British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

Unfortunately the next set was over in the blink of an eye 0-6 :(

Romania were always likely to be too strong, but disappointing that Hollie couldn't get anywhere near Popa this time, after their recent 3 set encounter. The upside is the players should be fresh for a crucial 5th-6th place play-off tomorrow against Hungary, who appear to be the weakest team they could have faced here. The winners of that match take one of the 6 places in the Billie Jean King Cup finals in Santiago, Chile in November

U16 QF

(1) Romania 3 GBR 0

Maia Ilinca Burcescu d. Edie Griffiths 6-7(4) 6-0 6-1
Giulia Safina Popa d. Hollie Smart 6-0 6-2
Pop/Popa d. Britton/Smart 7-5 6-1

5th - 8th place play-off

GBR v Hungary

Yeh !!!

The girls did it

Hollie won, 7-5 6-1

We've made it to the big time - by a hair's breadth

Phew - well done to the team!

Dani/Edie added the dead doubles. Tomorrow they play Austria for 5th, who have a strong number 1 Anna Pircher, who has won her last 2 tournaments - though there may be changes to line-ups now both nations have qualified for the Billie Jean King Cup finals

5th - 8th place play-off

GBR 3 Hungary 0

Edie Griffiths d. Lujsa Beviz 4-6 6-2 6-3
Hollie Smart d. Luca Kalman 7-5 6-1
Britton/Griffiths d. Kalman/Mihalka 5-3 4-2

5th - 6th play-off

GBR v Austria

Go Hollie !!!!!!!

She wins, in a tiebreak in the third set - the noise must have been amazing - that's the beauty of team tennis - the whole team cheering you on

2-0 to the GB girls