Qualifying Draw

1-PENG SHUAI CHN d. WC-HERRING DEE DEE USA 61 75
11-DZIAMIDZENKA NATALLIA BLR d. ZABALA PAULA USA 61 60 :D

2-COLOSIO BRUNA BRA d. ARTHUR JESSYCA USA 60 60 :)
10-MORALES MILANGELA USA d. SOUKUP-ZAHALKA ANETA CAN 62 62

3-COHEN ALYSSA USA d. DASCOLI KRISTY USA 57 60 63
ZGUNA ANZELA LAT d. 15-HAYNES ANGELA USA 63 63 :)

4-BORWELL SARAH GBR d. KOJIAN ARPI USA 60 62 :D :)
MAHLER MARNIE GER d. 9-BAKER GABRIELLE AUS 46 63 75 :sad: :(

BARR CASSANDRA AUS d. 5 ROBERTS DEANNA AUS 61 60
12-SOBRAL LETICIA BRA d. HERSHFIELD STEFANIE USA 60 60 :o

6-KALVARIA LAUREN USA d. WC- CAHANA NATALIE ISR 61 61
14-MELCH NICOLE AUT d. SALVADORES FLORENCIA ARG 63 75

7-BRADSHAW ALLISON USA d. EVANGELISTA MARCELA BRA 76(5) 46 63
13 FERNANDEZ JESSICA MEX d. WC-LILES ALEXANDRA USA 64 62

8 DEVIDZE SALOME GEO d. DILLINGHAM AMY USA 60 60 :o
16-LEPCHENKO VARVARA USA d. WC-SEREDNI CHRISSIE USA 61 61 :D

Cassandra :eek: Cant believe she thrashed Deanna like that...

Gaby :(
Shuai :)

Gabrielle?! :sad:

Bruna :)

Good to see Jessica Fernandez is back :)

Shuai Peng :)
Cohen :D
Bradshaw :worship:

Allison :eek: at least you won...

Chrissie Seredni and Alex Liles wasted one of their WC's while the bagel girls got in without.

Sarah won a match:eek:

WHOHOO:D

Nicole Melch :bounce:

welcome back Nataly Cahana :) :rolleyes:

Hooray for Sarah Borwell :bounce:, now make sure you qualify ;)

Shuai :D
Alyssa :D

It's great to see so many South Americans in this very cool qualy draw! Best of luck to them, and to Jessica Fernandez, Shuai Peng, and of course to Screamin' Salome! :D

Keep going, Shuai. :D

Alx will be happy ;):D

Vamos Anna!!

Marnie Mahler won :)

Good Luck Sarah and Allison :D

:eek: Allison...phew! Let's go, Jessica is a very winnable match, but not if you play like that!

Jessica :D

Welcome back Stefanie and Amy. :D ;)

shuei peng reminds me of sleeping

Jess :D :sad: :D
Again against Allison :( O well at least you got a win :D

Yay Sarah! :D

Well done Cassandra! Your first quality point won in style!

Good job Bruna. ;)

Well done Shuai, Bruna :D, Marnie, Leticia, Jessica :D (finally), and Salome

Marcela :sad: - so close

Great job Shaui!!!!

Well done Cassandra Barr (I don't know anything about her what's her game like?)

Baker and Roberts what happened??

Good luck Allison :)

Nice to see some bagel girls in action. They are definitely in form ;)

good luck Shuai...plz do well this time.:)

Well done Sarah :D

Any more results? :D

Any more results? :D

Main draw is out now..

http://dps.altdc3.va.twimm.net/usta_master/usta/doc/content/doc_13_2699.pdf

Anna is playing, so obviously another busy week in the challenger forum :)

Thank you :wavey: :wavey: :wavey: :wavey: :wavey: :wavey: :wavey:

no 2nd qual results but winners are known in maindraw below


1-Anna Kournikova (RUS) vs q-Bruna Colosio (BRA)
WC-Nicole Shabaz (USA) vs Dimana Krastevitch (BUL)
Diana Srebrovic (CAN) vs Cory Ann Avants (USA)
Kristen Schlukebir (USA) vs 7-Lioudmila Skavronskaia (RUS)

