[Tennis/NSTT] Grass Court season 6 [RP/Results]

[Mercedini]

The Mercedinian Tennis Association presents...

Mercedinian Open IV
Cutoff - Singles First Round

Singles

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Tiffany Love (KWP)                   3   6   6
(Q) May San (JOV)                    6   4   4

Toma Karga (SQR)                     6   3   6
(Q) Eko Ciprani (ETN)                1   6   3

Daniel Cervantes (AQL)               6   7
Eva Sarvan (ACS)                     2   6

Niken Subdula (NWK)                  6   5   7
Hildebrant Weisgerber (RCN)          3   7   5

Vladimir Mikhailov (WSN)             6   6   6
Maria Crown (SPM)                    4   7   2

Dorotea Granit (PUG)                 6   6
(Q) Adam Miller (SOD)                1   4

Maximillian Pronichev (WSN)          1   4
Dariq Ishaqtar (NAZ)                 6   6

Ken Watanabe-Royalwick (SPM)         6   7
Davi Malakkar (ACS)                  2   5

Teegan Sosa (GRU)                    6   0
Niels Alberink (SQR)                 7   6

Tangeus Falk (PUG)                   2   3
Shuichi Alba (SRM)                   6   6

Margie Brown (GRU)                   6   7
Harold Crawley (TJU)                 4   6

Livinia Moore (ETM)                  6   6
(Q) Heather Severs (NWD)             2   3

Philippe Baloui (TJU)                6   1   6
Ion Gheorghe Gheorghenescu (NTN)     1   6   1

Kamal Dallas (KWP)                   7   6
(Q) Hana Kaori (NTN)                 5   4

Emilie Elroy (CYT)                   4   6
Fredrik Stagnelius (PUG)             6   7

Carlos Thirdspade (SPM)              3   6   6
Augusta Björnstjärna (PUG)           6   4   2

(Q) Christine Nam (NWD)              4   1
Alif Khadarim (NAZ)                  6   6

Sarah Dinsdale (KRY)                 6   6
Bobno Davies (JOV)                   3   2

Oscar Holden (NWD)                   4   2
Diệp Van der Hout (SQR)              6   6

(Q) Thomas Davis (SOD)               4   1
Luke Subdonez (NWK)                  6   6

Elena Ceausescu (SRM)                1   2
Nur Irin-Amirana (NAZ)               6   6

(Q) Jonas Sillian (CMT)              3   6   1
(Q) Enrique Chambers (CYT)           6   4   6

James Daniels (ETN)                  6   6
Lucas Parvash (ACS)                  2   3

Alan Sanchez (NWK)                   6   3   4
Valery Ushakov (WSN)                 2   6   6

Ralph Newkärn (BRI)                  7   4   6
Karina Gerard (NEG)                  5   6   8

Benji Garcia (SOD)                   6   2   6
Marco Vrient (NEG)                   4   6   8

Rog Ion Tralito (NTN)                2   7   3
Staci Harris (KWP)                   6   5   6

Lucien Le Floch (RCN)                6   4   7
Iris Bergadhga (ACS)                 4   6   5

Jonah Bastion (CMT)                  2   3
Houston Sawyer (SQR)                 6   6

Jessica Moreaux (KRY)                2   5
(Q) Emil Biba (SRM)                  6   7

Jeff Skorpinus (SPM)                 6   1
Mihaela Ioana Prisco (NTN)           7   6

(Q) Caledon Holt (CYT)               4   6   2
Martha McNeil (GRU)                  6   4   6

Singles Second Round Draw

[1] Dominika Lisicki (MTJ) vs. Dariq Ishaqtar (NAZ)
Indah Susanti (PCU) vs. (Q) Enrique Chambers (CYT)

[16] Pelissa Giannapolous (ETM) vs. Niels Alberink (SQR)
Stephen Perez (KRY) vs. Marco Vrient (NEG)

[8] Leo Garry (BRI) vs. Tiffany Love (KWP)
Matéu Virxiliu (AQL) vs. Carlos Thirdspade (SPM)

[9] Mattias Burges (MTJ) vs. Livinia Moore (ETM)
Ajla Vesnic (MTJ) vs. Sarah Dinsdale (KRY)

[4] Dewa Putu Adrian Putra (PCU) vs. Philippe Baloui (TJU)
Juan Subdula (NWK) vs. Houston Sawyer (SQR)

