Connor Green and Kacper Piwowar (pictured above) both reached the quarter-finals at the WTT Youth Contender Linz in Austria, while GB Junior Squad player Sophie Earley won a silver medal.
Earley’s silver came in the under-17 girls’ singles where, as third seed, she reached the final by defeating top seed Matilde Pinto of Portugal in four. She was defeated 3-0 in the final by eighth seed Lilou Massart of Belgium.
In her run to the final, Ireland’s Earley knockout out England’s Sienna Jetha in the last 32. Tianer Yu, in her first international tournament, reached the last 16, where she was defeated by top seed Pinto.
English players Anna Green, Naomi Coker, Ella Pashley and Jonabel Taguibao did not make it out of the groups, though Pashley was edged out 12-10 in a deciding game in her second match.
In the oldest under-19 age group, Mari Baldwin was the only England player to make it to the knockouts and she was defeated in four by second seed Jele Stortz of Germany in the last 32. Earley also went out in the round of 32.
Amy Marriott, Anna Green and Yu were eliminated in the groups – Yu unfortunate to go out on a three-way countback having won to matches out of three.
In the under-15s, Coker went out in the groups, but Pashley, Jetha and Taguibao all reached the last 32, Pashley departing to second seed Lorena Morsch of Germany.
In the boys’ under-13s, Piwowar and Abraham Sellado both won their groups. While Sellado went out in the last 32, second seed Piwowar advanced to the quarter-finals, where he was defeated by fifth seed Mark Gergely of Hungary. Dimitar Dimitrov and Teagan Khazal went out in the groups, while Dimitrov, who was also making his international debut, went out in the groups in the under-11s.
Connor Green reached his quarter-final in the under-17s, in which he was the eighth seed. He was defeated by Portugal’s Tiago Abiodun, ranked 43 places below him in the world at No 118.
Ralph Pattison got to the round of 32 by beating a German opponent ranked 66 places higher than him at No 201 – he then lost to the 10th seed from Romania. Larry Trumpauskas and James Hamblett reached the last 64, while Prayrit Ahluwalia and Isaac Kingham went out in the groups and Jakub Piwowar had to withdraw with a back injury after winning one of his two matches in a four-player group.
The under-15s saw four England players into the knockouts – Sellado, Kacper Piwowar, Pattison and Kingham. Pattison went the furthest, reaching the last 16 by beating the higher-ranked Robert Podar from Romania. He went out to eighth seed Danilo Faso of Italy.
Piwowar went out in the last 32 and Kingham and Sellado in the last 64. Ahluwalia and Khazal went out in the groups.
In the under-19s, Green made it to the last 32, going out to Croatia’s Ivan Hencl, ranked 33 places below him. Josh Bruce reached the last 64. Hamblett, Trumpauskas and the injured Jakub Piwowar exited in the group stage.
The event continues tomorrow with mixed doubles, with nine pairs involving English players in action, including under-19 top seeds Green & Earley.
Results
Under-19 Boys’ Singles
Qualifying group 5
Samuel Arpas (SVK) bt James Hamblett 3-1 (6-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-9)
Michal Wandachowicz (POL) bt Hamblett 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-5)
Qualifying group 10
Zhenlong Liu (AUT) bt Larry Trumpauskas 3-2 (11-8, 9-11, 14-12, 11-13, 11-5)
Benjamin Zijadic (BIH) bt Trumpauskas 3-1 (12-14, 11-8, 11-6, 11-7)
Qualifying group 12
Wim Verdonschot (GER) bt Josh Bruce 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-8)
Bruce bt Matyas Lebeda (CZE) 3-2 (14-12, 5-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8)
Qualifying group 14
Julian Rzihauschek (AUT) bt Jakub Piwowar 3-0 (w/o)
Pylyp Koloidenko (UKR) bt Piwowar 3-0 (w/o)
Qualifying group 15
Connor Green bt Jan Noa Nemeth (AUT)3-0 (11-1, 11-8, 11-3)
Green bt Itay Avivi (ISR) 3-2 (9-11, 10-12, 11-3, 14-12, 11-7)
Round of 64
Green bt Luca Oprea (ROU) 3-2 (7-11, 11-8, 11-13, 12-10, 11-4)
Leo Vekic (CRO) bt Bruce 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 11-3)
