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Girls: Tennis Europe Winter Cup 2014 (U12/U14/U16)
(Preview)
The Winter Cup season started this weekend with the under 12s, who have put in 2 sterling performances to reach the finals in Sheffield in 2 weeks time. After crunching Bulgaria 3-0 they overcame strong resistance from Romania today, the host nation for their qualifying group. Emma Raducanu and I...
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Boys: Tennis Europe Winter Cup 2014 (U12/U14/U16)
(Preview)
Last year the under 12s actually won this event, but there will be no repeat this year. Johannus Monday and Benjamin Heynold both lost 2.5 hour matches to Belarus, so the team are playing for the minor positions. The under 14s and under 16s (the latter including Max Stewart in the nominations) try to qu...
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Boys & Girls: Copenhagen Winter Cup, Denmark, hard - Grade 4 (Week 7)
(Preview)
Katie Swan is top seed here Boys R1 (L32) Jack Macfarlane (GBR) v (WC) Daniel Burr (DEN) Girls R1 (L32) (1) Katie Swan (GBR) v Linnea Bjork (SWE) Wilhelmina Palmer (SWE) v Lily Reynolds (GBR) Imogen Magner (GBR) v (Q) Rebecca Gustafson (SWE)
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Boys & Girls: NZ ITF Summer Championships, hard - Grade 3 (Week 7)
(Preview)
Rhett Purcell is having a good tournament Boys R1 (L64) (3) Rhett Purcell (GBR) d. (LL) Ethan McCafferty (NZL) 6-0 6-1 R2 (3) Rhett Purcell (GBR) d. Jake Faundez (AUS) 6-2 7-5 R3 (3) Rhett Purcell (GBR) d. (16) Shohei Chikami (JPN) 6-7(30 6-3 6-0 QF (3) Rhett Purcell (GBR) d. (8) Stefan Skedarka (AUS) 6-...
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Boys & Girls: 6th Kenya Int. Junior Championship, Nairobi, Kenya, (clay - outdoor) - Grade 5 (Week 7)
(Preview)
It's 'only' a Grade 5 but to give the guy his due: BOYS: Samuel Kiladejo, unr (only his second tournament, I think) has come through two rounds of qualifying and three rounds of the MD, into the QF, without losing a set and beating seeds along the way. MD R1: Samuel KILADEJO (GBR) 6-1 6-3 Saidi N...
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Boys & Girls: Mediterranee Avenir , Morocco, clay - Grade 1 (Week 7)
(Preview)
Mirabelle Njoze comfortably beat Petia Arshinkova last week, and gets the chance to repeat the trick in a G1. Joel Cannell won a tight 3 setter against his opponent in October. Boys R1 (L64) Joel Cannell (GBR) v Eleftherios Theodorou (GRE) Girls R1 (L64) Petia Arshinkova (BUL) v Mirabelle Njoze (GBR...
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Boys & Girls: Inka Bowl, Peru, clay - Grade 2 (Week 6)
(Preview)
Aswin Lizen and Anna Brogan both have low seedings here. Aswin has a rematch with the Ecuadorean who accounted for him last week whilst Anna is likely to meet top seed Dasha Ivanova in round 3. Boys R1 (L64) Diego Quiroz (ECU) v (10) Aswin Lizen (GBR) Girls R1 (L64) Meghan Kelley (USA) v (15) Anna Brogan (...
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Girls: ITF Juniors Tennis Club Hammamet, Tunisia, clay - Grade 2 (Week 6)
(Preview)
There will be no repeat final between Gabi Taylor and Jasmine Asghar in the second Tunisian G2 as both are in the same quarter, with a slightly stronger field this time R1 (L32) Maia Lumsden (GBR) v Tereza Kolaraova (CZE) Mirabelle Njoze (GBR) v (Q) Anna Turati (ITA) (4) Rebeka Stolmar (HUN) v Jasmine A...