3-Christina Wheeler (AUS) vs Gabriela Volekova (SVK)
WC-Jamea Jackson (USA) vs Seiko Okamoto (JPN)
q-Varvara Lepchenko (USA vs q-Alyssa Cohen (USA)
q-Lauren Kalvaria (USA) vs 5-Lilia Osterloh (USA)

8-Maria Fernanda Alves (BRA) vs Melanie Marois (CAN)
Ally Baker (USA) vs Julie Ditty (USA)
q-Sarah Borwell (GBR) vs Natallia Dziamidzenka (BLR)
q-Leticia Sobral (BRA) vs 4-Kristina Brandi (PUR)

6-Tanner Cochran (USA) vs Melissa Torres (MEX)
Nicole Rencken (RSA) vs WC-Tory Zawacki (USA)
Petra Rampre (SLO) vs Lisa McShea (AUS)
q-Allison Bradshaw (USA) vs 2-Bethanie Mattek (USA)

I have a feeling that Anna might withdraw with that injury, particularly as she is not entered in the doubles draw.

This is Anna's opponent

She didn't enter the doubles draw the last week either.

I have a feeling that Anna might withdraw with that injury, particularly as she is not entered in the doubles draw.

She was never going to be playing doubles, even if she didn't have slight injury.

Good luck to:

Anna Kournikova :)
Jamea Jackson
Ally Baker
Tanner Cochran
Bethanie Mattek

I have a feeling that Anna might withdraw with that injury, particularly as she is not entered in the doubles draw.

She would'nt have wait so much time to say that she withdraw, and she was not in the double draw at Sea Island, so I don't know but her first opponent seems to play very well with a 6,0 6,0 in her first qualificating match... :eek:

Colosio is very pretty.

I can't see anyone giving Anna probs in her quarter...toughest test might be in the semi's with either Wheeler or Osterloh, but she should beat both of them.

Good luck Christina :)

:) :wavey: :wavey: GO KOURNIKOVA :wavey: :wavey: :)

Good Luck Sarah :D:D

Quote: I can't see anyone giving Anna probs in her quarter...toughest test might be in the semi's with either Wheeler or Osterloh, but she should beat both of them.quote


You are right if Anna is Ok she would have no problem in Charlottesville

Vamos Bruna!!!!!!

Vamos Anna!!!! :D and Ally Baker! :bounce:

Anna playing again + Lena not playing still = Grumpy Leena

If Anna's healthy, she should breeze through to the semis with no trouble

Jamea :rolleyes: What dumbass keeps giving her WC's...oh well, at least she got one of the easier opening round matches

Cory Ann has a very good opening round match, but then again she couldn't even get more than 4 games off Singian so nothing is guaranteed :rolleyes:

Bradshaw just keeps getting good opening rounds, dosen't she? ;) Do your best Allison, maybe you can pull it out.

Shuai lost. :sad: :(
Alyssa :D

:o The qualifiers always get grouped in the same quarter.

I wish Anna was playing today, because when she plays, so many posters are constantly phoning the tournament & so we don't have to wait a day for the OTHER match results. :( :)

damn damn damn...allison vs. bethanie :mad:

good luck Cory Ann! :bounce:

http://www.tennis.info/images/BB/Avants4953.jpg

Shuai Peng Lost :mad: :mad:
Bradshaw :D
Cohen :worship:

Go Anna :D

damn - i wish Sarah had gotten Anna ;)

I wanna see Anna vs. Dimana :D :D

I was hoping that Sarah would play Anna, it would have been some nice quality points for Sarah, we'll just have to wait for the final ;)

Jamea is one of the usta better prospects, thats why she keeps getting all those wildcards. She has not played in awhile, hopefully she can do some damage!

Good luck Anna

Like someone will beat Anna if she is healthy :rolleyes:

Pffffff!! at Shaui, just do better next time

Like someone will beat Anna if she is healthy :rolleyes:

But she isn't fully fit is she, so other players must take advantage of this, like Sarah Borwell who will give her a good thrashing in the final ;)

Lol! Go Sarah!