[13] Gaëlle Sellier (RCN) vs. Kamal Dallas (KWP)
Jeff Rogers (GRU) vs. Fredrik Stagnelius (PUG)

[5] Ricardo Toli (BRI) vs. Luke Subdonez (NWK)
Carla Tormo (AQL) vs. Nur Irin-Amirana (NAZ)

[12] Jean van de Kloor (TJU) vs. Karina Gerard (NEG)
Andrew Baumgartner (KRY) vs. Mihaela Ioana Prisco (NTN)

[2] Bartolo Sabanero (AQL) vs. Diệp Van der Hout (SQR)
Jason Gordon (BRI) vs. Lucien Le Floch (RCN)

[15] Maria Sophia Lubis (PCU) vs. Toma Karga (SQR)
Sami Dominikanov (MTJ) vs. Valery Ushakov (WSN)

[7] Mindy Waterford (KHD) vs. Ken Watanabe-Royalwick (SPM)
Irina Elinova (NAZ) vs. Niken Subdula (NWK)

[10] Danjiella Zovic (NEG) vs. Vladimir Mikhailov (WSN)
Joe Katsi (TJU) vs. Daniel Cervantes (AQL)

[3] Andrew Simmons (ETM) vs. Margie Brown (GRU)
Janet Riley (ETM) vs. James Daniels (ETN)

[14] Bartholomew Pole (KHD) vs. Alif Khadarim (NAZ)
Theresa Waterford (KHD) vs. Dorotea Granit (PUG)

[6] Ngurah Putra Muliawan (PCU) vs. Martha McNeil (GRU)
Rodrick Uppatin (KHD) vs. Staci Harris (KWP)

[11] Thierry Garzala (NEG) vs. Shuichi Alba (SRM)
Abelie Fontana (RCN) vs. (Q) Emil Biba (SRM)

[Gnejs]

In Memoriam pt. 2
The day after the game you could read a two-page spread in The Port Kejm Sentinel about the antics of Tangeus Falk in his embarrassing defeat, and a full profile piece on how Dorotea Granit finally found her true form and lived up to the hype. Stagnelius' game got an honourable mention in a short note on page 6 of the sports section, where the conclusion was that the game, while reasonably well-played, all-in-all wasn't very interesting. There was no mention of the fact that Stagnelius started off the game by publicly dedicating his performance to his late mother’s memory.

[Squidroidia]

The Star Sentinel
Polaris High School's Official Newspaper

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Polaris tennis - And auditorium - Gets a boost due to Mercedinian Open
By Aristide Masterson

As I covered the Salvador Hills Open for the Star Sentinel, I didn't imagine how far the joint effort between the teams of the Polaris High School and Inkopolis University could go. As the Mercedinian Open singles second qualifying round (first round to everyone else) were broadcast all over the world, there was one place where it oddly reached - The Polaris High School's Mabel Ó Dálaigh Auditorium.

Named after the lead actress in the famed Polaris production of the legendary Inkhallan tragedy "Theobald Van Leeuwenhoek", in which the title character betrays and then poisons her lover for cheating, Mabel was a victim of the Apocalypse of Inkopolis, taking her own sanity protecting her friends from the brainwashed humans and squids that destroyed the country piece by piece. After the country was reborn as Squidroidia, the Polaris High School built a 1,200 seat auditorium in her name, and although numerous Inkhallan plays are still performed for the audience they were designed for, the story of Theobald and the poisoning of Grania was never told at the school auditorium again.

However that Monday night was one that, except for the assemblies and school plays, the Mabel Ó Dálaigh Auditorium was packed. 100 dozen squids and humans all sat together and watched the Mercedinian Open unfold from their seats. It was part of a fundraiser for the Polaris High tennis team - Athletic director Kichirō Honda was on hand to talk with interested freshmen about tennis, and other than a 5 yen entry fee, everything was on the house.