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Boys & Girls: Nairobi International Junior Championships, Kenya, clay - Grade 5 (Week 6)
(Preview)
As in week 1 of the East African circuit there is a doubles title for Georgia Lawson Boys R1 (Q) Josh Pistorius (GBR) d. (Q) Nikolai Manchev (BUL) 7-5 6-3 (LL) Caleb Dyer (GBR) d. Henry Ayesiga (UGA) 6-1 1-6 6-0 (Q) Micha Wargocki (POL) d. Lawrence Perrin (GBR) 6-3 6-0 R2 (Q) Josh Pistorius (GBR) d. (16) Da...
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Boys: ITF Juniors Tennis Club Hammamet, Tunisia, clay - Grade 2 (Week 6)
(Preview)
In the second Tunisian G2 Mason Recci draws the short straw of the top seed, winner of two G2s already this year. R1 (L32) (1) Jan Zielinski (POL) v Mason Recci (GBR) Ismael Changara Ruwa Mzai (KEN) v Joel Cannell (GBR) Lewis Roskilly (GBR) v Alexandre Bakshi (GEO) (7) Alexander Bublik (RUS) v (Q) Chris...
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Girls: TF Juniors Tennis Club Hammam-Sousse, Tunisia - Grade 2 (Week 5)
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(Preview)
A strong British contingent here including 3 seeds R1 (L32) Holly Hutchinson (GBR) v Bianca Turati (ITA) Georgina Axon (GBR) v (6) Nina Potocnik (SLO) (3) Emily Smith (GBR) v Ines Abbou (ALG) Jasmine Asghar (GBR) v (8) Margaux Bovy (FRA) (5) Lana Rush (GBR) v Silvia Chinellato (ITA) Maia Lumsden (GBR...
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Boys: Wilson Tennis Canterbury ITF, New Zealand, Grade 4 (Week 5)
(Preview)
Now we're at the business end: Rhett has been moving along nicely, into the semis in the singles: QF : Rhett PURCELL (GBR) [3] def. Mitchell HARPER (AUS) [6] 6-2 6-3 SF: Rhett PURCELL (GBR) [3] v Kentaro MIZUSHIMA (JPN) [5] And in the doubles he's into the finals: SF: Rhett PURCELL (GBR) ...
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Boys & Girls: ITF East African 18 & Under Junior Circuit 2014, Kenya - Grade 4 (Week 5)
(Preview)
The first Kenyan tournament of 2014 ends with a maiden ITF title for Georgia Lawson Boys R1 (L64) Lawrence Perrin (GBR) d. (ALT) John Lutaaya (UGA) 6-3 6-3 R2 (1) Sarp Agabigun (TUR) d. Lawrence Perrin (GBR) 6-3 6-2 Girls R1 (L32) (7) Georgia Lawson (GBR) d. (Q) Latifah Yasini (ZIM) 6-1 6-3 R2 Nariman Ab...
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Boys & Girls: Ecuador Grade 1 (Week 5)
(Preview)
Anna Brogan joins Alex Sendegeya and Aswin Lizen for the last of the initial batch of Latin American G1s (the next few are G2s). Last week's conqueror Logan Smith is Alex's likely opening opponent. Boys R1 (L64) (7) Alexander Sendegeya (GBR) bye Diego Quiroz (ECU) v Aswin Lizen (GBR) Girls R1 (L64) Al...
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Boys: TF Juniors Tennis Club Hammam-Sousse, Tunisia - Grade 2 (Week 5)
(Preview)
In the equivalent tournament last year we won 3 of the 4 titles, including doubles success for Julian Cash and Alex Sendegeya. R1 (L32) Christopher Reynolds (GBR) v Tadas Babelis (LTU) (4) Dominik Stary (CZE) v Mason Recci (GBR) (7) Lewis Roskilly (GBR) v (Q) Bernabe Zapata Miralles (ESP) Joel Canne...
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Boys & Girls: Australian Open - Grade A (Weeks 3/4)
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(Preview)
Qualifying has started, and unfortunately concluded early, for the 2 British representatives. Rhett Purcell had the misfortune to draw the top seed, narrowly losing 4-6 7-5 6-0 whilst Megan Rogers lost her opener 6-1 6-2. Interest therefore rests with the 4 girls in as direct acceptances (Katie B...
