Edinburgh’s Frances Hendry makes her long awaited return to the competition. The 19 year old’s career was cut short by glandular fever a year and a half ago. Now a Business Management and French student at Glasgow University, Hendry has been awarded one of four wild cards into the $10,000 main draw.<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O:P></O:P>

“I have been playing a lot in university matches, I’m still improving and have been short-listed for the World Student Games team so I’m working towards that,” she said.<O:P></O:P>

“Next week I’d like to prove to myself that I’m still as good as I think I am, that I can play as well as these other girls. They haven’t seen me for a couple of years. It would be good to surprise them.”


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Women’s Main Draw
Anna Hawkins (Eng) :D:D
Rebecca Dandeniya (Eng) :D
Frances Hendry (Scot) :D:D:D:D
Georgie Stoop (Eng) :D<O:P></O:P>

Qualifying<O:P></O:P>

Caitlin Steel (Scot) :)
Aisha Kerr (Scot) :)
Caroline McCulloch (Scot) :lol:
Deborah Armstrong (Eng) :)
Luciana Elliot (Brazil) :confused:

Qualifying Draw:

(1) MEKEL Leonie NED v BYE
MILLER Ruth GBR v FISHER Laura GBR

(2) LOBBINGER Davina BEL v BYE
ARMSTRONG Deborah GBR v JACKS Linsey GBR

(3) JOSHI Shilpa USA v BYE
FITZPATRICK Anna GBR v ROY Susie GBR

(4) KHAN Natasha GBR v BYE
GNAM Geneva USA v SZOWNADZE Nino POL

(5) RICHARDS Holly GBR v STALLARD Sarah GBR
WEIGERT Annabella GER v HINGLEY Georgina GBR

PICOT Eleonor FRA v VAN BENNEKOM Josanne Ned
KERR Aisha GBR v DRUMMOND Jenny GBR

STEEL Caitlyn GBR v SHARPLEY Victoria GBR
FALL Catherine GBR v MCCULLOCH Caroline GBR

ALEXANDER Lara GBR v SCHOOFS Bibiane NED
GROVER Tarminder IND v TOMLINSON Emma GBR

pfff Lara got Bibane, and Tarminder's in that section too :(:(

and Hingley, Richards and Stallard together :(

lol, for some reson the Picot v. Van Bennekom match is on centre court today. I mean i know only about 2 of the 300 seats are ever full, but an odd match to put on.

Grover v. Tomlinson is on Court 5, the one which is separated from a main road by a small wooden fence. Haha, there is a pedestrian crossing 1 metre away from the side of the court, so every time the lights go to red it beeps so you know its a green man.

I'm sorry that i cant go at all, got an exam on wednesday, then working thursday night. if i can get my shift covered might try to see thursday's play. But i hate going to edinburgh, your always the only 1 watching...

Graeme (Obatafan) is still in St Petersburg, so no reports from either of us. Your loss, as we are very good at them ;)

good luck to
FITZPATRICK Anna GBR ;) :D
(4) KHAN Natasha GBR ;)
HINGLEY Georgina GBR ;)
ALEXANDER Lara GBR

Good luck to Bibiane and Leonie :D

Come on Davina! Kick some ass and get into that main draw!

Bibiane :bounce:

Mekel bt bye
Fischer bt Miller 61 43 ret. :(

Lobbinger bt bye
Armstrong bt Jacks 60 61 :)

Joshi bt bye
Fitzpatrick bt Roy 62 61 :D :(

Khan bt bye
Snzowadze bt Gnam 61 60

Richards bt Stallard 75 60 :D :sad: :eek: @ 1st set!
Hingley bt Weigert 75 46 63 :D:D :yeah:

Van Bennekom bt Picot 60 60 :o
Drummond bt Kerr 64 76(7) :) :(

Steel bt Sharpely 64 64 :eek: :D
Fall bt Mccullock 62 61 :)

Schoofs bt Alexander 60 61 :(
Tomlinson bt Grover 62 62 :sad: ;)

Graeme (Obatafan) is still in St Petersburg, so no reports from either of us. Your loss, as we are very good at them ;)

LOL! I remember being asked to go to an event near London... I forget which one but school always got in the way! BAH!

