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Junior National Tennis Championships 2021 - U16 & U18
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I'd thought David would start a dedicated thread for this. (Hope everything's OK, David) But we should have one as it's more important this year, with Wimbly wildcards at stake (junior and adults) I thought it best to put the U16 and U18 together, as they follow on, one week to the next and they are the t...
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Other events, 2021 - week 23
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In Tajikistan, J5, Josh Manuel won his R1 match very easily. In Spain, J4, Tommy Harrison lost in QR1 Zimbabwe, J5 - Tavis Wright is in the MD Montenegro, J5 - Mason Dace lost in FQR Ukraine, J4 - Taymur Muhammad lost in R1 Ecuador, J4 - Sofia Benhaddouch lost in FQR but has a LL spot in the MD (against the 3rd...
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Other events, 2021 - week 22
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The BIG event of this week is that young Hannah Klugman was voted May's Player of the Month (Joint), along with Cameron Norrie, top 50 in the world. As Christine said, it would nice if somehow she was made aware - to know that we're rooting for her and were dead impressed by her British Tour win. So it an...
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Boys & Girls: French Open Juniors, clay (Week 40)
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This will be only the second Grand Slam of the year, and therefore has attracted a few players who might have otherwise given it a miss. Four girls could in theory enter with their WTA ranking (top 400), and two of these have done so (Daria Lopatetska and Emma Raducany - Coco Gauff and Clara Tauson being...
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Girls & Boys: J5 Wrexham, UK (closed) - hard (outdoor) (Week 21)
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This event is listed as outdoor, unlike last week's indoor. Many of the same players, obviously. A little shout out immediately for 2007-born Flora Johnson who has just put out the top seed, Jaquelyn Ogunwale, in two sets. Also, Lois Newberry, also 2007, who has beaten the third seed, Lucy Webber, al...
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Other events, 2021 - week 21
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Vlada Kozak (one of the highly tipped youngsters by the LTA but who has now moved out of the country) hasn't been having a great run of tournaments recently. And she's now drawn the top seed in Montenegro, J4. Georgia, J5: Andra Sutherland lost in R1. Isabelle Cherney is also in the MD Portugal, J3:...
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Girls & Boys: J5 Stirling, UK (closed) - hard (indoor) (Week 20)
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https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/j5-stirling-(closed)/gbr/2021/j-g5-gbr-01a-2021/fact-sheet/
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Other events, 2021 - week 20
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Albania J5: Max Castle lost in R1 Vlad Kozak still to play Cyprus, J5: Josh Manuel got a BYE and then won two matches to come through qualis. Portugal, J3: Kristina Paskauskas also had a BYE and came through two matches in qualis Andra Sutherland lost in QR1 Sashi Kempster is also in the MD Turkey, J...
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Other events, 2021 - week 19
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In the J3 in Dom. Rep., Joel P got a win in two tight sets in R1 against a boy with practically the same ranking as him. Oli Tarvet still to play. Mexico, J5: Roy seems to have withdrawn. But Given is in the MD. Cyprus, J4: Josh Manuel (age 15) has made the hop over from Africa last week, and got a win in R1 here...
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Boys: J2 Tribuswinkel, Austria, clay (Week 19)
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The second Austrian Grade 2 sees Lui Maxted elevated to second seed, so cannot meet last week's nemesis Jerome Kym until the final. However he faces the Portuguese lad who he only inched past 7-5 in the third last week R1 (L32) Philip Florig (GER) v Derrick Chen Henrique Rocha (POR) v (2) Lui Maxted
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Boys: J2 Oberpullendorf, Austria, clay (Week 18)
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Lui Maxted and Derrick Chen have come to Austria for a couple of Grade 2 events. Derrick's opponent was a semi-finalist at the recent Bulgarian Grade 2, faring little better than Will Nolan against eventual winner Luca Van Assche R1 (L32) (3) Lui Maxted v (Q) Peter Nad (SVK) (8) Martin Katz (BEL) v Der...
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Other events, 2021 - week 18
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Dom. Republic, J3: Joel Pierleoni and Oliver Tarvet are in the MD Switzerland, J3: Mark Mitchell lost in qualis. US, J4: In qualis, Dan Abernethy had to retire in QR1. Louie Fletcher and Jaquelyn Ogunwale are in the MD Turkey, J4: Nicolas Philbert came through qualis (pleased for him, he did real...