Winners...no scores

Rencken d. Zawacki
Brandi d. Sobral
Baker d. Ditty :D
Cochran d. Torres
Marois d. Alves
Skavronskaia d. Schlukebir :(
Dziamidzenka d. Borwell

Ally :):)

Tanner :)

Mélanie!!! :bounce:

Great win!!!!

Jess :sad: at least I know why the bad mood ;)

Melissa ;) maybe you win a match in the 10k's.

OMG :eek:

Allison Bradshaw d. Bethanie Mattek :eek:

It went three sets..

Bradshaw#1 is going to piss his pants...

Missy said she played great...and that she was very happy to earn the win especially on clay :)

Did the results come in for Jamea's match.......

Did the results come in for Jamea's match.......

Jamea plays tomorrow...

OMG ALLISON! :eek: :bounce: :bounce: I just about came my pants when I saw that! So huge!!!! Rampre or Mcshea is a very winnable match if she plays like that, ditto w/Cochran.

I'm so proud of you Allison! Way to rebound after such a hard year :wavey: :hearts: :kiss:

Melissa :rolleyes:

Allison :eek: :eek: :bounce:

Allison! :D

:eek: at Dziamenka's strong play!

Good Luck Lisa Mcshea And Christina Wheeler Keep Up The Good Form Because No One At This Event Will Get Near You I Hope You Get To Play Anna In The Semis So You Can Flog Her Off The Court

Good Luck Aussie Girls

Bethanie :(:(

Liouda :D :D
Natallia :):)
Kristina :)

Ally :D

Well done on qualifying Sarah, and good luck :D

Sarah:rolleyes:

Good luck Petra Rampre :)

Will she and Anna K. play today?

Well, all I know is that Anna plays at 4pm this afternoon, so hold on for that one :)

And for Bradshaw#1, here's a nice article on Allison from the local paper :) Cheers!

When Allison Bradshaw, ranked No. 453 in the world, sent the No. 2 seed packing in the opening round of the Boyd Tinsley $25,000 USTA Women’s Pro Tennis Championships on Tuesday, the upset caused the second-most buzz among the crowd all day.
Naturally, most of the commotion was about top-seeded Anna Kournikova showing up for a practice session prior to her 4 p.m. match today against Bruna Colosio at Boar’s Head Sports Club.
Still, Bradshaw’s three-set dismissal of the tournament’s second-highest ranked player, Bethanie Mattek, caught some by surprise. Not Bradshaw, nor those familiar with her game.

Power game
The 5-foot-11, 22-year-old’s game is generated from her power and when the San Diego native gets it going, it’s an awesome thing to see. Bradshaw, who has seen the loftier heights of the tennis world, is on her way back after struggling with injuries over the past couple of years.
For instance, once ranked as high as 102 in the world, she had to play her way into this 32-woman field by winning two qualifying matches Sunday and Monday in order to stage Tuesday’s biggest upset.
“I was trying to play my game and play aggressively,” said Bradshaw. “My forehand is my weapon. So I have to get my first serves in and move forward.”
She hits it hard and heavy but had enough finesse to have made Mattek do the running. After taking a 4-3 lead in the third set, Bradshaw broke serve and never looked back.
“I’ve known Bethany for a while, I have practiced with her, so I knew this would be a tough match,” Bradshaw said. “Her game is usually serve hard, bang shots down the line. She played a little differently but I don’t know if it was because of the surface [clay] or because she was playing me. I was a little surprised she didn’t come out more aggressively.”
But that was OK as far as Bradshaw was concerned. She is trying to build her game and her confidence back to where it was in 2000, her first year as a pro, right out of her sophomore year at Arizona State.