If I manage to go to Surbiton ;) I'll give my opinions on that ;)

Well Done

Deborah
Catherine
Anna

YAY! :D Emma Tomlinson's from Lincs :D This makes me happy :D She's the only player from Lincs that's trying ;) Really...

Well done Caitlin! :D and Jenny :)

Didn't really expect any Scots to go through against non-Scot opposition, so Caitlin's win is a boost :D

Good luck against Van Bennekom :D

hey Paul, where's the draw from ?

LTA, i cant see any link up on their site for both this weeks Edinburgh events :o ??

Anna Fitzpatrick ;) :D
Georgina :woohoo: ;)

Lara :(

www.tennisscotland.org (http://www.tennisscotland.org) :)

surprisingly up to date :)

mens draws are on there as well

i reckon bibiane may win this. edinburgh has always been kind to up and coming juniors:

2002 - Strycova
2003 - Tamaela

wonder if teh road traffic got to tarminder ;)

Bibiane :D

Bibiane & Josanne :yeah:

Also good luck to Leonie..

Good Luck Aleksandra SRNDOVIC :banana:

Results??

Qualifying round results

(1) Leonie Mekel NED d. Laura Fisher GBR 6-0, 6-0
(2) Davina Lobbinger BEL d. Deborah Armstrong GBR 6-4, 7-6(4)
(3) Shilpa Joshi USA d. Anna Fitzpatrick GBR 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
(4) Natasha Khan GBR d. Nino Sznowadze POL 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
(5) Holly Richards GBR d. Georgina Hingley GBR 6-0, 6-4
Josanne Van Bennekom NED d. WC Jenny Drummond GBR 6-2, 6-2
Catherine Fall GBR d. WC Caitlyn Steel GBR 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
Bibane Schoofs NED d. Emma Tomlinson GBR 6-0, 6-0

Main draw

(1) Claire Peterzan GBR v Johanna Larsson SWE
Q Bibane Schoofs NED v Nadja Roma SWE
Kirsty Woolley GBR v Alice Mackenzie GBR
WC Georgie Stoop GBR v (8) Krizia Borgarella ITA

(3) Melanie South GBR v Q Holly Richards GBR
Helen Fritche GBR v Claire Ricketts GBR
Q Josanne Van Benekom NED v WC Anna Hawkins GBR
Lucy Fletcher GBR v (5) Aleksandra Srndovic SWE

(7) Holly Bagshaw GBR v Kit Carson USA
WC Rebecca Dandeniya GBR v Rebecca Fong GBR
Sarah Coles GBR v Q Davina Lobbinger GER
Q Natasha Khan GBR v (4) Ekaterina Kozhokhina RUS

Q (6) Leonie Mekel NED v Q Catherine Fall GBR
Melissa Berry GBR v LL Caitlyn Steel GBR
Q Shilpa Joshi USA v WC Frances Hendry GBR
Shana Claes BEL v (2) Rebecca Llewellyn GBR

Doubles draw

(1) Llewellyn/South GBR v Mackenzie/Woolley GBR
(3) Larsson/Roma SWE v Carson/Van Bennekom GBR/NED

Hingley/Sznowadze GBR/POL v Coles/Joshi GBR/USA
Mekel/Schoofs NED v (2) Hawkins/Peterzan GBR

Anna Fitzpatrick GBR :sad:
(4) Natasha Khan GBR :D
Georgina Hingley GBR :( :sad:

good luck in MD to

Johanna Larsson SWE ;)
Nadja Roma SWE :)
Alice Mackenzie GBR ;)
WC Georgie Stoop GBR ;) :D
(3) Melanie South GBR ;)
WC Anna Hawkins GBR ;) (got to win this one :)
(5) Aleksandra Srndovic SWE :)
Sarah Coles GBR ;) :D
(4) Ekaterina Kozhokhina RUS ;)
Melissa Berry GBR
(2) Rebecca Llewellyn GBR

Well done Bibiane, Josanne and Leonie in qualifying! Very convincing, all three.
Good luck in the main draw.

