French Girls on challenger's tour next week

Competion continues on the Mexican tour with the $25 000 Porza Rica Challenger:
MD: ------
QD: M.Johansson, F.Haring, P.Leroy and K.Chevalier


In the U.S with the $25 000 Augusta challenger:
Commited list in the main draw: V.Pichet

In Israel, a $10 000 challenger:
MD:
Seeded 3: C.Vanneste
K.Mraz


Good luck for all of them, expecting that the'll all play!!!

She's seeded 4 in the Qualification Draw!

Qualification draw:

1rst round:
B.Teix (981) defeated Thomaidou (unranked WC): 6/2 2/0 ret.

Last round:
I.Geortatou (unranked) defeated B.Teix (981): 6/4 7/5 :fiery:

Not a good result for Berangere who was seeded 5 in the QD. She was playing to local players and should have won those 2 matches! :fiery:

Main Draw:

1rst round:
D.Brunel (712-seeded 8) vs N.Vergos (820)
Sad to have the only 2 french girls playing each others in the 1rst round! :mad: :mad:

Good luck

ITF 10 K$ Patras-Greece challenger:

Main Draw:

D.Brunel (712) defeated N.Vergos (820): 6/4 4/6 7/6!!
May be a very tough and full of intensity match ended by a tie break in the 3rd set!

ITF 10 K$ Roma-Tiro a volo challenger:

Main draw

Qualification draw:

1rst round:
E.Bacquet (593) defeated D.Bracaglia (1133): 6/1 6/0 :D
M.Chakhnashvili (539) defeated C. de Gubernatis (744): 6/7 6/3 6/1

Last round
E.Bacquet (593) defeated V.Sulpizio (515): 6/1 6/4 :bounce:

Main Draw:

1rst round:
E.Bacquet (593) defeated C.Tibuleac (723): 4/6 6/4 6/2 :D
Emilie continues her run in Roma with a good victory in the last round of the QD against a higher ranked player than her. For sure she'll improve her ranking next week. A bit sad for Claire who battled 3 sets against Chakhnashvili.


ITF 10 K$ Bath-GB challenger:

Qualification Draw:

1rst round:
K.Mraz (957) defeated N.Moore (unranked): 6/0 6/1 :)

Last round
K.Mraz (957) defeated E.Carney (unranked): 6/0 6/1 :)


Main Draw:
K.Mraz (957) vs C.Ricketts

Easy qualifications matches for Karla who faced 2 unranked young girls.
The serious things are starting now for her in the Main draw. Good luck.
Hope she's going to be back soon at a better ranking. 2 years ago she was n°388 and she's only 22 y.o.

ITF 10 K$ Patras-Greece challenger:

Main Draw:

D.Brunel (712) defeated N.Vergos (820): 6/4 4/6 7/6!!
May be a very tough and full of intensity match ended by a tie break in the 3rd set!

ITF 10 K$ Roma-Tiro a volo challenger:

Main draw

Qualification draw:

1rst round:
E.Bacquet (593) defeated D.Bracaglia (1133): 6/1 6/0 :D
M.Chakhnashvili (539) defeated C. de Gubernatis (744): 6/7 6/3 6/1

Last round
E.Bacquet (593) defeated V.Sulpizio (515): 6/1 6/4 :bounce:

Main Draw:

1rst round:
E.Bacquet (593) defeated C.Tibuleac (723): 4/6 6/4 6/2 :D
Emilie continues her run in Roma with a good victory in the last round of the QD against a higher ranked player than her. For sure she'll improve her ranking next week. A bit sad for Claire who battled 3 sets against Chakhnashvili.


ITF 10 K$ Bath-GB challenger:

Qualification Draw:

1rst round:
K.Mraz (957) defeated N.Moore (unranked): 6/0 6/1 :)

Last round
K.Mraz (957) defeated E.Carney (unranked): 6/0 6/1 :)


Main Draw:
K.Mraz (957) vs C.Ricketts

Easy qualifications matches for Karla who faced 2 unranked young girls.
The serious things are starting now for her in the Main draw. Good luck.
Hope she's going to be back soon at a better ranking. 2 years ago she was n°388 and she's only 22 y.o.


