Wales National News: October 2016
Congratulations to Hugo Cochlin
who has been selected to play for GB in a friendly match 13’s vs France in November.
During the mid - term break the first round of the Winter National tour (Grade 2) events have taken place.
With 7 in the 16u, 6 in the 12u, 5 in the 14u, and 9 competing in the 18’s it was a busy week of matches.
In the 18’s James Story completed his third event with a semi - final appearance. Bronte Murgett also reached the semi - final of the girls 18 singles having beaten Ellie Scarff in the first round. Ellie then went on to win the consolation.
The increased strength in depth is showing in the numbers now competing in these events.
Rufus Plane and Shay Ryan both reached the 12’s boys quarter finals. Results round up
18’s Main Draw Bolton Grade 2
Rd 32
James Story beat Louis Allen 6/2 6/2
Callum Findlay beatVishnu Panikaar 6/2 6/2
Aeron Evans lost David Stevenson 3/6 6/0 2/6,
Bronte Murgett beat Ellie Scarff 6/2 6/2
Rd 16
James Story beat Finn Murgett 6/2 6/0
Paul Jubb beat Callum Findlay 6/7 6/4 6/2
Bronte Murgett beat Monet Baptiste 6/0 6/0
Q/Final
James Story beat Oliver Palmer 2/6 7/5 6/0
Bronte Murgett beat Victoria Subev 6/3 6/2
Semi Final
James Story lost Paul Jubb3/6 4/6
Bronte Murgett lost Megan Forster 6/7 (5) 6/7 (4)
Consolation
Ellie Scarff beat Lauren Armstrong, 6/0 7/5, Eve Daniels, 6/2 6/1, Vaishali Jorge 6/2 6/1,
Tamara Malazonia w/o
Aeron Evans lostConor Tordoff 4/6 1/6
16’s Sunderland Grade 2
Lewellyn Bevan qualified then beat Ross Martin, 6/4 4/6 6/3, lost Alex Maggs 1/6 1/6
James Story beat Finn Murgett 6/0 6/2, lost Harry Wendelken 6/4 4/6 3/6
Michael Owen lost Josh Taylor beat Oscar Weighman 6/2 7/6, lost Finn Murgett 3/6 4/6
Ellis Cochlin Lost Jessica Doer 4/6 7/5 3/6, lost Hannah Smith 1/6 4/6
Megan Davies qualified, main draw lost Monet Baptist 3/6 5/7, lost Phoebe Whatton 4/6 2/
6
14’s Bath Grade 2Main Draw
Megan Davies lost Alicia Dudeney1:6 6:1 2:6Nicola Rook 6/4 3/6 8 - 10
Qualifying
Jack Ryan lost Luca Mc Manus 2/6 3/6 Ben Stanford 4/6 1/6
Hugo Cochlin beat Jamie Forrest 6/2 6/0 lost Matthew Cooper 7/5 2/6 8-10
Tegan Heaton lost Andrea Pineda 1/6 1/6, Oriana Parkins Godwin 1/6 0/6
Katie Land lost Ellie Crosbie 4/6 1/6 Camilla Gretschel 6/7 3/6
12’s Gosling Grade 2
Rufus Plane beat Joe Hart 6/1 6/3, beat Zac Radwillowicz, 7/6 6/3,lost Joshua Bright 2/6 3/6
Shay Ryan beat Jay Darvey 7/5 6/4, beat Hugo Coquelin 7/5 6/1, lost Finn Doyle 2/6 1/6
Hugo Russell lost YziroOnuma 1/6 2/6, beat Daniel Prickett 7/5 6/4, lost Matt Rankin 1/6 1/6
Nicole Kells qualified beat Louis Booker, Stephanie Vieira
Main Draw lostMayelaBasega 1/6 2/6, Given Roach 2/6 3/6
Aditi Chezhian beat Ruby Hart 7/5 6/1 lost EkuaYouri 2/6 4/6
Elena PickerdBarua beat Elisa Wood lost Weiqi Yi 1/6 1/6
A number of players have been competing internationally with the results so far below-
Tom Thelwall - Jones reached the singles semi - final doubles final in Bahrain.
ITF 5 KUWAIT
Morgan CROSS (GBR) [7] 3-6 6-3 6-3 Maria SHEVTSOVA (UKR)
Alexandra VIKTOROVITCH (SWE) [2] 6-2 6-0 Morgan CROSS (GBR) [7]
Morgan CROSS (GBR)/Alexandra HUNTER (GBR) [1] 6-1 7-5 ZeynepSena SARIOGLAN (TUR)/Anaya SINGH (IND
Donia ABDEL-AZIZ(GBR)/Sofia PLOTNIKOVA (RUS) [3] 4-6 6-3 [10-5] Morgan CROSS (GBR)/Alexandra HUNTER (GBR) [1]
ITF 5 BAHRAIN
Singles Main Draw
Tom THELWALL JONES (GBR) 6-3 6-1 Dennis MOSES (ZIM)
Tom THELWALL JONES (GBR) 6-2 7-6(4) Mohamad GOMAA (EGY) [1]
Tom THELWALL JONES (GBR) 6-3 7-5 Fahad AL JANAHI (UAE) [7]
Semi Final Sebastian TONG (GBR) 2-6 7-6(5) 6-3 Tom THELWALL JONES (GBR)
Doubles Main Draw
Younis AL RAWAHI (OMA)/Tom THELWALL JONES (GBR) 6-0 6-3 Rahul JAIDEEP (IND)/Aaryan ZAVERI (IND)
Younis AL RAWAHI (OMA)/Tom THELWALL JONES (GBR) 6-3 4-6 [10-7] Mohamad GOMAA (EGY)/Tamim HALLAK (LIB) [2]
Younis AL RAWAHI (OMA)/Tom THELWALL JONES (GBR) 6-3 6-2 Christian LINGE (NOR)/Siddharth THAKRAN (IND) [4]
FinalOliver MAYO (GBR)/Sebastian TONG (GBR) 6-3 7-5 Younis AL RAWAHI (OMA)/Tom THELWALL JONES (GBR)
ITF ALMERE HOLLAND
Qual singles
James STORY (GBR) 6-3 6-2 Liam LILES (NED
Nicholas RENNIE (BEL) [6] 7-5 6-3 James STORY (GBR
Doubles Main Draw
James STORY (GBR)/Harry WENDELKEN (GBR) 6-4 4-6 [10-7] Buvaysar GADAMAURI (BEL)/Nicholas RENNIE (BEL)
Guus VAN DE KERKHOF (NED)/Jasper Oliver VAN KLEEF (NED) 4-6 6-4 [11-9] James STORY (GBR)/Harry WENDELKEN (GBR)