Four England players made it through in the singles draws after a busy day at the European Youth Championships in Belgrade – and eight pairings involving English athletes are still in the doubles.
Sienna Jetha had a real tussle with Cecilia Cicuttini of Italy in the Cadet Girls, both players spurning match points before Jetha finally clinched it 15-13 in the seventh. She next plays fourth seed Alesia Sofia Sferlea of Romania.
Larry Trumpauskas also went the distance in the Cadet Boys and he battled back from 10-7 down in the decider to win it 13-11 against Benjamin Zijadic of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Trumpauskas now faces 17th seed Uri Almor of Israel in the last 64 – 15th seed Jakub Piwowar of England also comes in at that stage, so is the fifth England player left in the singles. Ralph Pattison went out in the first round in five games to an opponent from Azerbaijan.
Jasmin Wong is the final remaining English player in the Junior Girls as she overcame Radmila Tominjak of host nation Serbia in five. Mari Baldwin, Amy Marriott and Anaya Patel all went out. Wong next plays seventh seed Ines Matos of Portugal.
Connor Green remains in the Junior Boys after a six-game win over Rafael Kong of Portugal, but Ben Piggott, Louis Price and Felix Thomis are out, Piggott falling to the 19th seed. Green’s next opponent is 15th seed Hugo Deschamps of France.
In the doubles, there was success in the Cadet Girls for Maliha Baig & Ella Pashley and for Jetha alongside Jersey’s Hannah Silcock. In the Boys, Pattison & Piwowar and Trumpauskas, with Sweden’s Noa Dahlstrom, went through. And in the Mixed, Edgar Moro (LUX) & Baig, Piwowar & Kendra Molnar and Trumpauskas & Hannah Silcock (JEY) are still going.
The latter cane from 2-0 down to force a super 3-2 (9-11, 6-11, 11-6, 14-12, 12-10) victory over Charles Janssens & Lilly Laffineur of Belgium. Luca Elsen Laera (LUX) & Ella Pashley and Pattison & Jetha won one match before going out in the second round.
In the Juniors, Patel & Wong and Baldwin & Marriott went out of the Girls at the first hurdle; in the boys, Connor Green & Felix Thomis advanced by beating Mart Kurvet (EST) & Sean Debono (MLT) 3-0 (11-2, 11-7, 11-8) but Price & Aljaz Godec (SLO) and Piggott & Theo Dyekjaer (DEN) went out.
In the Mixed, Piggott & Wong reached the last 64, losing to 13th seeds Hugo Deschamps & Agathe Anne Avezou (FRA) 3-1 (11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 13-11). The other pairs involving English athletes went out in the previous round.
Results
Cadet Girls’ Singles
Round of 128
Sienna Jetha bt Cecilia Cicuttini (ITA) 4-3 (11-5, 9-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-9, 11-13, 15-13)
Cadet Boys’ Singles
Round of 128
Adil Ahmadzada (AZE) bt Ralph Pattison 4-1 (11-3, 13-11, 8-11, 11-5, 11-7)
Larry Trumpauskas bt Benjamin Zijadic (BIH) 4-3 (11-8, 9-11, 15-17, 11-4, 6-11, 11-5, 13-11)
Junior Girls’ Singles
Round of 128
Dorottya Tolges (HUN) bt Mari Baldwin 4-1 (11-7, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6, 11-7)
Leah Tveit Muskantor (SWE) bt Amy Marriott 4-0 (11-5, 11-9, 12-10, 11-5)
Jasmin Wong bt Radmila Tominjak (SRB) 4-1 (11-6, 11-9, 11-6, 12-14, 11-8)
Kornelija Riliskyte (LTU) bt Anaya Patel 4-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-2, 11-8)
