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Friday 20th April 2012 -
At the Grade 4 Sutton Tennis Academy Easter Tournament No.3, SIX out of the nine yellow ball singles events were won by Tennis Avenue players -
two thirds of all the events. A big "well done" to the players!
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Furthermore, in a strong 14 & Under boys event we provided all four of the semi finalists. Winners on finals day were as follows (from left to right): In the boys 12 & Under Johan Ashley defeated
Michael Mhangami 4-1 4-0; in the boys 14 & Under Mohamed Abdel-Aziz defeated Roberto Preka 4-2 4-0; Robert Morris won the boys 18 & Under event
by defeating Sebastien Mathieu 5-4(5) 4-1 and also the Mens Open with a 5-7 6-4 [10-3] victory against James Clow; Mandi Furaji defeated
Martina Shakhnazarova 4-0 4-0 in the girls 12 & Under; and Vaishali Jorge overcame a rather shaky start against Kylie Tasu to win 2-4 4-0 [10-1] in the Girls 16 & Under.
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Friday 13th April 2012 -
Cameron Shah retains both the 14 & Under and 16 & Under titles at the Grade 4 Knoll Easter tournament in Kent - without dropping a set in either event. First in the 14 & under final he defeated Jonah Smith 6-0 6-3, and then in the 16 & Under final he defeated Josiah Simmons 6-4 6-4. This is the third year in a row that Cameron has won at Knoll, his local tournament.
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Sunday 1st April 2012 -
Robert Morris wins the 18 & Under event at the Northumberland Club Summer Grand Prix, a Grade 3 tournament in Newcastle. After a difficult semi-final in which he came back from a set down, Robert played against Sean Evans in the final and emerged with a comfortable 6-0 6-2 victory.
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Sunday 25th March 2012 -
Georgie Sanders wins the Womens Singles event at the Grade 4 Finchley Manor tournament by defeating fellow academy player Millie Radovic
in the final. To reach this stage Georgie had to recover from a set down in every previous round. The final was no different, and she eventually emerged
victorious by the score of 3-6 6-2 [10-4] after a tense encounter.
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Saturday 24th March 2012 -
Johan Ashley wins the 12 & Under Grade 4 Winter County Tour Tournament held at the Weybridge Tennis Academy. In a hard fought semi final he defeated Cameron Isbell who had won the 10 & Under Grade 1 Winter National Tour Finals just two weeks previously. Johan then faced Jamie Crothers in the final - and emerged with a comfortable 4-0 4-2 victory.
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Sunday 4th March 2012 -
Kia Carvalho-Landell wins the 14 & Under Grade 4 Winter County Tour Tournament at the Riverside Virgin Active club in Northwood, Middlesex.
In the final she defeated Kiran Dhull 4-0 5-3, to make it a second successive tournament win at the same venue.
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Sunday 26th February 2012 -
Katie Morris wins the 14 & Under Grade 4 Winter County Tour Tournament at the Oxstalls Tennis Centre in Gloucester. She won the tournament in emphatic fashion, dropping just four games in the entire tournament. In her semi-final she won 4-0 4-0 and then followed it up with a 4-0 4-1 victory over Lucy Linnell in the final.
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Saturday 18th February 2012 -
Luke Henley wins the 18 & Under event at the Grade 3 HitnRun Gosling Junior Open. Having survived a couple of tough matches in earlier rounds, Luke managed to make it through to his third successive final. He found himself a break down in each set of the final against Adam Coyne, but came back strongly to record a 7-5 6-3 win.
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Immediately after representing Great Britain in the Tennis Europe Winter Cup, Donia Abdel-Aziz joined us on our trip to the Grade 3 John Eadie Salisbury Junior Open. She won the 12 & under event without dropping a set, defeating Kristina Georgieva 6-0 6-3 in the final. Donia attends whenever possible on a visiting basis; her day-to-day training is nearer to home at Northumberland Tennis Academy.