It was a day where the Squidroidians of both Polaris and IU shined. Toma Karga beat Q1 winner Eko Ciprani 6-1, 2-6, 6-3, the crowd cheering as she advanced to Round 1 for the first time in her history. Neils Alberink of Inkopolis University shocked Teegan Sosa, Grearia and the world by sweeping a set for the second time this Mercidinian Open, and the second ever time by a Squidroidian (The first time being Polaris doubles girls Jóna Cabrera and Veronika McPhee in doubles qualifying) to sweep the match and go back to round 1. Diệp Van der Hout ensured IU was fully represented in the next round by taking down Oscar Holden of New Walenesia 6-4, 6-2. Houston Sawyer was last to step up and won both sets of his match against Jonah Bastion from Chromatika to ensure a clean sweep by the Squidroidians heading into round 1 of the Mercidinian Open, much to the joy of the crowd in the auditorium.

For the singles first round however, all but one of them will take on seeded competition. Junior Houston Sawyer has to go to work against 16 seed Pelissa Giannapolous of Electrum. Diệp Van der Hout of Inkopolis University is the most likely to go home as she faces the 2nd seeded and ranked Aqual star Bartolo Sabanero, and Polaris senior Toma Karga ends up in a match against Pemecutan's 15 seed, Maria Sophia Lubis. Only Sawyer doesn't have to face seeded competition, as he takes on Northwest Kalactin's Juan Subdula.

[North Alezia]

SPORTNEWS! THE GAME IS ON AGAIN! TIME FOR MERCEDINIAN OPEN

Did you know that everytime North Alezians play tennis, they would always spin? Nowadays, that's happening way more common after Irina Elinova's big Semifinal. And now, we're on Mercedinian Open (which awfully sound like you're eating fast food for some reason lol) testing our national tennis play once again.

Today, we find ourselves on Mercedinian Singles...

Maximillian Pronichev (WSN) 1 4
Dariq Ishaqtar (NAZ) 6 6

On this game, we met Maximillian Pronichev from Waisnor. A country we well known from Worldvision and World Hit Festival, where Waisnor and North Alezia would commonly exchange points. But in this game, it's rivalry. Dariq Ishaqtar beat Maximillian especially on the first set. Pronichev did better on the second set, but that's not enough to beat Ishaqtar.

DARIQ ISHAQTAR'S NEXT GAME:
[1] Dominika Lisicki (MTJ) vs. Dariq Ishaqtar (NAZ)

(

Q) Christine Nam (NWD) 4 1
Alif Khadarim (NAZ) 6 6

On the second game, we met Christine Nam, which got defeated by Alif Khadarim who just practiced (rumoured) tennis while dancing to flamenco, his coach said that it connects his quick moves to his opponents moves. And it definitely shows! As like Pronichev, Nam almost got the first set, only to be defeaten by Khadarim and got obliterated on the second one.

ALIF KHADARIM'S NEXT GAME:
[14] Bartholomew Pole (KHD) vs. Alif Khadarim (NAZ)

Elena Ceausescu (SRM) 1 2
Nur Irin-Amirana (NAZ) 6 6

Nur Irin-Amirana hits the court of tennis again! And she has waaay better luck against Elena Ceasusescu, defeating Elena almost entirely and only giving her three games total. Nur Irin-Amirana is a very elegant player (only second to Irina Elinova on North Alezian ladies) and that also shows.

NUR IRIN-AMIRANA'S NEXT GAME:
Carla Tormo (AQL) vs. Nur Irin-Amirana (NAZ)

With all of our first round players qualified to the next round, where is Irina Elinova?
She got qualified automatically and will go against Niken Subdula. Will she proves victorious using Irina's signature spin? We'll just have to wait!

Don't miss our broadcast of Mercedinian Open only in ABA Channel 1, or press the red button on your ABA interactive set box, or you can watch it through ABA official website's live streaming!

Stay tuned for more SPORTSNEWS! to come!

[Springmont]

Vladimir Mikhailov (WSN)             6   6   6
Maria Crown (SPM)                    4   7   2

Ken Watanabe-Royalwick (SPM)         6   7
Davi Malakkar (ACS)                  2   5

Carlos Thirdspade (SPM)              3   6   6
Augusta Björnstjärna (PUG)           6   4   2

Jeff Skorpinus (SPM)                 6   1
Mihaela Ioana Prisco (NTN)           7   6

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Next game
Matéu Virxiliu (AQL) vs. Carlos Thirdspade (SPM)

Mindy Waterford (KHD) vs. Ken Watanabe-Royalwick (SPM)

[West Phoenicia]

Act VI:

The one with the peanut butter toast

West Phoenician Tennis stars played a good game. No, not good, a great game of round 1 tennis at the Mercedinian Open IV.

