Notable Brits in qualifying

Jane O Donoghue is seeded 2.

Rebecca Fong is seeded 16.

Claire Peterzan is seeded 13.

Yasmin Clarke

Emily Webley-Smith

Notable results in qualifying up to the final round:

Jane O'Donoghue is seeded 2, she received a rd1 bye and beat Melissa Gibb 6-3, 6-1 in rd2. She faces 12th seeded Italian Giulia Gatto [wr:486] in the final round. Gatto overcame the strong challenge of Julia Bone in rd2, coming through in 3 sets.

Olivia Scarfi scored a career best win over the Slovakian 3rd seed to reach the final qualifying round. Despite a ranking difference of around 600 places, the Welsh teenager overcame her opponent who's ranked 358, 6-4, 6-4.

She faces Natasha Khan in the final qualies round. Natasha had a similarly superb win over 9th seeded Czech Nikola Frankova [wr: 438] in rd2; 7-6[1], 6-3.

Rebecca Fong is the 16th seed, she beat Holly Richards 6-1, 6-2 in rd2 and faces Germany's Justine Ozga today.

In the 5th section, Claire Ricketts won 6-0, 6-0 in rd1 but was edged out in a close match against 5th seeded Russian Marina Shamayko [wr: 356] 6-4, 7-6 in rd2.

Claire Peterzan was seeded 13th but lost in rd2 to 18 year old Finn Katerina Tuohimaa [wr: 951 but reached 134 in juniors]; 7-6, 4-6, 6-1

Yasmin Clarke had a good rd1 win over Ireland's Rachael Dillon, 7-6, 6-1, but she lost in rd2 to 7th seed Irena Pavlovic [wr:415] 6-3, 6-1.

Emily Webley-Smith lost in rd2 to 8th seeded Russian Natalie Orlova [wr:422]; 6-2, 4-6, 6-1

Katie O’Brien (Gbr) bt Matea Mezak (Cro) 6-4 6-1 

Naomi Cavaday (Gbr) bt Ana Vrljic (Cro) 4-6 6-1 6-2 

Melanie South (Gbr) bt Natalia Orlova (Rus) 6-2 7-6 (7-3) 

Zsofia Gubacsi (Hun) bt Rebecca Llewellyn (Gbr) 6-1 6-2 

Veronika Chvojkova (Cze) bt Aurelie Vedy (Fra) 6-4 1-6 6-3 

Georgie Stoop (Gbr) bt Sara Errani (Ita) 6-1 6-2 

Excellent results for Cavaday and Stoop!

Full set of round 1 results.

Notable matches are highlighted:

Katie O’Brien (Gbr) bt Matea Mezak (Cro) 6-4 6-1

Naomi Cavaday (Gbr) bt Ana Vrljic (Cro) 4-6 6-1 6-2

Melanie South (Gbr) bt Natalia Orlova (Rus) 6-2 7-6 (7-3)

Zsofia Gubacsi (Hun) bt Rebecca Llewellyn (Gbr) 6-1 6-2

Veronika Chvojkova (Cze) bt Aurelie Vedy (Fra) 6-4 1-6 6-3

Georgie Stoop (Gbr) bt Sara Errani (Ita) 6-1 6-2

Anne Keothavong (Gbr) bt Karolina Kosinska (Pol) 4-6 6-3 6-2

Justine Ozga (Ger) bt Margit Ruutel (Est) 7-6 (7-4) 6-4

Angelique Kerber (Ger) bt Gaelle Widmer (Swi) 6-2 6-2

Andrea Petkovic (Ger) bt Pila Suomalainen (Fin) 6-4 6-3

Laura Thorpe (Fra) bt Jane O’Donoghue (Gbr) 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-4)

Irena Pavlovic (Fra) bt Adriana Serra Zanetti (Ita) 6-1 6-2

Petra Cetkovska (Cze) bt Katariina Tuohimaa (Fin) 2-6 6-2 6-3

Virginie Pichet (Fra) bt Anna Smith (Gbr) 6-4 6-1

Giulia Gabba (Ita) bt Karen Paterson (Gbr) 6-4 6-1

Natasha Khan (Gbr) bt Martina Pavelec (Ger) 7-6 (7-4) 3-6 7-6 (10-8),

Georgie Stoop's result in context:

Stoop shocks Jersey second seed

Georgie Stoop. Photo: James Jordan

Georgie Stoop caused the biggest upset of day one at the Jersey $25,000 event by beating No.2 seed Sara Errani for the loss of just three games.

The Cambridgeshire 18-year-old cruised past the world No.163 from Italy 6-1, 6-2 in an hour-and-a-half.

It is Stoop’s biggest professional win to date over a player ranked more than 300 places above her.

She’s the highest ranked player I've played, so I'm really pleased to have got through.

Georgie Stoop

The teenager recently broke into the WTA top 500 at No.477 after reaching the final of a $10,000 event in Nottingham in September.

Afterwards, Stoop said her consistency and composure helped her pull off the victory.

“She’s the highest ranked player I've played, so I'm really pleased to have got through,” Stoop said.

“I'm looking forward to my second round where I believe if I work hard and play like I did today I can get another win.”

Stoop is one of five Britons into round two so far after victories for top seed Anne Keothavong, third seed Mel South, British No.3 Katie O’Brien and Kent teenager Naomi Cavaday who beat the seventh seed in three sets.

Cavaday recovered from dropping the first set to get past world No.207 Ana Vrljic of Croatia 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.

The left-hander from Chislehurst saw her world ranking climb 90 places to No.403 this week after reaching the last four of the recent Nottingham $25,000 event.

Keothavong was made to work hard by her Polish opponent, Karolina Kosinska, before coming through in two-and-a-half hours 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

“I’m looking to get some matches under my belt as it’s been quite tough lately,” admitted Keothavong, who lost three successive first round matches at WTA Tour events in Asia before arriving in the Channel Islands.

“I haven’t lost a match in two previous visits to Jersey so I guess this is the place to do it.”

Keothavong will take on O'Brien for a place in the last eight after the Yorkshire 20-year-old continued her recent good form by easing past another Croatian, Matea Mezak, 6-4 6-1.

British No.2 South enjoyed a 6-2, 7-6(3) victory over Russian Natalie Orlova, but said afterwards that she will be aiming to improve in her second round match.

“It was a bit rocky but I got through it,” the Surrey 20-year-old said.

“I know I've got to be better tomorrow, so I’ll go out later today and hit some more balls to make sure I am.

“Jersey is a tournament I’ve done well at before and I'm looking to carry that on this week.”

Earlier, Rebecca Llewellyn lost to the No.8 seed Zsofia Gubacsi of Hungary 6-1, 6-2, while qualifier Jane O'Donoghue was edged out by Frenchwoman Laura Thorpe 7-6 in the final set.

Hope all the girls go through, bar anne and katie. if i was to pick out of that its katie, shes on fire!!!

Go Noami and Georgie! Who do they face next and where will this QF place take them in the rankings as its a Challenger.