Round of 32
Ivan Hencl (CRO) bt Green 3-1 (11-7, 12-10, 9-11, 11-9)
Under-17 Boys’ Singles
Qualifying group 4
Stepan Brhel (CZE) bt James Hamblett 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-8)
Hamblett bt Tobias Tischberger (AUT) 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-9)
Qualifying group 6
Samuel Palusek (SVK) bt Isaac Kingham 3-1 (11-7, 10-12, 11-5, 11-6)
Luca Ilsen (LUX) bt Kingham 3-0 (12-10, 11-6, 11-7)
Qualifying group 8
Connor Green bt Thao Nowak (AUT) 3-0 (11-8, 11-2, 11-3)
Green bt Per Gevers (BEL) 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 11-5)
Qualifying group 12
Timothy Falconnier (SUI) bt Prayrit Ahluwalia 3-0 (11-4, 11-2, 11-3)
Tobias Hold (AUT) bt Ahluwalia 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-5)
Qualifying group 21
Gene Wantz (LUX) bt Ralph Pattison 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-2)
Pattison bt Zeteny Lindner (HUN) 3-1 (10-12, 11-1, 13-11, 11-2)
Qualifying group 29
Jakub Piwowar bt Neil Incorvaja (MLT) 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-3)
Robert Podar (ROU) bt Piwowar 3-0 (11-3, 11-2, 11-6)
Jakub Makara (CZE) bt Piwowar 3-0 (w/o)
Qualifying group 30
Tsubasa Okamoto (JPN) bt Larry Trumpauskas 3-1 (11-2, 11-6, 7-11, 11-4)
Trumpauskas bt Jan Skalda (CZE) 3-0 (11-8, 13-11, 11-4)
Trumpauskas bt Mihai Ionescu (ROU) 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-8)
Round of 64
Green bt Julian Fellinger (AUT) 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-9)
Gene Wantz (LUX) bt Hamblett 3-1 (10-12, 11-5, 11-5, 12-10)
Xavier Wats (BEL) bt Trumpauskas 3-1 (11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-3)
Pattison bt Noah Hersel (GER) 3-2 (10-12, 12-10, 7-11, 11-8, 15-13)
Round of 32
Green bt Gene Wantz (LUX) 3-1 (10-12, 11-9, 11-6, 11-7)
Horia Stefan Ursut (ROU) bt Pattison 3-0 (11-9, 11-1, 11-9)
Round of 16
Green bt Ivan Hencl (CRO) 3-2 (11-8, 11-3, 9-11, 7-11, 11-8)
Quarter-finals
Tiago Abiodun (POR) bt Green 3-1 (15-13, 11-6, 9-11, 11-4)
Under-15 Boys’ Singles
Qualifying group 12
Benjamin Girlinger (AUT) bt Abraham Sellado 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-8)
Sellado bt Nidal Basic (BIH) 3-0 (11-3, 11-7, 11-5)
Qualifying group 14
Simone Garello (ITA) bt Ralph Pattison 3-1 (11-3, 11-9, 9-11, 13-11)
Pattison bt Kuzey Gundogdu (TUR) 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-6)
Qualifying group 17
Stefan Radonjic (MNE) bt Prayrit Ahluwalia 3-1 (11-6, 11-9, 9-11, 11-3)
Andrej Kozul (BIH) bt Ahluwalia 3-1 (8-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-5)
Qualifying group 18
Kacper Piwowar bt Zvonimir Kramaric (CRO) 3-1 (11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 11-1)
Piwowar bt Niksa Vesovic (BIH) 3-1 (6-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7)
Qualifying group 19
Pavol Kokavec (SVK) bt Teagan Khazal 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-2)
Ahmed Elsabbagh (EGY) bt Khazal 3-0 (11-7, 12-10, 11-8)
Qualifying group 27
Isaac Kingham bt Matthew Zammit (MLT) 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-4)
Mihai Nagy (ROU) bt Kingham 3-1 (11-6, 11-5, 6-11, 11-7)
Kingham bt Dino Zlotrg (BIH) 3-1 (8-11, 11-5, 11-4, 11-7)
Round of 64
Nico Thoennissen (GER) bt Sellado 3-2 (9-11, 11-4, 11-7, 8-11, 11-8)
Piwowar bt Andrej Kozul (BIH) 3-1 (10-12, 11-8, 11-4, 11-8)
Pattison bt Pavol Kokavec (SVK) 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 14-12)
Patrick Skerbinz (AUT) bt Kingham 3-0 (11-7, 12-10, 11-8)
Round of 32
Danilo Faso (ITA) bt Piwowar 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-6)
Pattison bt Robert Podar (ROU) 3-2 (11-9, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-4)
Round of 16
Danilo Faso (ITA) bt Pattison 3-0 (11-2, 17-15, 11-2)
Under-13 Boys’ Singles
Qualifying group 2
Kacper Piwowar bt Seung Chen (AUT) 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-4)
Piwowar bt Pietro Campagna (ITA) 3-0 (13-11, 11-5, 11-8)
Qualifying group 5
Mark Gergely (HUN) bt Dimitar Dimitrov 3-0 (11-6, 11-1, 11-7)
Daniel Gschanes (AUT) bt Dimitrov 3-0 (11-4, 11-5, 13-11)
Qualifying group 8