Any round where a West Phoenician player endures is a good day. Its an equivalent to a pleasant Spring day, the sky a sapphire blue, a soft splattering of marshmallow clouds, with Helios the sun peeking out and radiating all with its warmth as it treks across the sky.

However good gets upgraded to great when three survive to the next round. While scores of young female tennis fans are crying and posting their feelings over Vibr over Helios Norwood's loss in the qualifiers.
Other tennis fans are celebrating three great wins that were aired across WP Sports. The win was even more reason to celebrate those sports-mad fans who were left shattered after the West Phoenician Basketball team The Scorpions lost at the Gold Coast Tennis tournament to host
Northwest Kalactin 125-81. A match that was never going to be a close game, as team West Phoenicia was outplayed in both defence and offence. With only
Sarzonia left to go up against, the Scorpions coach has acknowledged they will be warming the bottom step of the group 1 ladder.

So until Lacrosse and Volleyball commence, sports fans are rallying by their tennis federation.
The players certainly did not let their fans down.

Kamal Dallas was the most successful of the three players defeated Hana Kaori of
Natanians and Nosts in two sets 7-5, 6-4. Continuing to show fans he is worthy of their praise while showing sponsor's with his powerful serves, he is still worthy of their money.

While over on Court 2 Staci won against Rog Ion Tralito of Natanians and Nosts 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. Showing that grass courts maybe something she should concentrate more on, as she seems to perform better on grass than other surfaces. While Staci was the last player standing at the previous tournament, she hopes to go further at this Open and work to rise back into the ranks that she lost.

National sweetheart Tiffany Love took on May San from the Jovannic. Wearing her trademark visor for good luck.
While she dropped the first set 3-6, Tiffany sprang back in sets 2 and 3 to take out the game 6-4,6-4.

"This was a very fiercer game," Tiffany explained to reporters after the match.
"May San was not a pushover. My competitor taking out the first set really stressed me. I didn't want to go home so early. May was a powerhouse in returning my serves. So I had to rely on using the court against her, by ensuring she had to chase as many balls as possible that eventually became just out of her reach, so I could avoid her return forehand strokes that cut across the court like a warm knife in butter."

Reporters were left bemused and surprised when halfway through the interview Tiffany Love stood up and excuses herself. Looking amongst themselves in wonder if someone has said anything insulting.
Her coach held a face of embarrassment and bewilderment, having no idea why Tiffany had wandered off the stage.

10 minutes passed and just as reporters were mumbling if they should leave, Tiffany appeared out of nowhere carrying a piece of toast and wearing an apologetic smile.

"My apologies, I was crashing after the match and needed a pick me up. Not good to skip meals," she said with a friendly laugh.

While not all reporters were pleased, one called out cheekily "What spread is more important than answering our questions?"

"Crunchy and extra thick peanut butter,"Tiffany smiled before chomping down.

[Waisnor]

Only one player lost! Good start of a tournament

Second day of Mercedinian Open gave Waisnorians some nice emotions and a little bit of friendly brawl.

Vladimir Mikhailov (WSN)             6   6   6
Maria Crown (SPM)                    4   7   2

Vladimir Mikhailov met with Maria Crown from Springmont. Maria was able to impose a fight on Vladimir in the first set, although she lost 6-4. She even managed to win the second set with a score of 7-6. In the third set Mikhailov decided not to stand on ceremony with his rival and beat Maria with a score of 6-2, thus passing to the next round.

Maximillian Pronichev (WSN)          1   4
Dariq Ishaqtar (NAZ)                 6   6

North Alezia and Waisnor are pretty close friends, constantly exchanging points in WV and WHF. But for time time Maximillian Pronichev and Dariq Ishaqtar were rivals. In the first set Dariq has dominated the game, winning it with a score of 6-1. In the second set, Pronichev came to my senses a little and decided to impose a fight on his opponent, but Ishaq was still better and won the set and game with a score of 6-4.

Alan Sanchez (NWK)                   6   3   4
Valery Ushakov (WSN)                 2   6   6

Valery Ushakov is our last player for the day, who played with Alan Sanchez from Northwest Kalactin. The game for our tennis player did not work at first - Alan won the first set with a score of 6-2. But then Valery managed to seize the initiative in the match - the second set was won with a score of 6-3, and the third - with a score of 6-4, which ensured the victory in the match.

