[Alek]

International Championships of Venezuela<br /><u>Grade 1: Surface: Clay</u>

<u>Singles Main Draw</u><br />(1)Daniela Turundzhov vs. Meghann Adeva<br />Zerene Fernandez vs. (5)Mary Wong<br />(7)Barbara Miele vs. Sara Archambault<br />Vanessa Coenegrachts vs. (3)Katarina Krivencheva-Molik

(4)Lara Miele vs. Natalya Dlhopolcova<br />Sara Sabatini vs. (8)Fleur Delacour<br />(6)Carolina Spencer vs. Leslie Ann Messay<br />Diana Mahler vs. (2)Anne Gambill

<u>Doubles Main Draw</u><br />(1)Adeva/Messay vs. Coenegrachts/Delacour<br />Gambill/Sabatini vs. (3)Krivencheva-Molik/Turundzhov<br />(4)Dlhopolcova/Fernandez vs. Archambault/Spencer <br />Mahler/Wong vs. (2)Miele/Miele

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Victorian Championships<br /><u>Grade 2:Surface: Hard</u>

<u>Singles Main Draw</u><br />(1)Linzi Paterson vs. Bye<br />Victoria Nadal vs. Jana Hingis<br />Mia-Ling Keller vs. Sara Bisbal<br />Bye vs. (3)Shizu Katsumi

(4)Catherine Pierce vs. Bye<br />Caroline Mutola vs. Syria Gonzalez<br />Bianka Harlow vs. Alexia Van Krumpt<br />Bye vs. (2)Ana Maria Herrera

<u>Doubles Main Draw</u><br />(1)Hingis/Pierce vs. Bye<br />Keller/Van Krumpt vs. (4)Gonzalez/Nadal<br />(3)Mutola/Paterson vs. Bisbal/Harlow<br />Bye vs. (2)Herrera/Katsumi

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Points @ [email protected]<br />Deadline: SUNDAY 10am BOARD TIME

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[Mateo Mathieu]

Jana Hingis, do you have MSN or AIM?

If so, you will see my MSN and AIM address in my profile!

 

[M&M]

mia-ling keller wants to win this tournament!!!!

 

[Alek]

Venezuela Results Round 1(singles)

Meghann Adeva def. (1)Daniela Turundzhov 6-3 0-6 6-4

<i>World #1 couldnt handle to beat Adeva even with that second set</i>

Zerene Fernandez def. (5)Mary Wong 0-6 6-4 6-3

<i>Fernandez once again comes from the back and this time from 6-0 2-0</i>

Sara Archambault def. (7)Barbara Miele 0-6 6-1 7-6(4)

<i>Miele couldnt continue her good run from last week.. good win for newcomer Archambault</i>

(3)Katarina Krivencheva-Molik def. Vanessa Coenegrachts 6-4 7-6 (4)

<i>Still on streak</i>

(4)Lara Miele def. Natalya Dlhopolcova 6-4 6-3

<i>Great win for the oldest of the Miele sisters</i>

(8)Fleur Delacour def. Sara Sabatini 0-6 7-5 6-2

<i>Good win for Delacour who had a tough match agianst Sabatini</i>

(6)Carolina Spencer def. Leslie Ann Messay 5-7 7-6(4) 7-6(6)

<i>Tough win for Spencer who was nervous in her home country</i>

(2)Anne Gambill def. Diana Mahler 4-6 7-5 7-5

<i>Tough win for Gambill</i>


<u>Singles Quarterfinals</u>
Meghann Adeva vs. Zerene Fernandez
Sara Archambault vs. (3)Katarina Krivencheva-Molik
(4)Lara Miele vs. (8)Fleur Delacour
(6)Carolina Spencer vs. (2)Anne Gambill

 

[Monica_Rules]

YEAH GO ANNE GAMBILL!

 

[Alek]

Victorian Championships 1st Round Results (singles)

Victoria Nadal def. Natasha Hingis 7-6(10) 7-6(9)

<i>Great match for Nadal.. unlucky Hingis almost got 1st set</i>

Mia-Ling Keller def. Sara Bisbal 1-6 6-2 7-6(1)

<i>Bisbal showed good form in first set but was not enough..</i>

Caroline Mutola def. Syria Gonzalez 7-6(3) 3-6 6-2

<i>Mutola shows good form after Coffee Bowl</i>

Bianka Harlow def. Alexia Van Krumpt 7-5 2-6 6-2

<i>Harlow takes advantage of Van Krump's inconsisteny</i>

 

[Alek]

Victorian Championships Singles Quarterfinals

(1)Linzi Paterson vs. Victoria Nadal
Mia-Ling Keller vs. (3)Shizu Katsumi
(4)Catherine Pierce vs. Caroline Mutola
Bianka Harlow vs. (2)Ana Maria Herrera

 

[Becool]

<font size=5>Barbara Miele lose to Sara Archambault</font>

Barbara Miele didn't find her good form to face the newcomer Sara Archambault from Canada. After making a good tournament in Coffee Bowl, losing to Natalya Dhopolcova, who was defeated by Barbara's sister, Lara, Barbara made a tremendous first set, but lost completely the concentration, caused by the Latin American's crowd.

