[angliru]

Results from European indoor Team Championships (aka TE Winter Cup) 01-03 FEB 2013:

U16

(4) Romania def. Denmark 3-0
1st singles: Cristiana Miruna Tudor d. Emilie Francati 5-7 6-3 6-4
2nd singles: Elena Gabriela Ruse d. Emma Rønholt 6-3 6-4
Doubles: Tudor/Ciufrila d. Alipieva/Francati 7-6(4) 2-6 6-4

Denmark def. Netherlands 2-1
1st singles: Emilie Francati d. Claire Verwerda 6-4 6-2
2nd singles: Emma Rønholt d. Myrthe Wittkamper 6-2 6-1
Doubles: Van Rijn/Verwerda d. Alipieva/Francati 6-4 4-6 10-7

Denmark ended up as no. 5 of 6 nations in their pool (strong pool which also included Hungary & Russia).


U14

(3) Ireland def. Denmark 2-1
1st singles: Jennifer Timotin d. Ida Krause 6-1 3-6 6-0
2nd singles: Georgia DRUMMY d. Sofie Bjerringgaard 7-5 4-6 6-1
Doubles: Krause/Steenberg d. Drummy/Bowtell 6-0 1-6 6-1

Denmark def. Hungary 3-0
1st singles: Ida Krause d. Fruzsina Szabo 6-0 6-3
2nd singles: Helena Steenberg d. Csenge Furak 6-0 6-3
Doubles: Krause/Bjerringgaard d. Szabo/Budai 6-0 6-4

Georgia def. Denmark 2-1
1st singles: Nino Memishishi d. Ida Krause 6-3 7-5
2nd singles: Ana Shanidze d. Helena Steenberg 7-6(2) 6-2
Doubles: Krause/Steenberg d. Nasibyan/Shanidze 6-3 6-3

Despite some good play and more individual matches won than lost (2 singles and all three doubles matches won), the Danish U14 girls only became 6th of 8 nations in their pool (which included Germany & GBR).

[angliru]

Some photos from the TE Winter Cup (U16):









Julie Noe is playing an ITF in Switzerland this week, but the next big task for most of the other juniors is the KB ITF next week (11 FEB). GL!

[angliru]

Martine Ditlev is playing 10K Linköping, Sweden, this week. She lost in qualies but got a LL spot in main draw.

QR1
Martine Ditlev (DEN) d. Arijana Korac (SWE) 6-2 6-3

QR2
Grace Dixon (GBR) d. Martine Ditlev 6-2 3-6 6-3

1R
(LL) Martine Ditlev (DEN) d. (Q) Emilia Granstrom (SWE) 2-6 6-4 6-2

This is Martine's first ever MD singles win at a pro tournament, if I'm not mistaken. Well done! She also got a WC for the doubles tournament but lost in 1st round.

[Burisleif]

Great stuff for Martine

[angliru]

10K Linköping, Sweden

2R
(LL) Martine Ditlev (DEN) d. (2)Vanda Lukacs (HUN) 3-6 7-6(7) 6-4

Good stuff. Wow.

[angliru]

While Martine is in Sweden playing pro tennis this week, the other Danish juniors are playing at KB's ITF tournament.

ITF Copenhagen (Grade 4) - Danish results

1R

(1) Lisa Ponomar (GER) d. (wc) Emma Håkansson (DEN) 6-0 6-1
(8) Emilie Francati (DEN) d. (Q) Mirjam Bjorklund (SWE) 6-1 6-2
(3) Melanie Stokke (NOR)d. (wc) Ida Emilie Krause (DEN) 6-1 6-0
Mirabelle Njoze (GBR) d. (wc) Sidsel Dahl Pehrson (DEN) 6-2 6-1
(5) Simone Alipieva (DEN) d. Pauline Jahren (NOR) 6-1 6-2
(Q) Julia Rosenquist (SWE)d. (7) Cecilie Melsted (DEN) 7-6(5) 7-5
(wc) Alexandra Borg (NOR) d. Frederikke Karst (DEN) 6-0 6-0
(4) Margaux Deagostini (SUI) d. Ulrikke Høyer (DEN) 6-3 6-2
Emma Rønholt (DEN) d. Janina Braun (GER) 6-4 6-3
(2) Julie Noe (DEN) d. Maria Groener (NOR) 4-6 6-3 6-4

2R

(8) Emilie Francati (DEN) d. Stina Magnusson 6-0 6-2
(5) Simone Alipieva (DEN) d. Martha Matoula (GRE) 6-2 7-5
Emma Rønholt (DEN) d. (6) Alina Zubkova (BLR) 6-1 6-1
Elina Nepliy (RUS) d. (2) Julie Noe (DEN) 6-0 1-0 ret.