[Aqual]

Cervantes Joins Aqualias in Mercedinian Round of 64
ZOLORONI SPORTS CITY, Mcd.—Only one Aqualia was not already qualified for the main draw in the Round of 64 coming into the first Tier I tournament of the grass circuit: Daniel Cervantes. However, he managed today to join the others in the second round with his first victory on this surface this year. A recap of this match and a short preview of those to come below.

Daniel Cervantes (AQL)               6   7
Eva Sarvan (ACS)                     2   6

Cervantes in just his second match of the grass tour took advantage of an early break to race out to a 6-2 first set win in just twenty-five minutes over Eva Sarvan. The player from Acastanha quickly rallied in the second, however, with the set being maintained completely on serve to force the tiebreak. There, it was all Cervantes, with two aces and three winners (all from the forehand side) in an impressive 7-1 scoreline to advance to the Round of 64, 6-2, 7-6(1). He will face Joe Katsi of TJUN-ia tomorrow. Katsi is ranked forty-third in the multiverse, almost sixty spots ahead of Cervantes.

Matéu Virxiliu, coming off his runner-up performance in the Salvador Hills Open, will begin his quest to go one better here in Mercedini with his first match against Carlos Thirdspade of Springmont.

Carla Tormo, who fell in the semifinals in Salvador to Virxiliu, will play her Round of 64 match against Nur Irin-Amirana from North Alezia tomorrow, as she follows in the footsteps of Bartolo Sabanero in pursuing both singles and doubles in the same tournament. She and Lara Navarro will face off against the mixed-nation team of Jeff Rogers and Leanne Stewart, from the Grearish Union and Electrum, respectively, in the first round.

Sabanero himself will begin his bid for his first Tier I title as the second seed, going up against Squidroidia's Diệp Van der Hout in what is sure to be an entertaining and highly anticipated match.

We invite you to join the Toboso Chronicle tomorrow and for the duration of the Mercedinian Open as we publish detailed results of all Aqualian matches in the days ahead.

[Mercedini]

The Mercedinian Tennis Association presents...

Mercedinian Open IV
Cutoff - Singles Second Round, Doubles First Round

Singles

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[1] Dominika Lisicki (MTJ)           6   7
Dariq Ishaqtar (NAZ)                 1   6

Indah Susanti (PCU)                  6   6
(Q) Enrique Chambers (CYT)           4   1

[16] Pelissa Giannapolous (ETM)      6   6
Niels Alberink (SQR)                 2   1

Stephen Perez (KRY)                  7   6
Marco Vrient (NEG)                   6   2

[8] Leo Garry (BRI)                  6   6
Tiffany Love (KWP)                   1   1

Matéu Virxiliu (AQL)                 6   3   6
Carlos Thirdspade (SPM)              4   6   8

[9] Mattias Burges (MTJ)             6   6
Livinia Moore (ETM)                  1   4

Ajla Vesnic (MTJ)                    6   4   6
Sarah Dinsdale (KRY)                 1   6   1

[4] Dewa Putu Adrian Putra (PCU)     6   3   6
Philippe Baloui (TJU)                1   6   4

Juan Subdula (NWK)                   1   6
Houston Sawyer (SQR)                 6   7

[13] Gaëlle Sellier (RCN)            6   6
Kamal Dallas (KWP)                   1   2

Jeff Rogers (GRU)                    6   6
Fredrik Stagnelius (PUG)             4   1

[5] Ricardo Toli (BRI)               4   6   6
Luke Subdonez (NWK)                  6   4   4

Carla Tormo (AQL)                    4   5
Nur Irin-Amirana (NAZ)               6   7

[12] Jean van de Kloor (TJU)         6   6
Karina Gerard (NEG)                  3   4

Andrew Baumgartner (KRY)             7   6
Mihaela Ioana Prisco (NTN)           5   0

[2] Bartolo Sabanero (AQL)           6   6
Diệp Van der Hout (SQR)              3   0

Jason Gordon (BRI)                   6   6
Lucien Le Floch (RCN)                3   1

[15] Maria Sophia Lubis (PCU)        6   6
Toma Karga (SQR)                     1   3