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Meanwhile Rutendo Gwaze returned to her happy hunting ground of the Grade 4 A & A Thornden Junior Open in Chandlers Ford where she won the 14 & Under event last year. This time around she won the 16 & Under event by defeating Olivia James 3-6 6-4 [11-9] in the final.
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Sunday 12th Febrary 2012 -
12 & Under players Eloise Saraty (left) and Kia Carvalho-Landell both win Grade 4 Winter County Tour tournaments on the same day at different venues.
Eloise won the tournament being held at the Royal Berkshire Virgin Active club in Bracknell, Berkshire.
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She defeated Odette Beagrie 4-0 4-2 in the final. Kia meanwhile won the tournament being held at the Riverside Virgin Active club in Northwood, Middlesex by defeating Poppy King 4-1 4-0 in the final.
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Saturday 28th January 2012 -
Luke Henley wins the 18 & Under Grade 4 Winter County Tour tournament at South Ribble Tennis Centre in Preston. Justifying his No.1 seeding,
Luke clinically dispatched all challengers and won each of his matches comfortably, losing just five games in the entire tournament. In the final he defeated Matthew Chadwick 4-1 4-1, a dangerous player with a couple of impressive scalps recently.
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Sunday 15th January 2012 -
Roberto Preka wins the 12 & Under Winter National Tournament at the NTC in Roehampton, his first LTA Grade 2 title. He put in a sterling performance in the final, defeating Finn Bass 6-4 7-5 despite a slight wobble at 5-2 up in the second set.
This victory should now help Roberto rise to No.3 in the national rankings when they are next published. Immediately after the match
it was off to the inaugural Tennis Avenue Academy Awards bash back in New Malden.
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Not only were awards being presented on the day, it was also an opportunity for the players to bring in all the medals, trophies and cups
won in the previous calendar year (2011) and show them off - winners prizes ONLY were allowed, no runner-up prizes! Despite the absence of eight players who had won 20 tournaments between them, it was still a sizeable collection. Each player had their tournament wins counted and it was time to award a prize to the player with the most tournament wins (from LTA grade 5 through to internationals) in 2011. In third place was Roberto Preka with 7; in second place was Razina Shaibu with 10;
and firmly in first place was Mandi Furaji with 16 tournaments won! She is pictured here (sixth from the right) along with other tournament winners from 2011 and their collective haul.
Winners of the other annual awards presented on the day are as follows: Players Player of the Year: Robert Morris; Most Improved Player: Kieran Macarty; Greatest Contributor to Academy:
Lukas Feddern. These awards were voted for by the players themselves so represent
recognition of their efforts from their peers. Finally the Coaches Player of the Year award was presented to Sahej Maker for an outstanding year in which he out-performed all reasonable expectations.
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Saturday 14th January 2012 -
Eloise Saraty becomes the first academy player to win a tournament in the new year - for the second year running! She won the 12 & Under Grade 4
Winter County Tour tournament at the Delta Tennis Centre in Swindon. She reached the final after coming back impressively from one set down in the semi final, and
then went on to win the final comfortably 4-1 4-1 against Evie Phillips.
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Friday 30th December 2011 -
At the Loughborough University Junior Open Sahej Maker (right) wins the 12 & Under boys event, his first Grade 3 title. Unseeded in a tough draw, Sahej had to defeat each of the top three seeds to claim the title. In the final he defeated Christian Mills 6-1 3-6 [10-8].
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At the same venue Mandi Furaji (left) won the girls 14 & Under "B" Tournament (an official LTA Grade 4 event). Mandi defeated Kate Barker 4-1 4-0 in the final.
Meanwhile at the Grade 4 Derbyshire Winter Indoor Tournament, there were victories for three players: Alisha Hussain (above left), who is the no.1 ranked 2001-born girl in Denmark, defeated Teta Dieudonné in an all-academy girls 12 & Under final 6-3 6-1; Johan Ashley (above right)
defeated Morgan Harding 6-0 6-0 in the boys 12 & Under final; and Vaishali Jorge (above centre) defeated Sibella Chew 6-0 4-6 [10-2] in the girls 14 & Under final.