Thanks for the draw Palicot, where did you get it from as TennisScotland is not updated?

Good Luck Melanie and Happy Birthday :bounce:

http://www.tenniseurope.org/ProfessionalTennis/2005/WomenResMay.aspx

GOOD LUCK

Claire
Kirsty
Georgie
Mel
Holly
Becky D
Becky LL

Not nice draw, but COME ON JOHANNA!!!! :D :D

Nadja :)
Aleksandra repeat last week's performance :)

no 1st round results ?

Go alice!

Nino :( good luck in doubles

Well done Bibiane, Leonie and Josanne :D
Good luck in the main draw

Q Davina Lobbinger GER


When did Davina become German? :tape:

Good luck Krizia :)

1st round results

Alice Mackenzie GBR d. Kirsty Woolley GBR 6-1, 6-4
(3) Melanie South GBR d. Q Holly Richards GBR 6-4, 6-2
Claire Ricketts GBR d. Helen Fritche GBR 2-6, 6-2, 6-0

Alice won a match:eek: ON CLAY *faints* Must have been a match full of UE with Kirsty

Mel:)

Alice :bounce: , finally :D
Melanie :worship: :yeah:
Claire :cool:

Alice :D
Mel! :D :D :D
Claire :D

(1) Claire Peterzan GBR d. Johanna Larsson SWE 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-4
Q Bibiane Schoofs NED d. Nadja Roma SWE 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
Q Josanne Van Benekom NED d. WC Anna Hawkins GBR 6-3, 6-2
(7) Holly Bagshaw GBR d. Kit Carson USA 6-1, 6-3
(6) Leonie Mekel NED d. Q Catherine Fall GBR 6-3, 6-1
WC Frances Hendry GBR d. Q Shilpa Joshi USA 6-2, 2-6, 6-4

Gooooooo Bibi :D and beat the next one :p

Anna :rolleyes: :mad: :fiery:

Johanna :mad: :( :(

Bibi, Josanne & Leonie :worship: :bounce:
Good luck to all three in the 2nd round!!! :angel: :angel: :angel:

Krizia Borgarello (Ita) bt Georgie Stoop (Gbr) 7-5 7-5 :sad:

Aleksandra Srndovic (Swe) bt Lucy Fletcher (Gbr) 6-0 6-1 :sad:

Rebecca Dandeniya (Gbr) bt Rebecca Fong (Gbr) 6-2 6-2 :woohoo: :D ;)

Davina Lobbinger (Ger) bt Natasha Khan (Gbr) 6-2 7-5 :sad:

Rebecca Llewellyn (Gbr) bt Shan Claes (Bel) 6-3 6-2 :D

Melissa Berry (Gbr) bt Caitlyn Steel (Gbr) 6-1 5-7 6-1, :D

hmmm Davina Lobbinger is Belgian:o but well done anyway :yeah:

But Shana :sad:

Georgie :sad: :bigcry:
Natasha :( :(

Melissa :D :)

Fonglet :( :sad: :fiery: :banghead: :shout: :timebomb: :smash: - how can you lose to the far less talented Becky D!?! :confused:

Caitlyn :sad:

Well done to both Beckies and Mel ;)

Well done to Communist Frankie :D, and the other Brits who won today! :D

I thought Kahn was playing Kozokina?

Coles was playing Lobbinger.

Fonglet :( :sad: :fiery: :banghead: :shout: :timebomb: :smash: - how can you lose to the far less talented Becky D!?! :confused:


What a stupid comment :rolleyes: :smash:

What a stupid comment :rolleyes: :smash:
I just speak the truth :p I can only assume that Fonglet was injured by a missile thrown by a someone in the crowd :confused:

I just speak the truth :p I can only assume that Fonglet was injured by a missile thrown by a someone in the crowd :confused:


You only speak the truth, like when you posted Karen P had broken her leg :rolleyes: Becky D is better than Becky F. Face It :p

I thought Kahn was playing Kozokina?