Sami Dominikanov (MTJ)               5   7   2
Valery Ushakov (WSN)                 7   5   6

[7] Mindy Waterford (KHD)            6   6
Ken Watanabe-Royalwick (SPM)         2   3

Irina Elinova (NAZ)                  2   4
Niken Subdula (NWK)                  6   6

[10] Danjiella Zovic (NEG)           1   5
Vladimir Mikhailov (WSN)             6   7

Joe Katsi (TJU)                      2   3
Daniel Cervantes (AQL)               6   6

[3] Andrew Simmons (ETM)             7   6
Margie Brown (GRU)                   6   4

Janet Riley (ETM)                    3   6   8
James Daniels (ETN)                  6   4   6

[14] Bartholomew Pole (KHD)          6   6
Alif Khadarim (NAZ)                  4   4

Theresa Waterford (KHD)              3   7   4
Dorotea Granit (PUG)                 6   6   6

[6] Ngurah Putra Muliawan (PCU)      6   3   6
Martha McNeil (GRU)                  2   6   1

Rodrick Uppatin (KHD)                6   6
Staci Harris (KWP)                   7   7

[11] Thierry Garzala (NEG)           3   6   6
Shuichi Alba (SRM)                   6   3   2

Abelie Fontana (RCN)                 4   6   5
(Q) Emil Biba (SRM)                  6   2   7

Singles Round of 32

[1] Dominika Lisicki (MTJ) vs. Indah Susanti (PCU)
[16] Pelissa Giannapolous (ETM) vs. Stephen Perez (KRY)

[8] Leo Garry (BRI) vs. Carlos Thirdspade (SPM)
[9] Mattias Burges (MTJ) vs. Ajla Vesnic (MTJ)

[4] Dewa Putu Adrian Putra (PCU) vs. Houston Sawyer (SQR)
[13] Gaëlle Sellier (RCN) vs. Jeff Rogers (GRU)

[5] Ricardo Toli (BRI) vs. Nur Irin-Amirana (NAZ)
[12] Jean van de Kloor (TJU) vs. Andrew Baumgartner (KRY)

[2] Bartolo Sabanero (AQL) vs. Jason Gordon (BRI)
[15] Maria Sophia Lubis (PCU) vs. Valery Ushakov (WSN)

[7] Mindy Waterford (KHD) vs. Niken Subdula (NWK)
Vladimir Mikhailov (WSN) vs. Daniel Cervantes (AQL)

[3] Andrew Simmons (ETM) vs. Janet Riley (ETM)
[14] Bartholomew Pole (KHD) vs. Dorotea Granit (PUG)

[6] Ngurah Putra Muliawan (PCU) vs. Staci Harris (KWP)
[11] Thierry Garzala (NEG) vs. (Q) Emil Biba (SRM)

Doubles

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Dariq Ishaqtar/Nur Irin-Amirana (NAZ)                      3   3
Danjiella Zovic/Thierry Garzala (NEG)                      6   6

Jóna Cabrera/Veronika McPhee (SQR)                         6   7
Leigh Patrick/Ula Strinka (ETN)                            4   6

Luke Subdonez/Julia Devoningstan (NWK)                     6   6
May San/Bobno Davies (JOV)                                 2   1

Alan Crown/Boskur Najeeb (SPM)                             4   6   2
Elizabeth Quehall/Leo Garry (BRI)                          6   1   6

Wissam Dallas/Helios Norwood (KWP)                         7   7
Riley Dovatin/Melissa Turnface (KHD)                       6   6

Jo Royalwood/Bob Lightford (SPM)                           6   6
Ana Radkkar/Eva Radkkar (ACS)                              2   3

(Q) Joakim Estévez/Micha Randal (NWD)                      3   2
Mihai Caeso Mihailescu/Márcus Gabriel Alencastro (NTN)     6   6

(Q) Jan Turovets/Vitaly Rakov (WSN)                        4   4
Sigrund Dolstottir/Usula Dolstottir (CMT)                  6   6

Evgeny Kondratenko/Oleg Vlasov (WSN)                       6   6
Oscar Holden/Christine Nam (NWD)                           3   4

Niken Subdula/Juan Subdula (NWK)                           6   6
Jewel Abe/Dan Cowden (SQR)                                 3   4

