Girls: 2024 European Summer Cups - U12/U14/U16/U18

DavidC · Tennis legend

RE: Girls: 2024 European Summer Cups - U12/U14/U16/U18

DavidC · Tennis legend

9vicman wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
The girls U16 has been named as:

Hannah; Mika; Hollie Smart

That's a strong team - but they are in a strong pool too

The girls U18 team is:

Flora, Allegra, Isabella Wong
Almost feels like our under 16 team is stronger than our 18s - or am I wrong?
Yes but no World Finals to aim for.

As CD implies it is common for under 16 girls teams to be stronger that the under 18s, as teams try to qualify for the Junior Billie Jean King Cup. For example the top Slovakian Mia Pohankova (beat Hannah at Roland Garros) has been selected for their under 16 team rather than under 18 - and they are potential opposition for us in the under 16 qualifying group, as well as the Czech Republic

DavidC · Tennis legend

The under 12s are in a qualifying round robin group with Georgia, France and Ireland. Our first match today was against Georgia, and we currently lead 1-0. Ginny Chen won 6-4 6-3, with Dasha Jones and Sophia Cunninghame making up the team.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Dasha won 6-0 6-1 and Ginny/Sophia 6-0 6-3 to complete a comfortable 3-0 win against Georgia. France were equally untroubled against Ireland, so today's scheduled match against France (yet to start) looks set to determine top place in the group.

DavidC · Tennis legend

In a match split over 2 days France beat our under 12s 2-1 (Ginny won 6-4 3-6 6-3, Dasha lost 5-7 2-6 and Ginny/Sophia lost 2-6 6-7(8)) Today's matches are under way with GBR 1-0 up against Ireland and France 1-0 up against Georgia. Assuming that GBR and France win then our girls will face the winner of Group A (Estonia or Turkey, currently playing) tomorrow, to determine who qualifies for the finals in August

DavidC · Tennis legend

The under 12s duly beat Ireland 3-0 (straight sets wins for Sophia and Ginny, backed up by doubles success for Sophia/Dasha) means they play Estonia tomorrow (winners of group A) for finals qualification

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Going down to the wire in the U12 girls play-offs for Finals qualification

Ginny Chen won, 6-3 6-2

Dasha Jones lost, 1-6 3-6

All down to the doubles .....

DavidC · Tennis legend

...which unfortunately Sophia/Dasha lost 0-6 4-6 Estonia and France (who beat Turkey, second in group A) qualify for the under 12 finals

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Two easy wins today for Mika and Hannah against Denmark

Austria and the Czech Rep in our group have also secured wins just from the singles

Slovakia v Slovenia (US politicians' worst nightmare) has only got one singles result up

DavidC · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Two easy wins today for Mika and Hannah against Denmark

Austria and the Czech Rep in our group have also secured wins just from the singles

Slovakia v Slovenia (US politicians' worst nightmare) has only got one singles result up

This refers to the under 16 qualifying. To reach next week's European finals (wit qualification for the Junior BJK Cup at stake) they need to win 2 matches. Hannah Klugman, Mika Stojsavljevic and Hollie Smart form the team. Today saw a 3-0 win over Denmark (Mika 6-0 6-4, Hannah 6-0 6-2 and Hollie/Mika 4-6 6-2 [10-5]). Tomorrow they play 4th seeds Austria, whose number 1 Lilli Tagger is JWR52, but their other two players do not appear to be at the same level. The Czech Republic are thankfully on the opposite side of the draw.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Disappointment for the under 18 squad who lost their opening match so cannot qualify for their final. They played Portugal, whose number 1 is ranked around 700 WTA. Allegra Korpanec Davies lost a marathon 3 setter against the Portugal number 3, before Flora Johnson lost to their top player 5-7 7-5 6-1. They gained some consolation in the doubles, won 4-0 4-2 by Allegra in partnership with Isabella Wong

Oscariyan · Intermediate Club Player

Surely GB are favourites in their U16 match against Austria (whose highest ranked player is lower than Hannah)?

-- Edited by Oscariyan on Wednesday 31st of July 2024 09:35:04 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Oscariyan wrote:
Surely GB are favourites in their U16 match against Austria (whose highest ranked player is lower than Hannah)?

-- Edited by Oscariyan on Wednesday 31st of July 2024 09:35:04 PM

Yes, but you've got to remember this is on clay - both Hannah and Mika are far weaker on clay than other surfaces so their rankings aren't correct for clay

Whereas Lilli won two J200s on clay in spring

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

In the U16 Summer Cup qualifying draw, as feared above, Lilli Tagger beat Hannah in two sets

So it's now over to the doubles - Mika playing with Hannah - I'm sure the GB coach has said 'hit it to the other girl, not Lilli !'

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And the U16 girls get the doubles win

6-4 6-3

They'll play Czech Rep tomorrow to determine first and second place

But they've qualified