Family ties
She comes from good stock, this towering Californian with a quick smile. Her mother, Valarie Ziegenfuss, was one of the nine bold players, including Billie Jean King, who broke away from the women’s association in 1970 and joined the rival Virginia Slims series, the predecessor of today’s WTA Tour.
So, it was no surprise that Bradshaw punched the speed dial on her cellular to inform mom back in San Diego.
“She’s my psychiatrist, my mom, my coach, my best friend,” Bradshaw said of her mother. “She’s there for everything. She always has the right answer, so I can’t go wrong.”
While Allison was too young to remember a lot about her mother’s playing career, she does recall watching her play Wimbledon about a dozen years ago. The subject is almost taboo around the dinner table.
“My mother never talks about those days,” said Bradshaw. “That’s all in the past. She doesn’t want me to live my life through her. She just doesn’t talk about it. She wants me to focus on my tennis.”
But even Allison admits she’s curious, particularly when people come up and ask her, “Hey, didn’t your mom do this?”
“I have to tell them, I really couldn’t tell you,” said Bradshaw. “Occasionally I will ask questions about her career or ask to see a photograph or two.”
Still, Val is Allison’s biggest supporter. She coaches her, gives her advice, steers her in the right direction.
It was no big surprise that tennis magnet Donald Dell looked up Bradshaw after the match to offer his congratulations and to pass along best wishes to her parents.
All in all, Tuesday was a big and much-needed boost to Bradshaw’s confidence. She tasted success in 2000 when she won her first tournament after turning pro, an event in Hilton Head. She had a great U.S. Open and enjoyed a meteoric rise in the rankings to 102.
Her best win came in the WTA event in Auckland when she stunned the tournament’s No. 2 seed, Austrian Barbara Schett.
But like many players, she suffered the sophomore slump in 2001 and has struggled with an assortment of injuries ever since, her back, her wrist.
“This was a good win and it gives me more confidence going into the next round,” Bradshaw said. “But this match is over. I have to look to the next one and focus on getting my first serves in. There are no easy matches out here. Everybody is good.”

thanks spotsyboy :)!

Tuesday Results

7-Lioudmila Skavronskaia (RUS) d. Kristen Schlukebir (USA) 6-4 6-1 :D
Melanie Marois (CAN) d. 8-Maria Fernanda Alves (BRA) 6-4 6-3
Ally Baker (USA) d. Julie Ditty (USA) 6-4 6-4
Natallia Dziamidzenka (BLR) d. q-Sarah Borwell (GBR) 7-5 6-0 :)
4-Kristina Brandi (PUR) d. q-Leticia Sobral (BRA) 6-1 6-2 :)
6-Tanner Cochran (USA) d. Melissa Torres (MEX) 6-4 3-6 6-2
Nicole Rencken (RSA) d. WC-Tory Zawacki (USA) 5-7 6-2 6-1
q-Allison Bradshaw (USA) d. 2-Bethanie Mattek (USA) 6-4 3-6 6-3 :(

Anna is late match

not before 4pm

Thats a nice article on Allison...I'm glad to hear she is healthy...but I dont care how good she is starting to play...unless these girls invest in a COACH, they will never make any significant noise on tour...see Stevenson, Spears, Teryn and the others

Tuesday Results...no scores

Wheeler d. Volekova
Srebrovic d. Avants :sad:
Cohen d. Lepchenko
Jackson d. Okamoto :)

WTF is wrong with Cory Ann :mad:

Varvara :( :( :( disappointing loss :(
Cory :(

Christina :):)

ALLY :D

Good luck Anya! :bounce:

Jamea :)

Wheeler will be the real test for Jamea. I have a strange feeling, this match will go to three-sets with Jamea winning it :)

Jamea, how cool! :)

Alyssa :D
Cory Ann :(

Lilia won :)

Cory Ann :( :mad: :fiery:

WTF is wrong with Cory Ann :mad:

she's has not played well since the MN Challanger :rolleyes:

Jamea :):):):)

are we sure bk4ever??????
YAY!!!

Lilia won? Oh good! :)

Go Christina take the title

BRUNA!!!! VAMOS GAROTA! :bounce: :bounce:

Marinanda :sad: :fiery: Get your act together girl!
Leticia :sad: you too! :(

Go Jamea too :)

COngrats Diana!!!

And good luck to you and Mélanie next round!

I can't believe Anna lost...

wheeler will flog jackson in str8 sets :p
anyone know how lisa mcshea went ??????

