Christine · Strong Club Player

indiana wrote:
Hollie's on my PoS WC list ( it's down to 3 left unnominated ) and I will add her after her Orange Bowl participation is over if she's still not on that list then.
Ha - Christine has added Hollie to the WC list. I am sure we can expand her narrative later but she's now there as PoS WC nomination #22

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 8th of December 2025 04:01:38 PM

very happy for updated narrative smile

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Adding yet another 16 yo, with hopefully maybe more to come for Hollie in this week's Orange Bowl ...
Nominations List:
1. Edie Griffiths (age 16) - seeded 5th in singles, came through to take the J100 singles and doubles titles at Loughborough in week 48, her first titles in both disciplines at J100 level

2. Mika Stojsavljevic (age 16) - came through qualies, ran all the way to the semis of the W100 in Dubai, beating Kraus (ranked 109) as well as WR168 Iatcenko before losing a tight 3 set semi with Zvonareva. Also reached the doubles semis. This was her first W100 semi and a great week for her. Takes her rankings at 08/12 to singles - WR 298, GB #11, U17 #1, U18 #7, and doubles - WR 462, GB #25, U17 #1, U18 #5.

3. Team GB Students - For winning the Master'U BNP Paribas defeating favourites USA 4-3 in the final ending USA's 5 title streak on the competition stretching back to 2018. Team was Finn Murgett, Jamie Connel, Ollie Okonkwo, Grace Piper, Eliz Maloney and Sofia Johnson
4 Hollie Smart (age16) - very good week in the Bradenton J300. Reached the QF, beating (3) Luna Maria Cinalli JWR 17 and in-form.(15) Iva Marinkovic JWR 53. Hollie is up 9 places to JWR 76 in the 08/12 rankings.

Sad to see Hollie not build on this in the Orange Bowl. Allegra is still in that, Sonay and Mimi play in a WTA125 event this week. a few M and W15 tournies around and the British Tour Masters and TS Tour Finals later in the week. So could be some chances for one or two players to join the party. After this week, though, participation is pretty light, for obvious reasons.

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Tuesday 9th of December 2025 06:06:46 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

Adding Mimi ...

Nominations List:

1. Edie Griffiths (age 16) - seeded 5th in singles, came through to take the J100 singles and doubles titles at Loughborough in week 48, her first titles in both disciplines at J100 level

2. Mika Stojsavljevic (age 16) - came through qualies, ran all the way to the semis of the W100 in Dubai, beating Kraus (ranked 109) as well as WR168 Iatcenko before losing a tight 3 set semi with Zvonareva. Also reached the doubles semis. This was her first W100 semi and a great week for her. Takes her rankings at 08/12 to singles - WR 298, GB #11, U17 #1, U18 #7, and doubles - WR 462, GB #25, U17 #1, U18 #5.

3. Team GB Students - For winning the Master'U BNP Paribas defeating favourites USA 4-3 in the final ending USA's 5 title streak on the competition stretching back to 2018. Team was Finn Murgett, Jamie Connel, Ollie Okonkwo, Grace Piper, Eliz Maloney and Sofia Johnson

4. Hollie Smart (age16) - very good week in the Bradenton J300. Reached the QF, beating (3) Luna Maria Cinalli JWR 17 and in-form.(15) Iva Marinkovic JWR 53. Hollie is up 9 places to JWR 76 in the 08/12 rankings.

5. Mimi Xu (age 18) - reached the SF of a W50 in Italy, her 2nd successive W50 SF, beating the top seed Jana Fett WR 197 in the QF, thus rising to a a CH 234 on 08/12.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Thanks Indy - I did wonder re Mimi last week and then we got into our little handbags battle and I "conveniently" forgot about her! On purpose!

It is Mimi's 3rd nomination of the year also, so she is up there with a few others as multi nominated!

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Wednesday 10th of December 2025 01:11:48 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

A nice young list this month!