After the incident in Casablanca, in Mexico, when Miele insulted the crowd, and fought with the umpire, the Venezuelan crowd didn't respect Miele, and was cheering for Archambault, and booing the Latin-American player. "I feel ashamed of this people. How can they have any respect?" Miele ressault.

"I would skip this tournament, cause there is a lot of people that I can't stand. Natalya who thinks she is the queen. But for me she is a nobody. Katerina, who always cries remembering Marta Maria in her interviews. She should be trying to find time for praticing her tennis instead of giving attention in someone who already died, and was incredibly stupid." disclosed Barbara Miele for the media.

The Miele sisters are still on doubles tournament, they seemed to found their best form again, after winning 3 tournament consecutively, the sisters had bad moments, and now after reaching the final of Coffee Bowl, the sisters are favourite again to win this Venezuelan Championships.

 

[VSFan1 aka Joshua L.]

Mutola defeats Gonzalez

I am very happy to finally win a singles match. I know remember what it is like to win again on the singles court (laughter). I play my good friend Catherine next, so I hope we both play well.

 

[Scotso]

Zerene Fernandez

"You can't believe what a wonderful feeling this is! I was playing so horribly and I just sat down when I was down 0-6, 0-2, and just told myself, 'stop your sulking bitch, get out there and play!' And I did! And I won! I'm sooooo happy!"

 

[spencercarlos]

Carolina Spencer happy and relief after getting to the quarters...
"Yeah this was such a toug match for me... i was not playing that well coming into this tournament and today with my people here supporting me was so difficult, Leslie played too well today i thought at some stages of the match that i was out of the tournament, i´m glad that at least i did not dissapointed my fan here "

 

[jacs]

comments from meghann adeva:

"i am so glad that i get to finally win against a top player. i told myself after that second set, 'oh no ... you arent letting this go ...' great match, im really tired right now though ..."

 

[Randy H]

comments from Natalya Dlhopolcova

"I am disappointed to lose to Lara as I have beaten her before in the past, but she played well today, and I was unable to play as well as I did last week at the Coffee Bowl. I wish her good luck for the rest of the tournament.

As for Barbara, it is obvious she is jealous that I beat her her last week, and have already passed her in the rankings. When she learns to win a match over anybody, maybe I will worry about what she says. In the meantime, she may as well keep bowing down to "the Queen" as she likes to call me, cause she sure as heck isn't proving she's any better!"

 

[Becool]

Barbara answer Natalya :

"Jealous?? Of a girl like her? *laughing* I should be happy, cause I'm not like her! I'm not worry about the rankings, I'm worry in my tennis, and the tournaments and who I play! Not in snobbish girls like her, trying to make the others learn a lesson with them!
Natalya will end like Marta Maria.... Snobbish girls usually has this destiny marked... Just alerting Natalya from the worse *laughing*"

 

[Randy H]

Natalya's response to Barbara:

"*laughter* this child thinks she can threaten me with death remarks?? She's got another thing coming at her if the think she will intimidate me with that! Barbara claims to be focusing on her tennis, but if she was, she would be winning matches more often! Obviously she is not focusing too much because her ranking is getting worse, just like her tennis. She is the snob who has no sorrow for the passing of the Conde sisters!"

 

[Alek]

Qf Results

Victorian Champs...

Paterson bt. Nadal 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 7-6(10)

<i>More than a scare</i>

Keller bt. Katsmi 6-7(4) 7-6(2) 7-6(9)

<i>Katsumi almost saved it... saved 8 match points so...</i>

Pierce bt. Mutola 1-6 7-6(3) 6-3

<i>US Open champion wins again</i>

Herrera bt. Harlow 1-6 7-6(3) 6-3

<i>Nervous Harlow had the win</i>


Venezuela...

Zerene Fernandez def. Meghann Adeva 0-6 6-4 6-4

Comment:

Krivencheva-Molik bt. Archambault 7-5 7-6(3)

<i>Close enough</i>

Delacour bt. L. Miele 1-6 7-6(9) 6-2

<i>Delacour finally giving again good results</i>

Spencer bt. Gambill 6-1 7-5

<i>Incredible win for Spencer</i>

 

[spencercarlos]

Carolina Spencer impressed with today-s victory....
"I was not expecting that much from me this week, but the crowd me and the atmosphere of being home just too incredible, i hope to play like this tomorrow"

 

[Sam L]

A few quotes from Fleur Delacour

When asked about playing on clay again (her favourite surface):

"I'm so happy to be playing on clay again, you know the last time I played on clay was in the semi-finals of Roland Garros, so it certainly brings back memories. I'm also having a great time here in Venuzuela."

When asked about reaching the semis of the Venezuelan Championships and her form:

"I'm happy with my current form, I was struggling just before this tournament, so I guess I am peaking at the right time with the Australian Open coming up. I've won 2 straight 3 set matches, so I'm fighting well and I'm pretty fit."

When asked about Caroline Spencer, her opponent in the semis:

"You know I rejoined the juniors tour just a few months ago, and there are so many girls right now, I have no idea who 90% of them are, and obviously I'm playing many of them for the first time. So hopefully I could figure out her game. I'm confident."

 

[Scotso]

Great win for Zerene... unfortunately she got lost on the way to the press box so she'll have to do her interview some other time

 

[Mateo Mathieu]

Great win for Catherine!

Caroline played well out there!