First Win For Hayden

Totally Tennis mini performance player and reigning TT Tour orange champion Hayden Cummings competed in his first green ball tournament at the Maidenhead Junior Open 2018 earlier this month and he WON it!

Cummings, who was playing in the Grade 4 tournament held at Maidenhead Lawn Tennis Club, competed in Group B in the first stage of the 10 and under Mixed Singles competition. He won all his four of his matches defeating Jasper Tong 4-0, Pavana Nrshinga 4-3(3), Gabriel Riminton 4-1 and Flora Hodge 4-0. In the main draw, Cummings beat Alexander Bruce in the semi-finals 4-2 and then beat Marcel Jesenko in the final 4-2 to win the event and collect the winners medal.

Head coach James McIntosh said, “Hayden works really hard in his lessons and is progressing all the time, he has done really well to win his first green ball tournament. Well done Hayden, keep up the good work!”

Last week Cummings competed in the Winchester Spring Open 2018 in both the 9 & under and 10 & under Boys singles events. After a bye in the first round of the 9 & under competition   he defeated Aidan Hewitt in the second round 7-2, 7-3 followed by a three set defeat of namesake Hayden Mundy 6-8, 7-3,7-4 in the quarters before losing in the semi-final to eventual winner Matteo Mirone 7-3, 8-6.

In the 10 & under event Cummings lost in the first round of the main draw against Michael Mitchell 5-3, 4-2 but then went on to be crowned consolation winner after beating Feliciano Ayala De Carolis 4-0, 4-1, Oliver Flynn 4-1, 4-1 and Jaydan Mitchell in the final  2-4, 4-1,1-0(2).

Congratulations Hayden 😉

Read more about the Winchester Spring Open 2018 in previous post Trophies for Performance Players at Winchester Spring Open

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Trophies for Performance Players at Winchester Spring Open

Performance player an Sherfield School Tennis scholar Liam Hignett and his partner Ryan Golesworthy won the Open Men’s Doubles title at last weeks Winchester Spring Open 2018.

In the Grade 3 event which was held at Winchester Racquet sand Fitness club, Hignett and Golesworthy defeated Matts Colling and Oliver Fernandez in the semis 6-3, 7-5 and then Neil Pauffley and Josh Lawson in the final 7-6(3), 6-3 to win the event.

In the Men’s singles Hignett and fellow tennis scholar and club mate Miles Bromilow were both contesting the title. Bromilow beat Olivier Drinkwater 6-0, 6-1 in the first round but then lost in the quarters in a close match against Eliot Glaysher 6-4, 5-7 [1-0](5), Hignett progressed further after a bye in the first round he beat Ben Hart in the quarters 6-1, 6-2 and then knocked Glaysher out of the tournament in the semis 6-2, 6-1 but lost in the final to Louis Allen 7-6(1), 6-3 to finish as runner-up.

It was then the turn of the younger sisters with Isla Hignett and Jasmin Bromilow also competing in the Hampshire event alongside club mate Tillie Reid. Hignett was runner-up in 18 & under Girls singles; she had a bye in the quarters and then defeated Emma Mcmahon 6-4, 6-0 in the semis but lost in the final against Katy Jarvis 6-1, 6-1.

All three girls competed in the Girls 16 & under doubles competition. In the semis Bromilow and partner Genevieve Doe beat Jessica Longjohn and Sophie Quagraine 4-5(5), 4-2, [1-0](3) and Hignett and Reid lost against Sienna May and Katy Jarvis 4-1, 4-0. In the final Bromilow and Doe lost to May and Jarvis 1-4, 5-4(4), [1-0](4) to finish as runners-up. 

Hignett and Bromilow also played in the 16 & under Girls singles and after winning one match each against Sienna May 4-2, 4-0 and Genevieve Doe 5-3, 4-0 they were both knocked out in the quarter final stage.

Bromilow and Reid also played in the 14 & under Girls singles competition where they both had a bye in the first round. Reid beat Poppy Marston in the quarters 4-0, 4-0 but was then beaten by Jessica Longjohn 6-1, 6-1 in the semis. Bromilow defeated Maya Gupta in the quarters 4-0, 4-0 followed by a semi final win against Martyna Ciubatiuk 6-3, 6-2 but missed out on the winners trophy when she was beaten in the final by Longjohn 6-0, 6-1.

Congratulations to all the players who competed 😉

 

 

 

Hignett and Reid Win Doubles Title in Witney

Totally Tennis performance players Isla Hignett and Tillie Reid won the 18 and under Girls doubles title at the Witney Open Junior Tennis Tournament 2018 held at the Witney Lawn Tennis Club in Oxfordshire last week.

