Eden Silva at the Nature Valley International, Eastbourne 2018
Eden Silva at the Nature Valley International, Eastbourne 2018 | (Photo by Ben Hoskins/Getty Images for LTA)

Tennis | Challenger, ITF & Doubles Round Up | Silva makes semi-final in ITF Saint-Gaudens

By Glenys Furness

  • Eden Silva makes semi-final in France
  • Brit was second seed
SAINT-GAUDENS, FRANCE – Eden Silva entered the ITF event and was second seed with Conny Perrin. The Brit/Swiss pair made the semi-final before being defeated.

 

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Eden Silva entered the ITF event in France. The Brit teamed up with Conny Perrin and were the second seeds. In the first round Silva & Perrin were against Martina Colmegna & Sofia Shapatava. The seeds dominated the first set and didn’t lose a single game. The second set, though, was much closer. Colmegna & Shapatava stayed with the seeds and forced a tiebreak. In the breaker it was the seeds who eased through and into the second round in straight sets 6-0, 7-6(2).

The quarter-final saw the seeds against Emma Lene & Manon Leonard. The French pair went toe to toe with the Brit/Swiss in the first set and forced a tiebreak. In the breaker it was the seeds that edged through and into the lead. The second set saw the seeds break serve and move through into the next round 7-6(5), 6-4.

In the semi-final the Brit/Swiss were against third seeds Estelle Cascino & Carole Monnet. The first set was dominated by the French pair, as Silva & Perrin struggled to hold serve. The second set was a bit better for the second seeds, but eventually, Cascino & Monnet broke serve and moved into the final 6-1, 6-3.

 

 

Challenger, ITF & Doubles Round Up

Alicia Barnett with Olivia Gadecki were defeated by Michaela Bayerlova & Mariana Drazic in the quarter-final in Saint-Gaudens 6-1, 6-4.

Jan Choinski was defeated by Lucas Pouille in the second round in Mathausen 7-6(3), 6-3.

Billy Harris was defeated by Andrea Guerrieri in the first round in Francavilla-al-Mare 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Oliver Crawford was defeated by Maks Kasnikowski in the first round in Francavilla-al-Mare 6-1, 7-5.

Scott Duncan with Johannes Ingildsen were defeated by Adrian Andreev & Maks Kasnikowski in the first round in Francavilla-al-Mare 3-6, 6-2, 10-4.

Billy Harris with Shintaro Mochizuki were defeated by Oliver Crawford & Nicholas Bybel in the first round in Francavilla-al-Mare 6-2, 7-6(5).

Oliver Crawford with Nicholas Bybel were defeated by Jonathan Eysseric & Bart Stevens in the quarter-final in Francavilla-al-Mare 0-0 (RET).

Arthur Fery was defeated by Brandon Holt in the first round in Wuxi 7-6(5), 6-4.

Arthur Fery with Alafia Ayeni were defeated by Calum Puttergill & Reese Stalder in the first round in Wuxi 6-4, 4-6, 10-5.

Joshua Paris with Antoine Escoffier were defeated by Calum Puttergill & Reese Stalder in the quarter-final in Wuxi 4-6, 6-4, 10-1.

Felix Gill was defeated by Javier Barranco Cosano in the second round in Prague 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.

Ben Jones with Jakub Paul were defeated by Toby Kodat & Matej Vocel in the first round in Prague 7-6(4), 4-6, 10-7.

Marcus Willis with Federico Agustin Gomez were defeated by Martin Damm & Roman Jebavy in the first round in Prague 7-6(4), 2-6, 11-9.

Samantha Murray Sharan with Prarthana G Thombare were defeated by Noma Noha Akugue & Ella Seidel in the first round in Prague 6-2, 6-2.

James Markiewicz & Michael Shaw were defeated by Pietro Pampanin & Noah Perfetti in the first round in Varnamo 6-4, 6-4.

Isabelle Cherny was defeated by Draginja Vukovic in the first round in Kursumlijska Banja 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.

Mattias Southcombe was defeated by Aaron Cohen in the first round in Tbilisi 6-4, 6-3.

Aidan McHugh was defeated by Ricardo Rodriguez in the second round in Villahermosa 7-6(9), 6-4.

Daniel Vishnick with Ren Nakamura were defeated by Nick Chappell & Kody Pearson in the first round in Villahermosa 6-2, 6-3.

James Beaven was defeated by Enzo Wallart in the first round in Monastir 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.

Abigail Amos was defeated by Merna Refaat in the first round in Monastir 7-6(2), 6-4.

James Beaven with Marcus McLaren were defeated by Kazuma Kawachi & Jumpei Yamasaki in the first round in Monastir 5-7, 6-3, 10-6.

Roy Keegan with Lyle Zaloumis were defeated by Nazim Makhlouf & Imran Sibille in the first round in Monastir 6-3, 6-2.

Abigail Amos with Vaishnavi Adkar were defeated by Britney Chiu & Bianca Compuesto in the first round in Monastir 3-6, 7-5, 11-9.

Sarah Beth Grey was defeated by Carol Zhao in the first round in Fukuoka 6-3, 6-4.

Sarah Beth Grey & Madeleine Brooks were defeated by Hsieh Yu-Chieh & Yukina Saigo in the first round in Fukuoka 7-6(3), 6-4.

Emily Appleton with Quinn Gleason were defeated by Justina Mikulskyte & Christina Rosca in the semi-final in Zephyrhills 0-6, 6-1, 10-3.

Zach Stephens was defeated by Andrea Collarini in the second round in Valldoreix 6-1, 6-2.

Zach Stephens with Darrshan Suresh were defeated by Goncalo Falcao & Francisco Rocha in the quarter-final in Valldoreix 6-1, 3-0 (RET).

Sarah Tatu was defeated by Charo Esquiva Banuls in the second round in Platja D’Aro 6-3, 6-3.

Hannah Klugman was defeated by Tamira Paszek in the second round in Platja D’Aro 6-2, 6-3.

Tiffany William was defeated by Ana Paula Neffa De Los Rios in the second round in Sopo 0-0 (RET).

Tiffany William with Meisha Kendall-Woseley were defeated by Jessica Hinojosa Gomez & Camila Romero in the first round in Sopo 6-2, 6-3.

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