Miguel Taberon/Pedro Arrachar (ACS)                        6   5   6
(Q) Christopher Sanders/Eleanor Leclair (CYT)              1   7   2

Alif Khadarim/Irina Elinova (NAZ)                          6   6
Ma-Rae Kim/Ryu-Sik Jung (CMT)                              3   1

Elena Ceausescu/Dementiu Goblinescu (SRM)                  6   6   6
Everett Wong/Parker Krall (CYT)                            7   4   1

Jeff Rogers/Leanne Stewart (GRU/ETM)                       4   7   2
Carla Tormo/Lara Navarro (AQL)                             6   6   6

Vera Di Santos/Fi Richardson (KWP)                         6   1   6
Edward Hoope/Sarah Benkley (ETN)                           1   6   2

Benji Gracia/Samuel Wilson (SOD)                           4   2
Michael Legrand/Juan Ortiz (KRY)                           6   6

Doubles Round of 32

[1] Camille Fournier/Inès Fournier (RCN) vs. Elizabeth Quehall/Leo Garry (BRI)
Oka Sulastra/Luh Putu Yundari (PCU) vs. Miguel Taberon/Pedro Arrachar (ACS)

[8] Marko Juvan/Rikard Kampl (MTJ) vs. Alif Khadarim/Irina Elinova (NAZ)
Arthur Leloup/Hildebrant Weisgerber (RCN) vs. Evgeny Kondratenko/Oleg Vlasov (WSN)

[4] Owen Simmons/Perry Walsh (KRY) vs. Niken Subdula/Juan Subdula (NWK)
Deanne Smith/Sara Zhuo (ETM) vs. Michael Legrand/Juan Ortiz (KRY)

[5] Bartolo Sabanero/Qualo Tabos (AQL) vs. Carla Tormo/Lara Navarro (AQL)
Martha McNeil/Anthony Kawasaki (GRU/ETM) vs. Mihai Caeso Mihailescu/Márcus Gabriel Alencastro (NTN)

[2] Valentina Spetsova/Austin McDanielson (TJU) vs. Luke Subdonez/Julia Devoningstan (NWK)
Komang Antari/Kadek Andreawati (PCU) vs. Danjiella Zovic/Thierry Garzala (NEG)

[7] Karina Gerard/Elke Hartung (NEG) vs. Vera Di Santos/Fi Richardson (KWP)
Spencer Kohnhead/Marcus Hathwar (KHD/ETM) vs. Elena Ceausescu/Dementiu Goblinescu (SRM)

[3] Sonya Gredello/Rosa Levinsky (ETM) vs. Jo Royalwood/Bob Lightford (SPM)
Shinji Makauchi/Felipe de la Rosa (TJU) vs. Sigrund Dolstottir/Usula Dolstottir (CMT)

[6] Tamara Hucsak/Dominik Lintner (MTJ) vs. Wissam Dallas/Helios Norwood (KWP)
Leone Na/Abi Forrest (BRI) vs. Jóna Cabrera/Veronika McPhee (SQR)

[Squidroidia]

The Star Sentinel
Polaris High School's Official Newspaper

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Forget the Mercedinian Open - The Minidinian Open is where it's at!
By Aristide Masterson

With Polaris receiving more positive attention as the singles first round and the doubles second preliminary round of the Mercedinian Open after Houston Sawyer and the pairing of Jóna Cabrera and Veronika McPhee advancing to the Round of 32 in both disciplines, the school administration at Polaris High went through with the Minidinian Open - A 16 player event with the winner getting his or herself 20 Yen in lunch money held at the local grass courts at Ivory Park. This article will cover the rounds of the Minidinian Open from that round all the way to the Final, where we figure out who gets that lunch money.

NOTE: All 16 players are either Inkling or Octoling and are either male or female, as such they are noted using, for example, [FOJR] for a female Octoling Junior.

