Week 2 - ITF W35 Naples, FL, USA - Clay

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 2 - ITF W35 Naples, FL, USA - Clay

PaulM · Tennis legend

She's still going! Highest ranked unseeded pair I think, so a little unlucky with that draw.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Emily starts the year with a win!

6-2 6-4. Looks like tricky serving conditions, lots of breaks, but they survived 7 double faults to get it done. Happy days for the ultimate trooper

the addict · Tennis legend

L16:-Arina Gabriela Vasilescu (ROU) / Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) CR869 (478+391) def Ekaterine Gorgodze (GEO) / Lia Karatancheva (BUL) CR509 (304+205) [1] 6-2 6-4 biggrin

*****

QF:- Arina Gabriela Vasilescu (ROU) / Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) CR869 (478+391) v Nancy Lee (USA) / Welles Newman (USA) UNR (UNR/15yo/JR89+UNR/14yo/JR229)

Better not lose this one Em !

PaulM · Tennis legend

Whoops... Undone in each set by a double fault on deuce. Nancy Lee is well talked about in USTA circles I believe (and they thrashed an Italian pair with much higher singles rankings than Arina in the opening round), but still...

-- Edited by PaulM on Thursday 9th of January 2025 06:40:01 PM

the addict · Tennis legend

QF:- Arina Gabriela Vasilescu (ROU) / Emily Webley-Smith (GBR) CR869 (478+391) lost to Nancy Lee (USA) / Welles Newman (USA) UNR (UNR/15yo/JR89+UNR/14yo/JR229) 4-6 3-6

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
Whoops... Undone in each set by a double fault on deuce. Nancy Lee is well talked about in USTA circles I believe (and they thrashed an Italian pair with much higher singles rankings than Arina in the opening round), but still...

-- Edited by PaulM on Thursday 9th of January 2025 06:40:01 PM

Welles Newman is the more highly rated, I think, for her age (being a year younger than Nancy) - she's been the US pick for wildcards, team events etc

BUt either way, losing to two 'tiddlers' never feels good hmm