Ondrej Moravek (CZE) bt Teagan Khazal 3-2 (12-14, 3-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7)
Yali Mor (ISR) bt Khazal 3-1 (11-5, 11-5, 9-11, 11-7)
Qualifying group 12
Abraham Sellado bt Ali Seren (TUR) 3-0 (11-9, 11-3, 11-2)
Sellado bt Konstantinos Alexoudis (GRE) 3-0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-8)
Sellado bt Dino Zlotrg (BIH) 3-1 (11-1, 9-11, 11-4, 11-3)
Round of 32
Lenard Szabo (HUN) bt Sellado 3-1 (11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8)
Round of 16
Piwowar bt Konstantinos Alexoudis (GRE) 3-1 (8-11, 12-10, 11-4, 11-9)
Quarter-finals
Mark Gergely (HUN) bt Piwowar 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-9)
Under-11 Boys’ Singles
Qualifying group 2
Benjamin Bian (AUT) bt Dimitar Dimitrov 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-9)
Ali Seren (TUR) bt Dimitrov 3-0 (11-6, 11-7, 12-10)
Under-19 Girls’ Singles
Qualifying group 2
Matilde Pinto (POR) bt Amy Marriott 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-3)
Jele Stortz (GER) bt Marriott 3-2 (8-11, 11-3, 4-11, 11-4, 11-3)
Qualifying group 5
Anastasiya Radzionava (AUT) bt Mari Baldwin 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-2)
Baldwin bt Aleksandra Jersova (LAT) 3-0 (11-2, 12-10, 11-4)
Qualifying group 8
Sophie Earley (IRL) bt Anna Green 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-4)
Emma Szosznyak (HUN) bt Green 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-6)
Qualifying group 15
Tianer Yu bt Malamatenia Papadimitriou (GER) 3-2 (11-8, 6-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-7)
Yu bt Anthea Cutajar (MLT) 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-4)
Lilou Massart (BEL) bt Yu 3-0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-8)
Round of 32
Jele Stortz (GER) bt Baldwin 3-1 (11-13, 12-10, 11-4, 11-5)
Under-17 Girls’ Singles
Qualifying group 5
Zrinka Rebic (CRO) bt Anna Green 3-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-6)
Vanda Vanisova (SVK) bt Green 3-1 (8-11, 14-12, 11-8, 11-9)
Qualifying group 9
Alesia Sferlea (ROU) bt Sienna Jetha 3-1 (11-4, 6-11, 11-9, 11-5)
Jetha bt Anastasia-Dorotheaa Alexandru (AUT) 3-0 (11-6, 11-8, 12-10)
Qualifying group 13
Adela Sazimova (CZE) bt Naomi Coker 3-1 (11-7, 13-15, 11-6, 11-4)
Emma Molnarova (SVK) bt Coker 3-1 (11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9)
Qualifying group 20
Lisa Wang (GER) btg Ella Pashley 3-1 (11-2, 11-2, 9-11, 11-6)
Victoria Pustaj (CRO) bt Pashley 3-2 (12-10, 8-11, 11-9, 9-11, 12-10)
Qualifying group 21
Julia Vitorino Leal (POR) bt Jonabel Taguibao 3-0 (11-1, 11-7, 11-8)
Celine Anubis Panholzer (AUT)bt Taguibao 3-0 (11-1, 11-8, 11-7)
Qualifying group 23
Tianer Yu bt Anna Holejsovska (CZE) 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-6)
Yu bt Judit Nagy (HUN) 3-2 (11-6, 9-11, 11-5, 11-13, 11-9)
Round of 64
Jetha bt Victoria Pustaj (CRO) 3-1 (5-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-8)
Round of 32
Yu bt Andreea Jifcu (ROU) 3-1 (11-6, 12-10, 6-11, 12-10)
Sophie Earley (IRL) bt Jetha 3-0 (11-8, 11-4, 11-5)
Round of 16
Matilde Pinto (POR) bt Yu 3-0 (11-8, 11-6, 11-5)
Under-15 Girls’ Singles
Qualifying group 7
Faustyna Stefanska (GER) bt Naomi Coker 3-0 (11-3, 11-6, 11-7)
Vanda Vanisova (SVK) bt Coker 3-1 (11-9, 5-11, 11-7, 13-11)
Qualifying group 14
Nina Skerbinz (AUT) bt Sienna Jetha 3-1 (11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 11-7)
Jetha bt Polina Kryvosheia (UKR) 3-1 (11-6, 11-6, 6-11, 11-5)
Qualifying group 15
Ella Pashley bt Lilly Laffineur (BEL) 3-0 (11-8, 11-8, 11-8)
Andreea Baiasu (ROU) bt Pashley 3-2 (11-7, 11-8, 10-12, 10-12, 11-5)
Qualifying group 17
Sofia Minurri (ITA) bt Jonabel Taguibao 3-0 (11-4, 11-7, 11-3)
Taguibao bt Nikolina Milicevic (CRO) 3-2 (11-7, 4-11, 11-7, 3-11, 11-8)
Round of 64
Jetha bt Lana Slatinsek (SLO) 3-0 (11-9, 15-13, 11-9)
Round of 32
Julia Vitorino Leal (POR) bt Taguibao 3-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-7)
Celene Anubis Panholzer (AUT) bt Jetha 3-1 (8-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-8)
Lorena Morsch (GER) bt Pashley 3-0 (12-10, 11-9, 11-5)