Good stuff by Simone, Emma and Emilie (all three of them are also in the doubles semifinals!). Melsted can't be satisfied with her result.

[angliru]

ITF Copenhagen (Grade 4) - complete results

QF

(8) Emilie Francati (DEN) d. Andrea Raaholdt (NOR) 2-6 6-1 6-1
(3) Melanie Stokke (NOR) d. (5) Simone Alipieva (DEN) 6-2 6-1
(4) Margaux Deagostini (SUI) d. (Q) Julia Rosenquist (SWE) 6-1 6-1
Emma Rønholt (DEN) d. Elina Nepliy (RUS) 6-4 6-2

WD Emma and Emilie! Tough semifinals tomorrow against some impressive opponents who're in very good form...

[angliru]

ITF Copenhagen (Grade 4)

Doubles SF

Francati (DEN)/Rønholt (DEN) d. Braun (GER)/Krasnova (RUS) 6-3 7-5
(2) Høyer (DEN)/Ponomar (GER) d. Alipieva (DEN)/Malm (SWE) 6-4 7-6(4)

Very good tournament for Francati and Rønholt (reaching semis in singles earlier today, and now a doubles final too). Ulrikke Høyer has a chance to win her 5th ITF doubles title. It will be the first for Emilie/Emma.

I feel a bit sorry for Alipieva/Malm. They won this tournament a year ago and have some points to defend, but they won't earn any points at all this year beccause they had walkovers in both R1 and QF! Kom igen!

[angliru]

10K Linköping, Sweden

QF
(8) Anna Klasen (GER) d. (LL) Martine Ditlev 6-1 6-2

Still a good tournament. Martine will play 10K Helsingborg next week (q-draw). GL!

[angliru]

ITF Copenhagen (Grade 4)

SF

(3) Melanie Stokke (NOR) d. (8) Emilie Francati (DEN) 7-6(3) 6-2
(4) Margaux Deagostini (SUI) d. Emma Rønholt (DEN) 6-3 6-3

Doubles final

Francati (DEN)/Rønholt (DEN) d. (2) Høyer (DEN)/Ponomar (GER) 6-3 6-1

Too bad about the singles losses, but we couldn't really expect more. Congrats to Emilie/Emma with the doubles title! Francati will be the highest ranked Danish junior after this tournament (before Ditlev, Alipieva, Noe, Høyer, Rønholt and Melsted, in that order). Rønholt will possibly break the top 500, which means that there will be 6 Danish girls in the top 500 (or at least 5). I remember a few years ago when there were only 2 girls in the top 1000, so it's definetely a step forward. Good job! Go and win some singles titles now

[angliru]

10K Helsingborg, Sweden

QR1

Martine Ditlev d. (1) Valeria Osadchenko (SWE) 3-6 6-3 7-6(5)

Nice comeack once again! She's had a lot of those lately. Better start winning 1st set too
Martine's opponent in the qualifying final is Karina Jacobsgaard, who's been Martine's coach on the National Team. That will be interesting

Mai Grage, Maria Jespersen and (obviously) Karina Jacobsgaard also won QR1 but since thy're not juniors I'll post their results in the Danish tennis thread.

[goOudinUSA]

Suscribe!

[angliru]

Martine Ditlev lost the qualifying final at 10K Helsingborg to Karin Jacobsgaard (DEN). But Martine got in the doubles draw (with Karen Barbat). GL!

[angliru]

Current Rankings (ITF Juniors 18 Feb 2013)

Rank    Name                           Date of birth     Points

384     FRANCATI, Emilie                24 Jun 1997      113.75
396     DITLEV, Martine                 23 Mar 1996      110.00
419 	ALIPIEVA, Simone                10 Jan 1998      103.75
428 	NOE, Julie                      19 Mar 1996      102.50
463 	HOEYER, Ulrikke                 16 May 1996       95.00
532 	ROENHOLT, Emma                  12 Dec 1997       80.00
551 	MELSTED, Cecilie Lundgaard      05 Feb 1995       76.25

New career highs for Francati and Rønholt due to their good performances in Copenhagen last week.

[angliru]

ITF Oslo Open, Grade 4, Norway

1R
(3) Simone Alipieva (DEN) d. (LL) Greta Kerezaite (LTU) 61 62
(5) Ulrikke Høyer (DEN) d. Sunita Verma (NOR) 60 61
(7) Emma Rønholt (DEN) d. Alexandra Borg (NOR) 60 61

Simone and Ulrikke are a doubles team in Norway, while Emma plays doubles with Swede Hanna Borjeson.