ITF 10 K$ Cairo2-Egypt challenger

Qualifying draw:

1rst round:
N.Piquion (unranked) defeated Montanha M. (unranked): 6/2 6/3 :D
A.M Zubori (seeded 3-916) bye

2nd round:
N.Piquion (unr) defeated Hirt A. (unr): 6/1 6/3 :D
A.M Zubori (3-916) defeated Pohjalainen A. (unr): 6/2 6/1 :D

Last round:
N.Piquion (unr) defeated Pineider E. (seeded 1-827): 4/6 6/2 6/3 :bounce:
A.M Zubori (3-916) defeated E.Grebenyuk (unr): 6/4 6/1 :D


Main draw:

1rst round:
N.Piquion (unr) vs R.Vukov (694)
A.M Zubori (916) vs V.Lukic (seeded 5-569)

Logical run for A.Maria in the QD as seeded 3, she'll now face a strong opponent (seeded 5 in the MD). Strong performance for Nathalie who outsed the n°1 seed in the QD.
So 3 french girls are in the main draw :lol: :lol: , with Charlene Vanneste who entered directely the MD. All Charlene's results on her own column in the french connection.
Good luck

Main draw

1rst round result:

K.Mraz (957) defeated C.Ricketts (760): 6/2 6/2 :bounce:

Smart victory for Karla in 2 easy sets against a 200 higher ranked girl than her. She seems to be in good shape!!!

Good luck for next round!

ITF 10 K$ Patras Greece

2nd round results:
D.Brunel (8-712) defeated C.Celani (848): 6/3 6/0 :D :D
No pressure for Diana who just lost 3 games in the match with a bagel in the 2nd set.
It's time now to face Andrea Popovic, a 17 y.o ranked 748. Be carefull, 2 weeks ago she reached the SF in Athens (10K$ challenger)!


ITF 10 K$ Cairo-Egypt

1rst round results:
N.Piquion (unr) defeated R.Vukov (694): 6/4 7/5 :bounce:
AM. Zubori (916) defeated V.Lukic (5-569): 6/3 6/0 :lol: :lol:
two strong performances for Nathalie and Anna Maria. Nathalie had to battle but won in 2 closed sets.
What about Anna Maria!! Just amazing result, loosing only 3 games against the 5 seeded in the draw!

2nd round:
N.Piquion (unr) vs M.Johansson (seeded 8-625).
Big match for Nathalie against that 17 y.o swedish girl

AM Zubori (916) vs J.Larsson (1192)
Another swedish teenager age 16!

Good luck

ITF 10 K$ Patras Greece

Quater Final:
D.Brunel (8 seed-712) defeated A.Popavic (748): 7/5 3/0 ret. :)
Now Diana is in semi final!! goog luck!!

ITF 10 K$ Roma tiro a Volo:

2nd round result:
V.Bacquet (593)defeated G.Pizzichini (578): 6/3 4/6 6/4 :bounce: :bounce:
Virginie continues on to play on fire and beat a former Top 50 player!!
She's now on QF

Bath 10k$ challenger:

2nd round:
K.Mraz (957) defeated R.Llewellyn (2-497): 6/2 6/1 :bounce:

QF
K.Mraz(957) defeated V.Verardi (610): 7/5 2/6 7/5 :worship:

SF
C.Peterzan (509) defeated K.Mraz (957): 6/4 6/1 :sad:

Very nice performance for Karla who reached the semis after an easy win against the n°2 seed and a hard fight in QF; may be a little tired in semis !!
Anyway good results and lot of points in the WTA ranking!


Cairo 2-Egypt 10k$ challenger:

2nd round:
M.Johannsson (625) defeated N.Piquion (8): 6/3 6/1 :sad:
A.M Zubori (916) defeated J.Larsson (1192): 6/1 6/7 6/4 :)

QF:
B.Pozca (2-461) defeated A.M Zubori (916): 7/5 3/6 6/4 :fiery:
Very good tournements for Nathalie and A.Maria and a very close match for A.Maria against the n°2 seed!


Patras-Greece 10 K$ challenger:

SF:
A.Tout (830) defeated D.Brunel (712): 7/5 3/6 6/0
Another girl stopped in SF, sad for Diana who could have make it to the final

Tiro a Volo Roma-Italy 10 $ challenger:

QF:
A.Floris (499) defeated E.Bacquet (593): 6/3 6/2 :sad:
A.Floris ousted the n°1 seed in the 2nd orund and was too strong for Emilie in that match but anyway she played smart in Italy .