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Coup Droit


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A lot of the salles are inside so only seat a max of two to three hundred (I'd say). So definitely not thousands

But those tribunes are often pretty full - especially for key matches, or key encounters.

And even when they're not very full, the people often make a LOT of noise - it's the norm, it's expected

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Just to note, Ali Collins has appeared on the team sheet in doubles, playing with Belgraver, in Pro A

But they got thrashed - lost 0 & 2 - and the team lost 1-5

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Eden Silva also played in doubles today, with Sofia Costoulas

And the pair won easily, 6-3 6-0, and the team won 5-1

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29th Nov

Pro A:

Johannus Monday turned out, playing at #1 for his club.

Unfortunately he lost, to Droguet. He also lost his doubles and the team lost 1-5

Billy Harris played at #2 for his team this week (Van der Zansch played at #1). He beat Kuzmanov in two sets. He lost his dubs, and the team lost 1-5


In Pro B:

Stuart Parker played at #1 and won, beating Perot ATP 408. Dubs is still ongoing.

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Eden Silva turned out in doubles again for her team, Sannois OSS (she used to play for a team in Toulouse - can't remember - Saint Gaudens? Blagnac? - but seems to have changed)

Anyway, she played with Sophia Costoulas again, and won very easily. And the team is already 4-1 up with one match to play so will win

Ali Collins is also down on the doubles sheet again, playing with Alba Carrillo Marin, but the match hasn't finished yet

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Paul M - this is your moment

On day 1 of the Div 1 interclubs, Emily Webley-Smith won her team singles match in a clutch 3rd set TB :

Emily (-2/6) def. Anon (-15) 6-7(2) 6-0 7-6(4)

That's a win against a player ranked a full two categories above her

What's more, Em's win was the only one in singles for the team - doubles still to be played

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Yeah good win over Melanie Delai. Shame their #1 couldn't squeeze out the upset too to make it interesting against a team whose squad were ranked far, far higher across the line-up. Hopefully she gets a win bonus and a nice glass of wine at least!

 

Hopefully a few other Brits will be playing Interclubs across the next few weeks, always a disappointment to me our NCL equivalent is such a non-event. Even at the lower levels the clubs really support their squads.



-- Edited by PaulM on Sunday 26th of April 2026 02:04:55 PM

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I didn't even know it was Melanie

(the team sheet is 'anon')

But, yes, hopefully that's a nice wodge of dosh for Em and a fun time

SHe (and partner) lost her doubles, as did Julie Gervais and partner

So the team lost 1-5 - just Em's victory to smile about

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Millie Rajecki is playing for TSC Hansa Dortmund in the Regionalliga West. She won 1 & 4 in singles and 0 & 6 in doubles. Dortmund won 4-2.

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There's also a few men on the rosters for the Regionalliga
Henry Patten, Millen Hurrion, Luke Hooper, Matthew Summers, Mark Whitehouse, Tom Hands, James Mackinlay

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Lambda wrote:

There's also a few men on the rosters for the Regionalliga
Henry Patten, Millen Hurrion, Luke Hooper, Matthew Summers, Mark Whitehouse, Tom Hands, James Mackinlay

 Henry seems an interesting big fish to have in one of these club leagues!



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No joy for Em this week. Looking through the line-ups in their Pool it's quite lopsided, there's a couple of teams (including Emily's) whose #1 would be at #3 or #4 on another squad. Misfortune to play the three strongest teams in the first three weeks, but looks like they finish against two teams on paper their squad is stronger than. So maybe they can just do enough to avoid relegation back to Division 2.

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Yes. Em's opponents are a pretty strong team

Team tennis in France can be very lopsided

As you nearly always play for your local club, the one you grew up at, or the one where you now work.

So even quite a small club might have one or two top players, just by chance, because the top player likes going back there to play, see her parents, see her mates at the club, loyalty, doesn't feel an afilliation to any other club etc

Alice Robbe, Jessika Ponchet, Kotliar, etc are all playing in this ligue, although they could easily play for the Elite leagues, if they wanted





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For those who like the old-timers, Neil Pauffley is still turning out for his club out there (T C Dracenois), and won very easily today.

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Emily Webley-Smith unfortunately lost to 2010-born Dani Baranes, who used to play for Israel, and now plays for France
Dani won the Orange Bowl 12U
Trains with Meg Knight at the ETC
(although not going as well as the FFT - and others - had hoped)

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