Go Jamea :)

Wednesday 1st rd results

q-Bruna Colosio (BRA) d. 1-Anna Kournikova (RUS) 6-2 6-7(5) 6-4 :o
Dimana Krastevitch (BUL) d. WC-Nicole Shabaz (USA) 6-1 6-4
Diana Srebrovic (CAN) d. Cory Ann Avants (USA) 6-1 6-2 :rolleyes: :(
3-Christina Wheeler (AUS) d. Gabriela Volekova (SVK) 6-2 6-1 :D
WC-Jamea Jackson (USA) d. Seiko Okamoto (JPN) 6-2 6-2 :)
q-Alyssa Cohen (USA) 6-4 7-6(5) d. q-Varvara Lepchenko (USA) :mad:
5-Lilia Osterloh (USA) d. q-Lauren Kalvaria (USA) 7-6(3) 6-1 :)
Petra Rampre (SLO) d. Lisa McShea (AUS) 6-3 6-3 :)

Lilia, Allison ;)

anyone have today's schedule?

Lilia :D

anyone have today's schedule?

http://dps.altdc3.va.twimm.net/usta_master/usta/doc/content/doc_13_2684.pdf

Wednesday Scores

Rampre d. Bradshaw 6-3, 6-0 :rolleyes:
Ally Baker d. Marois 6-2, 7-6(5)
Brandi d. Dziamidzenka 6-4, 6-0

Just like I said about Allison...she's full of shit...

Allison :sad:
Diana :D
Melanie :mad:

I hope Colosio beats Krastevitch lol to prove beating Anna was no fluke....

and I hope she loses so Anna can feel better...LOL

Ally :):)

Too bad for Mélanie Marois, I really like this girl. She used to play at my club in Ottawa a few years ago. She won the local girls tournament there.

Allison...pathetic. Oh well, still another great effort by qualifying and taking out the #2 seed

Good luck Lilia and Jamea! :)

Osterloh d. Cohen

Jamea v. Wheeler and Cochran v. Rencken postponed until tomorrow due to weather...

postponed ??

well done lilia :)

so any more matches being played today ??
they were supposed to start at 9-30 (about 7 hours ago)

Dimana :bounce:

Ally :D

Kristina :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Yeah for Kristina and Lilia!!!! I'm surprised how easily Alison lost that last match!

Rampre def McShea :mad: :fiery: :mad: :fiery: :mad: :fiery:
come on lisa youve gotta win a singles match sooner or later and i want it to be sooner
poxy weather postponing wheeler vs jackson :fiery:

Well if Lisa continues to playon clay she won't win a match. She was never going to beat Rampre on clay.

Damn rain :(

Yup, the weather in the area has been atrocious. I was not too far from C-ville this evening (maybe 30 min away) and there were insane thunderstorms from about 5 PM on...made for some exciting driving ;)

doubles 1st round

Nicole Melch/Arpi Kojian d. Salome Devidze/Ally Baker 62 62 :bounce: :(

Salome is going nowhere fast. :(

Lioudmila won :D :D 6-3 6-3

Bruna :sad: :(:( :(

Ally :)
Petra :)

2nd Round:

Krastevitch (BUL) def. Colosio (BRA) 6-4 3-6 6-2 :D :bounce:
Skavronskaia (RUS) def. Srebrovic (CAN) 6-3 6-3
Wheeler (AUS) vs. Jackson (USA)
Osterloh (USA) def. Cohen (USA) 6-2 2-6 6-4
Baker (USA) def. Marois (CAN) 6-2 7-6(5) :D
Brandi (USA) def. Dziamidzenka (BLS) 6-4 6-0
Cohran (USA) vs. Rencken (RSA)
Rampre (SLO) def. Bradshaw (USA) 6-3 6-0

Well...

Too bad Mélanie and Diana!!!! :sad:

Good luck next time :wavey:

Good Luck, Jamea!!

Ally :kiss:

Ally Baker :D
Cohen :(
Bradshaw :mad:

Bruna's injury again!!!!!

if she wasn't injuried she'd beat Dimana easily.