Coles was playing Lobbinger.
Kozhokina is playing in Turkey, so must have withdrawn, and hence Steel was a lucky loser.

You only speak the truth, like when you posted Karen P had broken her leg :rolleyes: Becky D is better than Becky F. Face It :p
I think Becky F must have had a broken leg to lose so badly to Becky D today :confused: There is just no other explanation.

so what happened to Sarah Coles :confused:

tenniseurope has her losing to lobbinger
must be wrong as Kozhokina is there beating Khan

Alice :hug:
Leonie :D
Josanne ;)
Bibiane :yeah:

Well done, Bibiane, Josanne and Leonie! Hoping for an all Dutch final...

Johanna :sad: -- tough draw :banghead:

Aleksandra :)

Bibiane! :D :bounce:

Go all dutchies!!

Netjes Bibi.. :)

Well done Bibi, Leonie and Josanne :yeah:

Good Start Aleksandra Srndovic :)

Krizia :yeah:

Bibiane :bounce:

Johanna :sad: should have finished it in 2 sets! But experience at least!
Nadja :( :o

Aleksandra :)

2nd rd

Krizia Borgarello d. Alice MacKenzie 5-1 rtd :sobbing: :sad:
Rebecca Llewellyn d. Frances Hendry 75 62 :)
Leonie Mekel d. Melissa Berry 62 62 :sad:
Ekaterina Kozhokina d. Davina Lobbinger 62 62 :banana: ;) :yeah:

Becky:)

Good job Leonie :yeah:

Melanie won 2-6 6-4 7-6 (2) sounds like a great match v Claire, good luck next round :bounce:

Melanie :woohoo: :yeah: :D

alice :sad: hope it's not too serious... :(:( but well done for the 1st round anyway

ang go bibi (it seems strange to cheer up for someone who's got my name lol)

Well done Leonie!!! :worship: :bounce:

last 4 (we knew Mel won)

Melanie South d. Claire Ricketts 26 64 76(2) :yeah:
Rebecca Dandeniya d. Holly Bagshaw 64 63 :(
Aleksandra Srndovic d. Josanne Van Bennekom 75 63 :)
Claire Peterzan d. Bibiane Schoofs 64 75 :(

last 4 (we knew Mel won)

Melanie South d. Claire Ricketts 26 64 76(2) :yeah:
Rebecca Dandeniya d. Holly Bagshaw 64 63 :(
Aleksandra Srndovic d. Josanne Van Bennekom 75 63 :)
Claire Peterzan d. Bibiane Schoofs 64 75 :(

:woohoo: for Becky D :D :D & Claire :yeah: & Mel :D

Claire :D
Mel :D
Becky :D

Krizia :)

Bibi :sad:

Aleksandra :)

Bibiane, Josanne :crying2::tears:
Hope Leonie can win some more matches.

Yeah Srndovic :banana:

From Melanie South's website.



Rain stopped play :mad:
Melanie won 1st set 7-6
and 2-4 down in 2nd but she's 0-30 up on Srndovic's serve.

Women’s $10,000 Quarter finals:
Claire Peterzan (Gbr) bt Krizia Borgarello (Ita) 6-1 6-7 (8-6) 6-3 :yeah: :)
Melanie South (Gbr) bt Aleksandra Srndovic (Swe) 7-6 (7-2) 7-5 :banana: :yeah: :D

Claire:)
Mel:)

Should be a very interesting semi now.