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Thursday 22nd December 2011 -
Eloise Saraty wins the 12 & Under girls event at the Grade 4 Delta Tennis Centre Junior Open tournament in Swindon. She defeated Sophie Clark, a tricky left handed player, 2-4 4-0 [11-9] in a final which went right to the wire - saving a match point in the process! Eloise also finished runner-up in the 14 & under
event to cap a successful tournament for her.
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Saturday 19th November 2011 -
Roberto Preka reaches the semi-finals of the GD Tennis Cup (Tennis Europe 12 & Under International) in Antalya, Turkey. He was eventually beaten
by the Russian No.2 player Mikhail Sokolovskiy 6-1 6-2 who was simply too good on the day. Roberto has however announced his arrival on the international
stage with the same fighting spirit and mental toughness that has taken him into the top 5 of the latest GB national rankings.
In the second round of the tournament Roberto was trailing Swedish No.1 Karl Friberg by a set and 2-5 30-40, yet he summoned up all his inner reserves to save
the match point and go on to win the match 4-6 7-5 6-4. In the following round (last 16) Roberto was again seemingly down and out against top Norwegian player Simen Bratholm,
being outclassed in the first set without winning a game, yet through his sheer willpower and refusal to surrender he somehow wrestled control of the match to win
0-6 6-4 6-2. In the quarter final Roberto convincingly defeated Swiss player Tom Cecchetto 6-1 6-1. Sokolovskiy however was a step too far for now as he has exceptional quality and experience at this level, having won a number of Tennis Europe tournaments previously and also having recently helped Russia become the new European 12 & Under team champions.
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Sunday 13th November 2011 -
Robert Morris wins the 18 & Under Grade 3 Winter Regional Tournament at David Lloyd Beckenham, and has now eased into the top 10 of the GB national rankings. Known more for his epic battles, Robert won this tournament with comparative ease and without dropping a set. In the final he
defeated Patryk Koscielski 4-2 rtd. with his oppponent unfortunately having to retire due to injury.
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Saturday 30th October 2011 -
Robert Morris (left) and Roberto Preka win the 18 & Under and 12 & Under boys titles respectively at the Grade 3 Welti Junior Open. In a gruelling final
Robert battled to win 5-7 7-6(5) 6-0 against Christopher Cole. Roberto won his final against Samuel Chapman 6-1 6-1.
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Immediately after claiming the Welti title Roberto Preka went on to the Grade 3 Oxstalls Junior Open and won the boys 12 & Under event by defeating Ryan Gaskin 6-2 6-1 in the final. He then teamed up with Sahej Maker to win the 12 & Under doubles. Kieran Macarty and Martin Urban won the boys 16 & Under doubles while another THREE academy players were runners-up in their their respective singles events.
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Wednesday 26th October 2011 -
Big congratulations to Teta Dieudonné for winning her first Grade 4 tournament title, the 12 & Under girls event at the Wolverhampton LTSC Winter Open.
She overcame fellow academy player and training partner Georgina Kaindoah in the final to win by the scoreline of 4-1 4-2. It is a fitting reward for
the commitment and hard work that Teta has put into her tennis over time and will no doubt be the first of many titles to come.
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Sunday 23rd October 2011 -
Roberto Preka wins the 12 & Under Grade 3 Winter Regional Tournament at Corby ITC. Having come through a tough semi-final,
Roberto faced Joshua Rose in the final. However Joshua retired unwell after the first game, handing Roberto the title with scoreline of 1-0 rtd. It is the first of three grade 3 tournaments Roberto is aiming to win back-to-back in one week.
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Monday 25th September 2011 -
Georgie Sanders continues her rehabilitation since returning from long term injury. She wins the Girls 14 & Under Grade 4 Winter County Tournament at Esporta Riverside Northwood to add to her recent Buckinghamshire County Closed title. Fresh from victory over the number 1 seed in the semi final, Georgie defeated Jodie Annie Lawrence-Taylor 4-2 3-5 [10-7] in a closely fought final that could have gone either way.