Cochran d. Rencken
Wheeler d. Jackson

ughhh!!!Jamea you need to play more.

Tanner :)

Jamea :( :sad:

Good job Baker! :)

Bruna :sad:

I read an article on her defeat just now. No mention to her being injured. :confused:
I hope she can keep the good form. Brazilian tennis needs someone playing good.

Chrissy :D :D :)

Bruna :rolleyes:

Diana :( Natallia :(

Updates anyone? GO Lilia and Kristina!!!!

Aww, Jamea, Bruna. :( :(

Wheeler d. Osterloh :sad:
Brandi d. Baker
Rampre d. Cochran
Skavron d. Dimana

Christina & Kristina :D

Go Kristina!!!! It would be nice to see her back in the Top 50 again!

Christina :D

She is playing very well lately, she is more than capable of winning this whole thing :)

Kristina :) :) :) :)

Nicole! :sad: Well at least she won a match here! :D

OMG Amazing Christina!!!! :eek: :D

WOW Lioudmila, Kristina, and Petra!!:D

Liouda :bounce: :D :)
maybe top 250 for 1st time ;) :D

Chrissy ;) :)
great past few weeks, good timing too considering she's got RG pts to defend.

great results

Kristina, Petra, and Christina :D :D

Dimana :sad:

liliaaaaaaa :sad:

well done christina!!!!! good luck for semi!!!

Ally :( :sad:

Tanner :(

well done Christina
I hope you win the whole thing

Dimana :sad: :o

Wow Petra Rampre!!!

It's To See You Blow Now Girl!
I'm Sure You Can Join Kata, Tina And Maja In Top 100.

Lilia :(
Alyssa :(

Brandi d. Rampre :bounce: now win the final...

Wheeler v. Skavron in progress...

well done Kristina

go Liouda ;)

Win The Title Kristina!! :bounce:

Well done Kristina :)

Win this Kristina!!! Then do well at RG please!!!

So nice to see Kristina slowly but surely getting back on track. :)

Too bad we cannot say the same for Lilia. :(

Come on Christina win the title

whats the number to get the wheelr score

....

Go Christina! :D

By Jerry Ratcliffe */*Daily Progress sports editor
May 18, 2003

Today’s singles finals in the Boyd Tinsley $25K USTA Women’s Pro Tennis Championships at Boar’s Head Sports Club will pit one player who has tasted the sport’s good life against a player who wants a nibble.
Third-seeded Australian Christina Wheeler survived her toughest challenge of the week Saturday in a 5-7, 7-5, 6-0 semifinal brawl against seventh-seeded Russian Lioudmila Skavronskaia. Wheeler will meet fourth-seeded Kristina Brandi, who breezed past Petra Rampre, 6-2, 6-2 in the other semifinal.

Wheeler will then team with American Julie Ditty to take on Bethanie Mattek and Lila Osterloh in the doubles championship. Wheeler and Ditty defeated Allison Bradshaw and Varvara Lepchenko, 6-1, 6-3 in Saturday’s semifinals. Americans Mattek and Osterloh ousted Tanner Cochran and Skavronskaia, 6-2, 6-1 in the other doubles semis.

The singles championship begins at 12:30 p.m., followed by the doubles. Admission is free.

“I’m ready to rock,” said Wheeler after the singles victory.

She is certainly on a roll. Rated one of the top five players in Australia, Wheeler has posted a 12-3 singles record in her last four tournaments. This will be her second straight appearance in a final, having advanced to last week’s championship match in the Cloister Cup at Sea Island, Ga.
Brandi is also playing her best tennis of the year. The Tampa, Fla., resident, once ranked No. 28 (!!!!) in the world, having won a WTA Tour event and having played in numerous Grand Slam events, is trying to regain her status and winning today’s title would be a step in that direction.

Having made the semifinals in two tournaments and the quarters, this is Brandi’s first finals of the season.