The Grade 4 tournament was played in a round robin format and the winning pair beat club mates Jasmin Bromilow and Kirsty Da Silva 4-0, 4-2 and Michaela Shakespeare and Susanna Wright 4-2, 4-3(1) to win overall. Bromilow and Da Silva were runners-up after beating Shakespeare/Wright in three sets 4-2, 2-4, 10-7.

Both Reid, who was top seed and Da Silva also competed in the 14 and under Girls singles event. Reid finished runner-up after defeating Isabella Taylor in the quarters 4-0, 4-1 followed by Patrisia Radan in the semis 4-3(4), 4-3(3) but losing out in the final against second seed  Alisha Tejrar 4-1, 4-1. Da Silva lost in the quarters against Shakespeare 4-1, 4-1. 

Well done Girls 😉

Cooper Kirby Wins Florida Tournament

Performance player and Sherfield School Tennis Scholar Dean Cooper Kirby has got his month’s training in Florida at the Gomez Tennis Academy off to a good start by winning the Naples Spring Tropical Junior Level 6 tournament held at the Arthur Allen Tennis Center at Cambier Park, Naples.

Despite the 27 degree heat and playing on clay Cooper Kirby won the Boys 14 Singles title knocking out the top three seeds in the process. In the first round he beat Christopher Cucinella 6-0, 6-0 and then defeated top seed Emilio Sanchez 6-1, 6-2 in the quarters followed by third seed Kaj Quirijns 6-3, 6-2 in the semis. In the final he beat second seed Michael Gurgenidze 6-0, 6-0 to win his first American title.

Brian, Dean’s father said, “Dean is really enjoying his six hours a day training and the opportunity to visit Miami with his fellow academy players to watch the Miami Open.”

Congratulations Dean! What an amazing way to start your American adventure with a trophy and a visit to the Miami Open 😉

Last Sixteen For Cooper Kirby in Malta

Totally Tennis performance player and Sherfield School Tennis scholar Dean Cooper Kirby reached the last sixteen in his latest European tournament in Malta.

On this trip Cooper Kirby was traveling with mum Karen to compete in the main draw of the Grade 3 Boys 16 singles at the San Michel International Tournament in Kordin. In his first round match Cooper Kirby beat Matteo Covato, a wild card player from Italy, 7-5, 6-3 followed by a second round encounter with eighth seed Markus Kosak from Austria which Cooper Kirby won easily 6-1, 6-4.

Next up was the quarter finals where he faced twelfth seed Basilis Voltirakis from Greece who proved to be top strong an opponent and even though Cooper Kirby battled in the three set match and won the second set, Voltirakis won the match 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.

Cooper Kirby is now in Florida for a months training with Rene Gomez at his academy in Naples. When he returns to the UK after the Easter holidays he will travel to Moldova to compete in his next Tennis Europe Junior Tour (TEJT) event.

Cooper Kirby is looking for funding for his European Tournaments – read more in previous blog post Cooper Kirby Looking For Sponsorship and more about his European tournaments in previous posts Cooper Kirby Racks Up European Points and More European Points for Kirby in Finland

Visit Cooper Kirby’s GoFundMe page here for more information and his latest news and updates.

Easter title for Da Silva

Totally Tennis performance player Kirsty Da Silva got the Easter holidays off to good start by winning the Ash Manor Easter Open 14 and under Girls Singles title today.

In the Grade 4 tournament, held at Ash Manor Tennis Centre near Guildford in Surrey, Da Silva won all three of her matches without losing a set in a very confident all round performance. In her first match she beat Nina Williams 4-0, 4-2 then Cristina Medrano (who had knocked out top seed Parami Aye) 4-2, 4-0 followed by Olivia Cairns in the final 4-1, 4-1. This victory means she now qualifies for the Champions Bowl National Masters finals in August.

Congratulations Kirsty 😉

Isla Wins Surrey Tournament

Totally Tennis performance player Isla Hignett won the South East Winter County Tour –  18 and Under Girls singles title last weekend at the event played at Reedham Park in Surrey.

In the quarter finals of the Grade 5 tournament Hignett beat Alexia Litten 4-0, 5-3 followed by Sofie Pickard in the semis 4-0, 2-4, [10-2]. In the final she defeated Saskia Hunter-Thielemann 4-2, 4-2 to win the event.

Congratulations Isla 😉