Jade Curtis is through to the semi-final

As the Caversham International AEGON Pro-Series draws to a close there is still British representation at the event in Jersey.

Jade Curtis is through to the semi-final of the $10k Women’s event after defeating tournament No.7 seed Kiki Bertens (NED) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. The tournament No.2 seed showed great character to come back from a set down to earn her place in the semi-final draw.

The British No.8 will meet No.6 seed Matea Mezak (CRO) as she hopes to go one better than her semi-final finish at the $10k AEGON Pro-Series event in Sunderland last week.

Curtis said: “I think I went walkabout in the first set but recovered my composure to take the second and thirds set and now looking forward to meeting Mezak in the semis.”

If Curtis does reach the final she could face Timea Babos (HUN), the player who defeated her in the semi-finals in Sunderland. Babos went on to win the event in Sunderland and the 16 year old Hungarian, who recently announced that she will train at the Gosling IHPC, will be hoping to defeat No.3 seed Kinnie Laisne (FRA) to reach her second British final in two weeks.

Meanwhile in the women’s doubles, Jennifer and Jessica Ren were defeated 2-6, 2-6 by the in form Babos and her partner Malou Ejdesgaard (DEN) whilst Curtis was unable to replicate her win against Bertens in the singles, losing with partner Kelly Anderson (RSA) 6-7(2), 1-6 to No.3 seeds Bertens and Danielle Harmsen (NED).

In the men’s doubles event Josh Goodall and his partner Pierre-Ludovic Duclos (CAN) took part in the most entertaining doubles match of the day, taking the first set 7-6(1) before losing the second set and championship tie break and with it, the match 7-6(1), 1-6, 5-10 against the Finnish pairing Henri Kontinen and Jarkko Nieminen.

In the other semi-final Dan Smethurst and Marcus Willis were defeated 1-6, 2-6 by tournament No.4 seeds Frederik Nielsen (DEN) and Joseph Sirianni (AUS).

Elsewhere the European University Team Tennis Championships got underway yesterday at the Gosling IHPC. With 15 men’s and women’s university teams from all over the UK and Europe going head to head, the tournament has already providing some major upsets.

The men’s 4th seeded Dublin City University bowed out to Stirling, in a hotly contested play off whilst in the women’s event, Bath crept through against 4th seeds DCU 2-1 in the pro tie break shoot out.

The men’s semi finals see Rouen face Stirling and Leeds Met play Loughborough today and in the women’s, Loughborough play Rouen while Bath take on Leeds Met.

This is the 3rd year that the European Collegiate Tennis Association has run a European University Tennis league but it is the first time it has been held at Gosling.

Yasmin Clarke has won the AEGON British Tour in Hull after defeating fellow Briton Yvanna Kurlak 6-1, 6-1, whilst David Brewer secured the men’s title after Robin Goodman was forced to retire through injury.

Nick Jones has beaten tournament No.3 seed Nathan Pasha after recovering from a set down to secure a 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 at the Grade 4 ITF Boys’ singles event in Florida (USA). Jones will now meet his doubles partner and No.1 seed Micke Kontinen (FIN) in the semi-finals.

Jones and Kontinen pair up in the final of the doubles event after 6-2, 6-3 victory over Americans Connor Farren and Mitchell Polnet. The duo face another all-American pairing Alex Robles and Bjorn Fratangelo.