“I’m excited about it,” said the 26-year-old Floridian. “I’m just going to go for it. Hopefully I can win, but I know I have tough competition.”
That would be the 5-foot-3 Wheeler, who had lost only 13 games in six sets until colliding with 6-foot-2 Skavronskaia in Saturday’s semis. The towering Russian’s booming serves and powerful strokes gave the diminutive Aussie all she could handle.

“Going into the match, my tactic was to try to get [Skavronskaia] moving as much as I could,” said Wheeler. “To her credit, she started playing a lot better and I started to struggle to hit the ball away from her. It was a very tough match.”

Wheeler bolted to a 5-2 lead in the first set before the big Russian stormed back and won five straight games (including two service breaks) and the first set, 7-5. The two were deadlocked 5-5 in the second set before Wheeler finally took control.
She won her serve, then broke Skavronskaia to close out the set, 7-5, then closed out the match with a 6-0 third set. Wheeler swept to a 4-0 lead then shrugged off a rain delay before finishing the job in chilly temperatures.

“I wanted to make her play a lot of balls, especially on her service game,” said Wheeler. “I felt that probably after the first set, she started missing a few first serves, so that gave me a chance to get into the rallies a bit more.”
Even though the second set was fairly even, Wheeler said she felt as if she was always trailing.
“I felt under pressure throughout the whole second set,” she said. “I was trying to get the ball out of the center of the court but she was everywhere and hitting it hard. It was nice in the third set to get those first couple of games and break away from her. I felt, ‘Whew, I’m back on track.’”

Brandi, who boasts a wicked two-handed backhand and is able to get to almost anything on the court, didn’t sweat it as much as Wheeler. She was never in jeopardy after breaking Rampre to gain a 3-2 lead in the first set.
“I’ve played [Rampre] a couple of times and won both, but I knew it would be a tough match,” said Brandi. “She has a lot of tricks up her sleeves with the drop shots and creative volleys, so I knew I had to be out there for a while.”

Brandi and Wheeler have never met in singles play, but have squared off in doubles in recent weeks.
“It should be interesting,” said Wheeler of today’s finals. “She obviously has a very unique game style and I have no idea what it’s like to play her. I think there’s going to be a lot of long rallies, especially if the weather remains this way.”

Thanks janie :)

phew Christina :D :bounce: She hung in there and took her chances!

Best of luck in the final :D

Liouda :sad: :(:(

go Christina, win this now ;)

Come on Kristina, just one more.

Kristina does have a unique style, especially on the backhand. I remember Chris Evert commenting about her 2 hander as "unorthodox." It reminds me a little of Kimiko Date's actually. I hope Kristina wins this one. It's amazing that she was as high as #28 once!!! Does anyone else remember the weekly articles she used to write for CNNSports.com (?, or was it ESPN?)? Very insightful and interesting. Good luck today Kristina!!! Should be a good match!!!

Well done Christina, but good luck to Kristina in the finals :)

Go Christina!

I think Wheeler won because she went up about 29 spots or so in the rankings, while Kristina only went up 8.

Kristina :sad:

VenusForever, that doesnt mean a thing as the points from this event will be added in a weeks times. The points they got from this weeks ranks are from Sea Island last week.

No one knows who won?

anyone have a website

:mad:

good luck wheeler go and win the title

What? When did Kristina become a Puerto Rican player?

brunof: a few weeks ago

:D

........... :|

Final - Kristina Brandi def Christina Wheeler 4-6 6-4 6-2 :sad: :sad: :sad:

Bad luck Christina...another final loss...but a great couple of weeks anyway. She has pretty much defended all her RG points in the last couple weeks so at least she saved her rank!

Congrats Kristina, good to see her back :)...the final was actually moved to an indoor hardcourt cos of the weather :( :(

http://www.dailyprogress.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP%2FMGArticle%2FCDP_BasicArti cle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031769606473&path=!news!sports

By Jerry Ratcliffe / Daily Progress sports editor
May 19, 2003


When Mother Nature threw a curve Sunday to the finalists of the Boyd Tinsley $25,000 USTA Women’s Pro Tennis Championships, it took the participants a while to gather themselves.
Steady rain forced the action indoors at the Boar’s Head Sports Club, which forced the players to make the transition from the slower clay court surface to a much faster, indoor hardcourt.
In the end, Kristina Brandi, a 26-year-old from Tampa, outlasted the dogged determination of 21-year-old Australian Christina Wheeler, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, for the event’s singles title. The victory was exactly what Brandi needed.
A veteran of nearly 40 Grand Slam matches and once ranked among the world’s top 50 players for a five-year stretch, Brandi is attempting a comeback after suffering a severe wrist injury and other setbacks. Sunday’s championship was a major step.
“This is really good,” Brandi said after escaping her only three-set match of the week. “I think I needed this. I haven’t really had a good win in a while. This is promising for me.”
The daughter of Joe Brandi, a former tour player and former coach of Pete Sampras, Kristina Brandi had hardly broken a sweat until Sunday’s finals. She jumped to a quick 3-0 start against the aggressive Aussie but knew it would not be a cake walk.
“I knew [Wheeler] was a really good player,” Brandi said. “I knew she ran after a lot of balls and I knew she fights and had an all-around game. So, I was expecting a really long match.”
Wheeler lived up to expectations as she rallied from behind and to tie the first set at 4-4, then closed it out with a service break to go up 5-4 and took the set 6-4.
The second set was knotted four times, the last at 4-4 when Wheeler won her serve. But then, Brandi settled into form. She won the next game, then broke Wheeler for a 6-4 victory.
“To Kristina’s credit, she came back, especially toward the end of the second set,” said Wheeler. “From then on, it was just good stuff from her.”
Brandi spent most of the first set trying to get her footing on the court and trying to feel comfortable to the indoor surface.
“I told myself to go for it in the second set because it was faster points, it’s a faster court,” Brandi said. “You really can’t play clay court tennis on a fast court.”
She decided to become more aggressive, to come into the net more and try some different strategies.
The switch in tactics worked as the veteran got on her game, bolting to a 5-1 lead, including two service breaks. Up 5-2, and receiving serve, Brandi quickly put the match away, passing Wheeler down the line on match point.
Getting back into the winner’s circle could do wonders for Brandi, who will return home to Florida to train for eight days before traveling to London for a grass court tournament, a preliminary event to Wimbledon. Because her lone WTA victory came on a grass court surface (The Heiniken Trophy in The Netherlands), she is optimistic about her comeback.
“Today’s win gives me a lot of confidence going into the grass court tournament,” Brandi said. “It had been a while since I had put together a lot of matches. I could win two or three in a row, then lose. This week, I had five solid matches against good competition. This is really positive thing that gives me some momentum.”
Wheeler, finishing as runner-up for the second straight week (she lost in the finals at The Cloister Cup in Sea Island, Ga., last Sunday), is off to Roland Garros, where she stunned Anna Kournikova in the first round of last year’s French Open.
Both drew admiration from USTA officials on hand for the match, noting how difficult it is to adjust from clay court play to the hard surface indoors.
“I was actually surprised how well we both played coming off the clay and straight into the indoors,” said Wheeler. “It took me a couple of games to get into it.”
Brandi also struggled early with the transition.
“It was pretty difficult,” the champion said. “The conditions on the clay court the whole week were very heavy. It was cold out and it was raining, so the balls were heavy the courts were heavy and it was slower. Then you come in here and these courts are pretty quick, the balls are lighter. It’s a tough adjustment but I think we both handled it well.”
For the second week in a row, Wheeler also finished on the runner-up team in the doubles competition. She and teammate Julie Ditty lost in the Tinsley doubles finals, 7-5, 6-1 to the U.S. team of Bethanie Mattek and Lilia Oserloh.

Christina :sad:

Christina :sad: :(:(:(

oh well Christina never mind at least you'll stay in the top 200 this year

Congrats Kristina!! :D

Well done Kristina :D

Christina :(

Kristina :bounce:

Thank you Lord Jesus for me being wrong. :o

at least lilia won the doubles!

Yeah Kristina!!! Keep playing well and rising up the rankings!!! Go girl!!!!

Congratulations Kristina :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Hope this is just the first of many great moments for you this year.