Junior Boys’ Singles
Round of 128
Patryk Lewandowski (POL) bt Louis Price 4-1 (11-8, 11-3, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9)
Connor Green bt Rafael Kong (POR) 4-2 (12-10, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-3)
Sharpel Elia (CYP) bt Felix Thomis 4-2 (8-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-6)
Radim Moravek (CZE) bt Ben Piggott 4-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-8, 12-10)
Cadet Girls’ Doubles
Round of 64
Maliha Baig & Ella Pashley bt Veda Niyazieva & Anita Petkova (BUL) 3-0 (11-5, 12-10, 11-8)
Sienna Jetha & Hannah Silcock (JEY) bt Nina Nemethova & Nela Ondrusova (SVK) 3-1 (11-8, 12-10, 7-11, 11-3)
Cadet Boys’ Doubles
Round of 64
Larry Trumpauskas & Noa Dahlstrom (SWE) bt Carlos Goncalves & Dinis Ye (POR) 3-2 (11-6, 11-2, 7-11, 7-11, 12-10)
Ralph Pattison & Jakub Piwowar bt Stefan Dimitrov & Miroslav Schmidt (BUL) 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-5)
Cadet Mixed Doubles
Round of 128
Edgar Moro (LUX) & Maliha Baig bt Huseyn Eylazov & Aylin Asgarova (AZE) 3-0 (13-11, 11-9, 11-9)
Ralph Pattison & Sienna Jetha bt Ignjat Jakoljev & Maja Vanjo (SRB) 3-1 (11-5, 7-11, 11-4, 11-8)
Luca Elsen Laera (LUX) & Ella Pashley bt Bastian Meyer (GER) & Akhyata Patra (SUI) 3-2 (6-11, 12-10, 11-8, 6-11, 11-8)
Round of 64
Larry Trumpauskas & Hannah Silcock (JEY) bt Charles Janssens & Lilly Laffineur (BEL) 3-2 (9-11, 6-11, 11-6, 14-12, 12-10)
Moro & Baig bt Nazar Petukh & Veronika Vasylenko (UKR) 3-2 (12-10, 10-12, 8-11, 11-5, 11-8)
Noah Hersel & Lorena Morsch (GER) bt Pattison & Jetha 3-1 (11-8, 12-10, 9-11, 11-8)
William Bergenblock & Agnes Svensson (SWE) bt Elsen Laera & Pashley 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-8)
Jakub Piwowar & Kendra Molnar (HUN) bt Marios Katsaprakakis & Lemonia Gkaintatzi (GRE) 3-1 (11-4, 11-1, 8-11, 11-3)
Junior Girls’ Doubles
Round of 64
Sara Devos & Julie Van Hauwaert (BEL) bt Anaya Patel & Jasmin Wong 3-1 (11-5, 5-11, 11-6, 11-7)
Matilda Hansson & Rebecca Muskantor (SWE) bt Mari Baldwin & Amy Marriott 3-0 (11-4, 11-6, 11-8)
Junior Boys’ Doubles
Round of 64
Maciej Kubik (POL) & Ivor Ban (CRO) bt Louis Price & Aljaz Godec (SLO) 3-0 (11-8, 11-2, 11-5)
Dragos Alexandru Bujor & Andrei Teodor Istrate (ROU) bt Ben Piggott & Theo Dyekjaer (DEN) 3-0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-8)
Connor Green & Felix Thomis bt Mart Kurvet (EST) & Sean Debono (MLT) 3-0 (11-2, 11-7, 11-8)
Junior Mixed Doubles
Round of 128
Daniel Berzosa & Silvia Coll (ESP) bt Louis Price & Anna Hursey (WAL) 3-1 (11-3, 11-8, 6-11, 11-6)
Gabrielius Camara & Emine Ernst (NED) bt Mihael Kocjancic (SLO) & Amy Marriott 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-4)
Ben Piggott & Jasmin Wong bt Andrii Grebeniuk & Alina Vydruchenko (UKR) 3-2 (11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 4-11, 11-9)
Valentyn Yunchyk (UKR) & Emilija Riliskyte (LTU) bt Connor Green & Sophie Earley (IRL) 3-2 (8-11, 11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 11-6)
Matthias Danzer & Lea Lachenmayer (GER) bt Felix Thomis & Mari Baldwin 3-1 (11-3, 11-9, 9-11, 12-10)
Round of 64
Hugo Deschamps & Agathe Anne Avezou (FRA) bt Piggott & Wong 3-1 (11-7, 7-11, 11-7, 13-11)