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Boys: Nike Junior International Roehampton, grass - Grade 1 (Week 27)
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Qualifying starts tomorrow in Surbiton for the traditional Wimbledon warm-up tournament. Qualifying is tough with the seeds ranked inside the top 100. Barnaby Smith, Max Stewart, Finn Bass, Aidan McHugh, Anton Matusevich, Jack Molloy, Jack Draper and George Loffhagen are likely recipients of...
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Boys & Girls: J1 Ricany, Czech Republic, clay (Week 17)
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If at first you don't succeed......... Kylie Bilchev has been trying all month to qualify for a Grade 2 or 1 event and this time she has stormed through, losing only a handful of games. Her main draw could have been a lot kinder though. Derrick Chen's looks much more favourable, against a wildcard inexp...
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Other events, 2021 - week 17
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Windhoek, J5: R1: (q) Josh Manuel (age 15) got a win in two over a main draw direct acceptance, so well done, Josh (PS that's Namibia, for the geographically challenged, like me) In the J3 in Turkey, Nicolas Philibert came through two rounds in qualis, and lost out to the top Q seed, 7-6(10) 6-1 (who w...
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Other events, 2021 - week 16
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Mexico, J4: Gabia Paskauskas lost in QR2 Kristina is in the MD, and leading 6-1 6-5 before the match got suspended. Given Roach is currently 4-6 4-2 before suspension. Roy Keegan was also in the main draw but lost his R1 match in three. Jade Cole is playing in the Ivory Coast, J5 Vlada Kozak is in Cyprus...
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Boys & Girls: J2 Haskovo, Bulgaria, clay (Week 16)
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Will Nolan and Kylie Bilchev have moved over from Plovdiv to Haskovo. Kylie again was in the qualifying competition, winning a couple of matches, before losing out in final qualifying Boys R1 (L32) (WC) Georgi Georgiev (BUL) v William Nolan
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Other events, 2021 - week 15
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It's a J3 this week in Tunisia. And the majority of the girls seem to have decamped, leaving the two lads alone. Sofia Johnson had withdrawn but changed her mind, stayed on and got a WC into qualis. Won two matches but unfortunately lost the FQR to the top Q seed. However, Roan Jones came through qualis n...
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Boys & Girls: J1 Plovdiv, Bulgaria, clay (Week 15)
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Back in October there was a Grade 1 junior event in Plovdiv won by Jack Pinnington Jones. He beat Pierre-Yves Bailly in the final, who returns as top seed. The one British entrant Will Nolan draws the 7th seed. Kylie Bilchev lost to a seed (who went on to qualify) in qualifying for the girls' event Boy...
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Other events, 2021 - week 14
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With no qualifying draw, it's easy points for the girls who are out in Ghana this week. J5: R1: Hep has a BYE through to R2. There were wins too for: Flora Johnson; Lucy Webber; and Lara Bakhaya But Jade Cole retired half way through. In Egypt, J4, Fabio Nestola lost in round one, but got a win in the doub...
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Youth National series 10u-14u
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W/c 12th April. Best up and coming youngsters competing in 3 groups of 12 per age group. First national competitions for a while.
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Other events, 2021 - week 13
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The girls have descended en masse at the J5 event in Ghana Hephzibah O (age 13) is top seed (and with a BYE through to R2) Lucy Webber (age 17) also has a BYE into R2 Jade Cole (age 14) and Flora Johnson (age 13) are also playing In Egypt, J5, we have Fabio Nestola Also, the same players as last week, and a...
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Other events, 2021 - week 12
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We've got a batch of our girls are in Tunisia for a J5 this week. In qualis, Maria Ustic (age 13) and Anjali Kotecha (age 15) have won their QR1 matches easily. Alaia Rubio Perez got a BYE to QR2 In the main draw, we've got Sophia Johnson (born 2004) and Imogen Haddad (born 2005) In the J5 in Poland, Mat...
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Boys: J1 San Diego, USA, hard (Week 12)
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A stronger field than in the Dominican Republic for this Grade 1, so Jack PJ is second seed. Top seed is Bruno Kuzuhara, one of two boys in the top 10 born after 2003 (the other being the Chinese lad Juncheng Shang, who pushed Liam earlier today in Miami) R1 (L48) (13) Derrick Chen bye (2) Jack Pinnington J...
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Boys & Girls: J2 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, hard (Week 11)
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Week 2 in the Dominican Republic with Jack Pinnington Jones again as top seed, but no Leo Borg. Joel Pierleoni doesn't have to qualify this time, and has a good draw against a local wild card whereas Oliver Tarvet has to tackle the second seed, winner of a Grade 1 this year without dropping a set Boys R1 (L...
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