Play is about to start for the day in the Aegon GB Pro-Series at the University of Bath’s Sports Training Village. An all-British quarter-final in the men’s singles will open the action on court one when fourth-seed David Rice takes on Marshall Tutu in the first of the day's scheduled quarter-finals. Poland’s Adam Chadaj, winner in three sets over Team Bath’s Scott Clayton yesterday, will open on court five against Britain’s Joshua Milton. Clayton had...
Day 2 of the Aegon GB Pro-Series Tennis championships at the University of Bath saw the concluding rounds of the women’s singles qualification take place. Team Bath MCTA Academy player Jessica Simpson faced Natalia Vajdova from Slovakia. The Slovakian started the stronger of the two, breaking Simpson’s serve in the sixth game before going on to win the set 6-4. In the second set Simpson began to play her own game and tried to come...
Team Bath MCTA Academy player Jess Simpson came out on top in the battle of Bath at the Aegon GB Pro-Series tennis tournament at the University of Bath today (Monday). Simpson beat University of Bath Business Administration student Tash Starling in the opening round of women’s singles qualifying, but she had to do it the hard way, battling back after Starling won the first set before going on to take the contest 1-6 6-3 6-0....
Bath-based players will aim to make the most of home court advantage when the LTA’s Aegon Pro-Series tennis tournament gets underway at the University of Bath. The competition starts on Sunday (2 November) concluding a week later and is free for spectators. Team Bath MCTA Tennis Academy player Richard Gabb is among the players to feature in the men’s main draw. He had to progress through qualifying to reach the main draw of the 2013...
An array of talented young student athletes from across 12 sports have been awarded University of Bath scholarships. Among the 2014 scholars are athletes who have already represented their countries at Commonwealth Games, World Under-23 Championships and European Youth Championships. University of Bath students with the potential to succeed both academically and in their chosen sport can apply for the scholarships, which are awarded each year. The scholarships are supported by alumni and friends of...
An exciting array of talented tennis players are set to take centre stage at the LTA’s Aegon GB Pro-Series tennis tournament at the University of Bath next month. The tournament runs from 2 to 9 November on the indoor courts at the Sports Training Village and is free for spectators to watch. Czech player Denisa Allertova is the highest ranked player entered for the women’s $25k tournament, with a current world ranking of 109. The...
Top tennis returns to the University of Bath next month with the annual Aegon GB Pro-Series tournament moving from spring to autumn for the first time. The event is run by the LTA and held on the indoor courts at the Sports Training Village. Free for spectators Now in its ninth year, the week-long tournament is free for spectators to watch and is aimed at players in the early stages of their professional careers. There’s...
Team Bath MCTA Tennis Academy players Scott Clayton and Richard Gabb are celebrating winning back-to-back doubles tournaments in Turkey. The unseeded pair beat number four seeds Ramkumar Ramanathan of India and Venezuela’s Ricardo Rodriguez in Saturday’s final at the Turkey F33 Futures Tennis Organisation Cup in Antalya 7-5 7-6 (7). Fellow Team Bath player Jessica Simpson finished runner-up in the women’s doubles partnering Harriet Dart, going down 6-1 3-6 [10-8] to China’s Yan Wang and...
Team Bath MCTA Tennis Academy player Eden Richardson is the new national under-16 champion after winning the title in Nottingham today (Friday). Richardson beat Emily Appleton 6-0 6-3 in the final of the Nike Under-16s Junior National Tennis Championships to claim her first national title. And the 15-year-old Ralph Allen School pupil came close to completing an impressive double – she reached the final of the under-18s too but went down 6-1 6-2 to top...
Team Bath MCTA Tennis Academy players have been enjoying success on the international stage, with impressive results in Sweden, Canada, Belgium and the UK. Anna Smith and partner Jos Rae finished runners-up in the women's doubles at the $250,000 WTA Tour Collector Swedish Open in Bastad. They went down 6-1 6-1 in the final to Andreja Klepac and Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor. After their recent appearance at Wimbledon, Smith and Rae are now aiming for the US...