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Monday 12th September 2011 -
Eloise Saraty (left) and Katie Morris finish as the No.1 players in the Summer County Tour for Surrey in the Girls 12 & Under and 14 & Under age groups respectively. A particularly impressive feat from Eloise as she is still only 10 years old. In the Summer Regional Tour, Razina Shaibu finished No.1 in the Girls 16 & Under age group both in the South East region as well as nationally. She remained unbeaten in this age group for the entire
season, winning six straight grade 3 tournaments.
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Saturday 3rd September 2011 -
In the LTA Grade 3 County Closed Championships, Georgie Sanders (left) wins the Buckinghamshire 14 & Under girls title to go with her 12 & Under
title of two years ago. Meanwhile in Middlesex, new academy player Roberto Preka (right) is the 12 & Under boys champion.
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Georgie defeated Hannah Russell 7-6(3) 6-2 in her final. It is a well-deserved reward for all the hard work Georgie has put in over the past year - for 9 months of
which she was injured and could not even hit a ball with her playing arm. However she attended training without fail to work on other areas of her game and has now won an important
title in only her second tournament back after her long lay-off. For Roberto also, it is the culmination of a difficult year where he has had a long battle back to
full fitness. He defeated Brandon Drew 7-5 6-3 in his singles final while teaming up with Salil Navapurkar to retain the doubles title they had won last year.
Kia Carvalho-Landell, another new academy player won the 10 & Under girls title in Staffordshire, winning all three of her matches in a round-robin event.
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Saturday 27th August 2011 -
Aleksandr Ernepesov (left) wins the 18 & Under event at the LTA Grade 3 Halton Everyball International tournament by defeating Adam Chan in the final
7-6(4) 6-1. He managed to secure victory with minutes to spare before dashing across to Heathrow Airport in order to catch a flight back to his native
Turkmenistan where he will compete in a couple of Junior ITF international tournaments before returning to the UK.
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Friday 19th August 2011 -
Mandi Furaji (left) wins the 12 & Under girls event at the LTA Grade 4 Aqua Roofing Junior Tournament in Pinner. Playing to a round-robin format, she
pipped fellow academy player Vaishali Jorge into second place. The 10 & under girls event was won by Monet Baptiste who finished ahead of Yemisi
Ifederu - again in a round-robin format.
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Saturday 13th August 2011 -
Razina Shaibu (left) wins both the 16 & Under and 18 & Under events at the LTA Grade 3 New Malden Junior Open tournament by defeating Sezan Walker
6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 and Melanie Vaxevanakis 6-0 2-6 6-1 in the respective finals. She remains undefeated in 16 & Under events this year. Aleksandr Ernepesov
wins the boys 16 & under event by defeating Lamar Bartley 6-3 6-2 in the final.
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Saturday 6th August 2011 -
Razina Shaibu (left) and Aleksandr Ernepesov win their respective 16 & Under events at the LTA Grade 3 Ellesse Chandos Junior Open tournament.
Razina defeated Emily Laciny in the final 7-6(2) 6-3 to win her fifth straight grade 3 tournament in this age group. Aleksandr won his final comfortably with a
6-2 6-1 victory over Mehdi Naqvi. Aleksandr is the No.1 junior player in Turkmenistan and currently training with us.
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Saturday 30th July 2011 -
Robert Morris wins the 18 & Under LTA Grade 3 Westway Summer Open tournament, winning the final 2-6 6-2 7-6(5) against Joshua Gook. In six weeks he has won three events, playing eleven matches in total in the process. Remarkably EIGHT of the matches went to three sets and even more remarkably on SIX of those occasions
he had to fight back from a set down - i.e in over half of his total matches!
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Sunday 24th July 2011 -
At the Prague Wilson Circuit 12 & Under tournament held at TK Konstruktiva in the Czech Republic, 11 year olds Johan Ashley (left) and Sahej Maker
produced the two most outstanding individual performances we have ever witnessed from academy players - in the same match, against each other in a brutal
clay court final! A sensational start to our annual training and tournament trip to the Czech Republic.
