Boys & Girls: 2025 U18 Junior National Championships, NTC, acrylic (Week 16)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Boys & Girls: 2025 U18 Junior National Championships, NTC, acrylic (Week 16)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I see Isabella Wong plays Annabella Wong on girls FQR today. Oh heck.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The girls who've qualified for the 18U MD are:

Georgiana Mititelu
Isabella Wong
Sophie Bekker
Athina Schlepphorst
Sophia Christodoulou
Chloe Cleaver
Ciara Moore
Scarlette Hetherington

I don't think Athina has ever played nationals before (always off at her base in the US, I think)

But she's got an elegant game, and look, on the court - a bit more height than most of the others, which helps, and decent techniue.

I don't think Scarlette has ever competed here before, either, but might be wrong and didn't see much of that match

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Rose, David, anyone: Do we have any idea why and how Mark is allowed not to take part in the Nationals? Or if he's actively chosen not to, despite the rules (which seems unlikely)?

Oscariyan · Strong Club Player

Just checked and it shows he's in the draw, no? He's seeded 3.

-- Edited by Oscariyan on Sunday 13th of April 2025 02:02:38 PM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Definitely seeded 3!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Then ignore me !

SO sorry - I didn't see him - #gotospecsavers

Oscariyan · Strong Club Player

No worries, easy mistake to make, also perhaps surprising that he is not seeded 2 (which is where I was expecting/looked first on the draw sheet). He is in a tricky half with Oli Bonding as a potential SF.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Oscariyan wrote:
No worries, easy mistake to make, also perhaps surprising that he is not seeded 2 (which is where I was expecting/looked first on the draw sheet). He is in a tricky half with Oli Bonding as a potential SF.

Presumably they followed world junior ranks where Ben is ahead of Mark?

Oscariyan · Strong Club Player

JonH comes home wrote:
Oscariyan wrote:
No worries, easy mistake to make, also perhaps surprising that he is not seeded 2 (which is where I was expecting/looked first on the draw sheet). He is in a tricky half with Oli Bonding as a potential SF.
Presumably they followed world junior ranks where Ben is ahead of Mark?

Must have then which is fair I suppose.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Oscariyan wrote:
No worries, easy mistake to make, also perhaps surprising that he is not seeded 2 (which is where I was expecting/looked first on the draw sheet). He is in a tricky half with Oli Bonding as a potential SF.
Presumably they followed world junior ranks where Ben is ahead of Mark?

Yes, I guess so too - they've got Mika as #1 and Hannah as #2 - although Hannah is 150 places higher in WTA, but Mika is higher in ITF junior ranking

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Sunday 13th of April 2025 03:00:37 PM

Lambda · ATP qualifying

Seeding is based on LTA Rating

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
Seeding is based on LTA Rating

Which seems to align quite closely to ITF junior ranking, based on the ones Ive checked at least?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Megan and Hollie won their openers in the girls U18, Megan lost a set though.

Lois Newberry, Tegan Bush, Sophie Becker and Edie Griffiths are among other early winners

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Megan plays Mika in round 2, that should be very interesting.