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Boys & Girls: PSS @ Zayed Sports City ITF Junior Championships, UAE - Grade 4 (Week 4)
(Preview)
After claiming his maiden ITF singles title last week in Abu Dhabi, plus the doubles, Youssef Hassan looks for more titles in the Middle East Boys R1 (L32) Nikita Valentsev (RUS) v (WC) Karim Najia (GBR) (WC) Fares Al Janahi (UAE) v (6) Charlie Ridout (GBR) Piers Farhang (GBR) v Sherzodbek Radjabov...
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Boys: Copa Barranquilla, Colombia - Grade 1 (Week 4)
(Preview)
The COSAT circuit moves on to clay with Alex Sendegeya looking for another title this week R1`(L64) Silas Araujo De Cerqueira (BRA) v (6) Alexander Sendegeya (GBR) (15) Rafael Antonio Coutinho (VEN) v Aswin Lizen (GBR)
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Boys: ONGC ITF JUNIORS, India - Grade 3 (Week 4)
(Preview)
The third week of Indian tournaments sees a scale back to G3 level. Jay has exited to Wei-De Lin in the last two weeks, but he is a likely second round opponent for Alexis Canter this time R1 (L32) (Q) Amarnath Arora (IND) v Jay Clarke (GBR) Alexis Canter (GBR) v Nikshep Ballekere Ravikumar (IND)
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Boys: Copa Gatorade, Venezuela - Grade 1 (Week 3)
(Preview)
Aswin Lizen is joined by Alex Sendegeya for the second COSAT hardcourt event. Corentin Moutet, who caused Max Stewart a lot of problems last year in under 14 events, and a quarter-finalist in last week's G1, is a potential second round opponent for Alex R1 (L64) (5) Alexander Sendegeya (GBR) bye Vita...
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Boys: The 21st Slovak Junior Indoor - Grade 2 (Week 2)
(Preview)
A number of top juniors opt for the European events in former Czechoslovakia (a G2 followed by a G1). Julian Cash is one of them, and secures the top seeding here. Jamie Malik will be hoping to tear a strip off his opponent. R1 (L64) (1) Julian Cash (GBR) bye Luca Sucevic (SRB) v Joel Cannell (GBR) Philip M...
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Boys and Girls: The 13th Abu Dhabi Country Club, UAE - Grade 4 (Week 3)
(Preview)
A lot of GB representation here this week: Boys: Youssef HASSAN (GBR) (1) def. Thibault SAIVE (BEL) Daniel LITTLE (GBR) (6) def. Rhys MILNE (RSA) Also playing (presumably first rounds tomorrow) are: Piers Farhang, Lucas Taylor, Charlie Ridout (4), Karim Najia (WC), William Bissett (Q) and Fredd...
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Boys & Girls: DHL 26th Czech International Junior Indoor Championships - Grade 1 (Week 3)
(Preview)
Dan Smethurst was a winner here in 2008. This time Julian Cash is seeded 4, whilst his conqueror last week faces Joel Cannell in round 1. Emily Smith and Mirabelle Njoze are expected to be in the girls event starting Tuesday. Boys R1 (L64) Ondrej Krstev (CZE) v Joel Cannell (GBR) Lewis Roskilly (GBR) v (...
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Boys: India ITF Juniors 2 - Grade 2 (Week 3)
(Preview)
The second junior event in India ratchets up a grade. Jay Clarke has drawn a wildcard, but faces the likelihood of a rematch with third seed Wei-De Lin in round 2 R1 (L32) (WC) Nikshep Ballekere Ravikumar (IND) v Jay Clarke (GBR) Alexis Canter (GBR) v Alexei Prokopchuk (UKR)
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Boys & Girls: AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International, Australia - Grade 1 (Weeks 2/3)
(Preview)
A good effort from Rhett Purcell to defeat the second seed in qualifying (ranked inside the top 100) 7-5 in the third to ensure British representation in the Boys as well as Girls events. Rhett is unlucky, drawing a recent G1 and GA finalist. The trio in the Girls draw should be joined next week by Emily...
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