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We normally only put up pictures of tournament winners but Johan and Sahej contested a breathtaking final of such stunning quality and drama, that both players must take
a bow. Having vanquished all Czech opponents and a Russian on their way, they met in the final having already played two matches (quarter final and semi final)
on the same day. They then proceeded to have a match of the highest calibre where every point was fiercely contested with long gruelling rallies. After
three hours of intense battle it seemed a question of who would collapse with exhaustion first, and at times both players were literally in tears. Johan managed to
sneak a 5-3 lead in the final set. Sahej came back to overhaul him 6-5 before Johan levelled at 6-6. A short [video clip (48Mb)] is available that shows three consecutive points towards the end of the match - when both players were playing on their last reserves of energy.
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On 3 hours and 20 minutes, with both players now running on empty, Sahej just had enough in the tank to crawl over the line 7-6(4) 3-6 7-6(4). Huge congratulations
to both players. Watching in admiration was Mandi Furaji, who had earlier won the girls 12 & Under event in impressive style herself. She defeated No.1
seed Adéla Nováková, a girl two years older than her, 6-4 6-1. It was her fourth straight victory in the tournament without dropping a set - all against Czech opponents.
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Saturday 23rd July 2011 -
Robert Morris (left) wins the 18 & Under event at the LTA Grade 3 Tennis World Junior Open in Middlesbrough. In the final he defeated Fred Britton 7-5 rtd.
Razina Shaibu then won the girls 16 & Under event by defeating fellow academy player and training partner Millie Radovic 6-3 6-4 in the final.
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Sunday 26th June 2011 -
Sahej Maker (left) wins the 12 & Under event at the LTA Grade 4 Highgate Cricket Club tournament. In the final he defeated Harry Hylton 6-4 4-6 (10-7).
Robert Morris followed up with victory in the Mens event by defeating Dylan Gee 2-6 6-4 (12-10) in the final. All his matches went to three sets, and three times Robert had to recover from a set down!
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Saturday 4th June 2011 -
Katie Morris wins the 14 & under event at the LTA Grade 4 Lensbury Open Tournament. It is a well deserved first tournament title for Katie who is now
starting to transfer into tournaments the extremely high level of tennis she produces on a daily basis in training and in internal matches. Earlier on in the week
Mandi Furaji (below right) produced another impressive display to win the 10 & under event for the loss of only three games in the entire tournament.
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Mandi sealed the title with a 4-0 4-0 victory over a player who, co-incidentally, will train with the academy from this week:
Britney De-Silva. Despite this loss, Britney will no doubt provide a stiff challenge to Mandi and the rest of our exceptionally strong group of 10 & Under
girls. Last year, Britney enjoyed considerable success at 9 & Under level:
winning the Solihull International Junior Tournament, the AEGON Winter Grand Prix Masters (Grade 1), the Porsche Notts Junior Open (Grade 2) and being runner up in the
AEGON Clay Court Championships (Grade 1).
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Mandi also competed at the LTA Grade 3 Chesham Bois Junior Open Tournament this week and won the 10 & Under event, defeating Scarlett Hutchinson 4-1 4-0 in the final. She was joined by Razina Shaibu (right) who continued with her recent run of success, winning the 16 & Under and 18 & Under events by defeating Sezan Walker 6-4 6-0 and Louise Ronaldson 7-5 7-6(1) respectively.
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Sunday 29th May 2011 -
Mandi Furaji (left) and Sahej Maker win their respective 12 & Under events at the LTA Grade 4 Kirby LTC Junior Tournament. Playing with a Green 1
rating, this was the first ever LTA 12 & Under tournament for Mandi so she did very well to win it, defeating Victoria Mahy 4-0 4-1 in the final. Sahej was competing
in his third final in two weeks and prevailed against Alexander Wardley 6-4 6-2 in the final.