MELANIE :crazy: :banana: :woohoo:

GOOD LUCK IN DOUBLES

Krizia :sad:

Ekaterina Kozhokhina (Rus) bt Rebecca Dandeniya (Gbr) 6-3 6-2 :yeah: :kiss: ;)
Rebecca Llewellyn (Gbr) bt Leonie Mekel (Ned) 6-1 6-3 :D

all 4 semifinalists are worth 1 pt ;)
winner tomorrow gets 3 pts
same for Final

pfff, Becky D :(

Claire, Becky LL, Mel :)

Leonie :sad: :sad: :sad:

Clare, Rebecca, Melanie :wavey: :wavey: :wavey:

Hope theres a british winner.

Katya K :yeah: :woohoo: Take the title :D

Aleksandra :sad:

Go Ekaterina Kozhokina, this is your title to win


Eggy Or Xian or anyone else, do you know anything about her :) :)

Semi-final result

(3) Melanie South GBR d. (1) Claire Peterzan GBR w/o

Go Ekaterina Kozhokina, this is your title to win


Eggy Or Xian or anyone else, do you know anything about her :) :)

Ekatarina Kozhokhina just turned 22 and has a career high of 246 in singles and 170 in doubles

She played her first match in 1999 in Minsk ITF Challenger where shé reached the final (lost to Ostrovskaja)
She started very promising (won Kalamata Challenger in 2000, reached the final of Rabat Challenger. In 2001 she won Vale do Lobo Challenger and reached the final of 25000$ of Ortisei as a qualifier. After that her results got worse and she hardly won matches. In 2002 she reached the qf of 25000$ Coatzacoalcos. In 2003 she reached the sf of 10000$ Campobasso but after that she only won 4 matches out of 15
2004 started good: SF Manama; won Edinburgh;
2005: QF Tipton; QF Bath II; QF Bournemouth; and now Edinburgh

career wins over: Tatsiana Uvarova, Zuzana Ondraskova; Alyona Bondarenko; Marie-Eve Pelletier; Virag Nemeth; Elke Clijsters;

won a set vs Svetlana Kuznetsova

Mel got a walkover, so much for the bonus pt :(
what happened to Claire ?

Thanks heeps for the report Xian

Semi finals:

Ekaterina Kozhokhina (Rus) bt Rebecca Llewellyn (Gbr) 5-7 7-5 6-4 :yeah: :D :)

well done Katya ;) :D
good luck in final :)

Hard luck Rebecca :sad:

Good luck in doubles final :D

Becky:sad:

So close. Such a difference in points there 5 for the final 2 for just the semi:eek:

Melanie and Rebecca won the doubles final 6-0 3-6 6-3:bounce: :bounce:

Good luck in the singles final Melanie :)

Katya K :woohoo: :clap2: well done! :banana:

Excellent week for Katya Kozhokina

Final:

Kozhokina d. South 64 63

Katya :D :) well done :)

Mel :sad: :sad: Ah well... not a bad week! :D

Congrats to Ekaterina :)

Mel:sad:

Ekatarina Kozhokhina just turned 22 and has a career high of 246 in singles and 170 in doubles

She played her first match in 1999 in Minsk ITF Challenger where shé reached the final (lost to Ostrovskaja)
She started very promising (won Kalamata Challenger in 2000, reached the final of Rabat Challenger. In 2001 she won Vale do Lobo Challenger and reached the final of 25000$ of Ortisei as a qualifier. After that her results got worse and she hardly won matches. In 2002 she reached the qf of 25000$ Coatzacoalcos. In 2003 she reached the sf of 10000$ Campobasso but after that she only won 4 matches out of 15
2004 started good: SF Manama; won Edinburgh;
2005: QF Tipton; QF Bath II; QF Bournemouth; and now Edinburgh

career wins over: Tatsiana Uvarova, Zuzana Ondraskova; Alyona Bondarenko; Marie-Eve Pelletier; Virag Nemeth; Elke Clijsters;

won a set vs Svetlana Kuznetsova

Hard luck Melanie but judging by the above you lost to a good player so well done getting to another final and winning your fourth title this year (three doubles titles and the singles v Keothavong). Stay injury free and you will soon be racing up the rankings again. :wavey: :wavey: