Week 16 - ITF ($50K) - Dothan, AL, USA - Clay

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 16 - ITF ($50K) - Dothan, AL, USA - Clay

philwrig · Hall of fame

:(((

PockyTastic · Futures level

Gutted....... oh Mel........ only managed to catch the last couple of games. Was it a case of Pegula massively upping her game? Was Mel playing well earlier on? I hadn't seen her play since her match loss to Johansson at SW19 in 09, so it was interesting to get a glimpse of her again. I feel like this is a match Mel might have closed out if she had more confidence... thoughts?

steven · Tennis legend

Mel reports on an "amazing doubles win by tara moore. electric atmosphere for the night feature match!!!!! joss and i dancing to the music at every change over"

Good news, which I think means Tara is now in the doubles semis, but I wonder why Joss Rae is there when she withdrew from this event on 5 April and from next week's event in Charlottesville. Hopefully if she's out in the US, it means she intends to be back soon anyway.

Smidster · Challenger level

Tara is playing with American Julia Cohen

L16: EL TABAKH (CAN) / RISKE (USA) defeated HRDINOVA (CZE) / SOUTH (GBR) 3-6 6-4 [10-7]
L16 COHEN (USA) / MOORE (GBR) defeated FUSANO (USA) / HARKINS (USA) (4) 6-3 7-6(4)

QF: SOLOVIEVA (RUS) / WIENEROVA (SVK) Vs COHEN (USA) / MOORE (GBR) (Playing on Thursday)

PaulM · Tennis legend

Joss down for Indian Harbour Beach w/b 2nd May.

My guess she made her travel arrangements for being back this week but the injury wasn't 100% and felt she may as well come out and do some practice and training in the states?

steven · Tennis legend

Thanks, and yes, that makes sense.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Or possibly is Joss considering taking up a spot at a US college, it seems like a popular option at the moment.

steven · Tennis legend

philwrig wrote:
Or possibly is Joss considering taking up a spot at a US college, it seems like a popular option at the moment.

Yes, when I was saw she was in the US but not playing in the tournament, I did get a bit worried that perhaps the evil Borwell monster had nobbled her. wink

P.S. If any of you GBTG types decide to paste this into a GBTG thread without including the 'wink' smiley, you'll be in deep trouble. Probably not as much trouble as I'll be in, but deep trouble all the same biggrin

-- Edited by steven on Thursday 21st of April 2011 03:16:54 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

Haha I promise :)

Smidster · Challenger level

QF: SOLOVIEVA (RUS) / WIENEROVA (SVK) def COHEN (USA) / MOORE (GBR) 6-0 6-2