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Thursday 19th May 2011 -
Vaishali Jorge (left) and Sahej Maker win their respective 14 & Under events at the LTA Grade 4 Portcullis May Junior Tournament. Vaishali defeated
Grace Jones 6-0 6-2 in the girls final while Sahej was made to work harder to earn his victory, eventually coming through 3-6 6-2 (10-7) against Kosta Sevic in the
boys final. Sahej in particular had an excellent week, also reaching the final of the 12 & Under event, but having notched up seven successive victories in the two
events (including five against higher rated players) the final proved a step too far against a good opponent.
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Saturday 23rd April 2011 -
Mandi Furaji wins her first international tournament, the 23 April Cup 10 & Under International Junior Championship in Antalya, Turkey by defeating Ü.Zeynep Çinlar (TUR) 4-2 4-2 in the final.
23rd April is National Sovereignty and Childrens Day, a special national holiday in Turkey to symbolize that children are the future of the nation.
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Children in Turkey participate in week-long ceremonies marked by various events and performances in large arenas watched by
the entire country. It is therefore a prestigious tournament and Mandi will now receive a wild card with full hospitality into the main draw of the GD Tennis Cup 12 & Under Tennis Europe Tournament in Turkey in November. Congratulations to Mandi!
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Friday 15th April 2011 -
Razina Shaibu wins her third LTA grade 3 tournament in two weeks. This time she defeated Claire Godber 6-2 6-1 in the final of the Paddington Junior Open 16 & under event.
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Thursday 7th April 2011 -
Mandi Furaji (left) and Razina Shaibu win their respective events at the LTA Grade 3 Sutton Tennis Academy Easter Tournament No.1. Mandi won the 10 & Under title with an emphatic 4-0 4-0 victory over Lillian Mould in the final.
Razina won the 16 & Under final with a 6-3 6-4 victory over Sophie Jenner and the 18 & Under final with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Melanie Vaxevanakis.
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Sunday 20th March 2011 -
Razina Shaibu wins the 16 & Under LTA Grade 4 Winter County Tour tournament at the Sutton Tennis Academy, winning the final 4-0 5-4(3) against Kristen Venter. Justifying her no.1 seeding, Razina won the tournament without dropping a set.
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Sunday 13th March 2011 -
Mandi Furaji (left) and Gauri Gautam emulate each other by winning an LTA Grade 3 Winter Regional Tour 10 & Under tournament each. Mandi won the tournament in Tunbridge Wells with a victory over Monet Baptiste 4-1 1-4 (12-10) in the final, saving two match points in the process.
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Gauri meanwhile won the tournament in Corby with a little more ease. She dropped only 7 games in the entire tournament and won the final 4-2 4-1 against Aisha Brown.
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Saturday 26th February 2011 - Mandi Furaji wins the 10 & Under event at the LTA Grade 4 onHotels.com Bradfield Spring Junior Open. Due to the girls event having no other entries, Mandi actually competed against the boys! However she more than held her own to win the event, albeit with a small slice of luck in the final in which her opponent had to retire at 3-3 with a sprained ankle.
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Earlier in the week Vinay Varsani (left) won both the 14 & Under and 16 & Under boys events at the LTA Grade 4 Esporta Riverside Northwood Open. Vinay defeated Liam Dredge 6-4 7-5 in the final of the 14s and Martin Jones 2-6 6-3 (10-7) in the final of the 16s.
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Meanwhile at the LTA Grade 4 A & A Thornden Junior Open in Chandlers Ford, Rutendo Gwaze (right) emerged victorious in the 14 & Under girls event, defeating Bethan Evans-Brain 4-0 5-3 in the final.
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Sunday 9th January 2011 -
Eloise Saraty wins the 10 & Under LTA Grade 4 Winter County Tour tournament at the Surrey Indoor Tennis Centre in Weybridge. She reached the final without dropping a set, and in a tight final she defeated Abby Taylor 4-5(4) 5-3 (11-9).
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Thursday 23rd December 2010 -
Gauri Gautam (left) wins the 10 & Under LTA Grade 3 CeX Xmas Tournament at David Lloyd Heston. Along the way she defeated the current national champion in her age group, Destinee Martins. Meanwhile Callum Macarty (right) won the 16 & Under title at the grade 3 David Lloyd Raynes Park Xmas Tournament. He defeated Oliver Bickley in the final 6-4 1-6 (10-4).
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Sunday 19th December 2010 - Donia Abdel-Aziz wins yet another LTA Grade 2 title: the 10 & Under Winter National Tournament in Nottingham with a 4-2 2-4 (14-12) victory in the final against Thandiwe Mlambo. It is a fitting end to the year for Donia, who has won two other grade 2 titles and reached the final of the 10 & Under national championships this year.
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Saturday 30th October 2010 -
At the LTA Grade 3 Totteridge Open, Donia Abdel-Aziz (centre) wins the 10 & Under while reaching the final of the 12 & Under. Two of our visiting Czech players from TJ Solidarita Prague also achieve success: David Lauer (left) in the 16 & Under and Bara Herčíková
(right) in the Ladies Open, defeating academy player Millie Radovic in the final 6-2 7-6(5).
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Saturday 21st August 2010 - Donia Abdel-Aziz reaches the final of the AEGON Junior National Championships 10 & Under event, losing to Alexandra Hunter from Scotland by the narrowest of margins in the championship tiebreak 5-3 1-4 (10-8). Donia navigated a difficult path to the final, including a quarter final victory over Elin Anderson 4-2 3-5 (10-7) and a semi final victory over Jodie Annie Lawrence-Taylor 4-1 5-4 (7-5). Congratulations to Donia for an impressive week and some great tennis!
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Meanwhile in the LTA Grade 3 Esher Junior Open tournament in Surrey, Jed Alexander won the 10 & Under boys title with a 4-2 4-0 victory over Caleb Simms in the final. His toughest match however was in the semi final against newly crowned 9 & Under national champion Michael Mhangami. In a match full of good tennis and controversial incidents that both players will learn from, Jed emerged with a hard-fought 4-0 3-5 (10-1) victory.
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Saturday 14th August 2010 - Farah Abdel-Aziz (left) wins the 16 & Under girls event at the LTA Grade 3 New Malden Junior Open tournament in Surrey, which is just a few minutes walk away from the academy. She was joined in victory by her younger sister Donia (right) who won the 10 & Under event with the loss of very few games in the entire tournament.
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Saturday 7th August 2010 - Millie Radovic wins the 18 & Under girls event at the LTA Grade 3 Ellesse Chandos Junior Open tournament in Middlesex. She recovered from 2-6 1-4 down to win the match by conceding just two further games in the Final against Mallika Sood. Eventual score: 2-6 6-4 6-2.
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Monday 2nd August 2010 - Nine players returned from a successful annual trip to the Czech Republic. A clay court training camp was sandwiched between two official tournaments. In the Cibulka Tennis Club tournament in Prague, Millie Radovic (centre) won the 18 & Under girls final with a nail-biting 17-15 victory in the decisive championship tie-break at 1 set all.
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In the second week Farah Abdel-Aziz (left) emulated Millie by winning the 18 & Under girls title at the Tecnifibre Cup in Stochov. Robert Morris (right) won the boys title with a 7-5 6-2 victory over fellow academy player Callum Macarty in the final.
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Friday 2nd July 2010 - Donia Abdel-Aziz collects her second LTA Grade 2 tournament title of the year by winning the 10 & Under event at the Scottish Junior Open to go with the Porsche Notts Junior Open title she won in April (pictured). In-between, she won the consolation tournament of the AEGON Clay Court Championships 10 & Under and reached the final of the consolation tournament at the Smrikve Bowl in Croatia - regarded as the unofficial world championships at 10 & Under level.
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Saturday 5th June 2010 - Mohamed Abdel-Aziz (12 & Under boys) and Farah Abdel-Aziz (16 & Under girls) win their respective events at the LTA Grade 3 Wimbledon Club Whitsun Junior Tournament. Farah also reached the final of the 18 & Under event and Mohamed reached the final of the 14 & under boys doubles with fellow academy player Kieran Macarty.
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