ROUND OF 16

Laurie Baardwijk (FOJR)     6   7   4
Kichirou Kohut (MISR)       7   6   6

Nando Tash (MOSM)           2   6   3
Victor Wägner (MISM)        6   2   6

Gene McCracken (MOSR)       3   6   6
Christabelle Sun (FIFR)     6   3   3

Zoe Bove (FOSR)             5   3
Elisabet Van Pey (FISM)     7   6

Branda Gauthier (FISM)      6   1   6
Wolf Pickering (MOFR)       0   6   4

Laney Yamaguchi (MIFR)      5   6   4
Janna Marie (FIJR)          7   1   6

Gael Coeman (FIFR)          6   6   7
Holly Strobel (FISR)        4   7   5

Topaz Simpson (MIJR)        2   5
Justino Ó Riain (MOJR)      6   7

After the first round, all but 2 of the quarter-finalists are Inklings, and the only 2 Octolings still in it are both male. There are 2 Seniors, 1 Freshman, 3 Sophomores and 2 Juniors left as of this round, and the gender field is split evenly. Gamewise, Branda Gauthier was the only one this round to sweep a set, doing so in set one of her game against Wolf Pickering.

QUARTER-FINALS

Kichirou Kohut (MISR)       7   4   6
Victor Wägner (MISM)        6   6   4

Gene McCracken (MOSR)       4   4
Elisabet Van Pey (FISM)     6   6

Branda Gauthier (FISM)      7   6
Janna Marie (FIJR)          6   3

Gael Coeman (FIFR)          2   4
Justino Ó Riain (MOJR)      6   6

In the quarter-finals of the Minidinian Open, all but 1 match (Kichirou Kohut versus Victor Wägner) was decided in 3 sets. 2 sets this round had the winner win 7 of his or her games. 2 Sophomores made the semi-finals along with 1 Junior and one Senior, and 2 males and 2 females made it. Justino Ó Riain is the only Octoling left standing in the Minidinian Open.

SEMI-FINALS

Kichirou Kohut (MISR)       6   4   4
Elisabet Van Pey (FISM)     3   6   6

Branda Gauthier (FISM)      7   3   6
Justino Ó Riain (MOJR)      5   6   3

Both of the semi-finals games went to 3 sets, and afterwards it will be an all-female Sophomore Inkling final as Van Pey takes on Gauthier for that damn lunch money. Both males both their only sets 6-3.

FINAL

Elisabet Van Pey (FISM)     6   3   1   6   6
Branda Gauthier (FISM)      3   6   6   1   4

In a match that went to the fifth set, Elisabet Van Pey won the Minidinian Open. Sets 3 and 4 were both one 6-1, and sets 1 and 2 were won 6-3.

[Gnejs]

Dorotea Granit's diary, 23.09.20

06.30
Dear diary. Just woke up. Early to bed, but still tired. The dreams about being slowly crushed to death by a giant fuzzy yellow sphere persist. Could be symbolic somehow.

07.00
Dear diary. Had eggs for breakfast. Saw Stagnelius, didn't say hi. Quick break before a short session. Will probably do some running. Stamina felt ok against Miller, but still struggling with a feeling of heaviness to the legs.

09.00
Dear diary. Back from training. Running and serves mostly. Serve is harder, better, faster stronger. Should prove useful. Saw Tangeus Falk in the adjecent park. Seemed to be sleeping on the grass. Could've been meditating. Weird either way.

12.00
Dear diary. Some downtime. Read the profile in the Sentinel. The picture is two years old from when I played with a headband. They describe my initial entry to the circuit as disapointing, but had some nice things to say about the game against Miller. Seem to expect a lot from me moving forward.

12.15
Dear diary. I'm considering going back to playing with a headband.

13.30
Dear diary. Back from lunch. Had pasta. Saw Waterford. She looks fierce.

15.00
Dear diary. Just finished up the strategy meeting with the coach. Mostly fluff about being true to my own game. Should probably get a new coach.

15.30
Dear diary. Nearly time for today's game. Went to the toilet and bowel movement seemed fine. Good sign.

15.55
Dear diary. I've decided to play with a headband.

19.30
Dear diary. Won the game. Back from the media round and dinner with Werner Naess of the GTF. A thoroughly unlikeable man. Saw Stagnelius at dinner, didn't say hi.

Theresa Waterford (KHD)             3   7   4
Dorotea Granit (PUG)                6   6   6

[Electrum]

Dream Games creates new tennis game in association with the NationStates Tennis Tour

Midway through the Mercedinian Open, Dream Games is proud to announce the release of a new game that is based on the NationStates Tennis Tour.

The game, which is provisionally titled the "Tennis World Tour", will feature the likeness of all the players that have thus far competed in the NationStates Tennis Tour, with a diverse range of creatures such as humans, inklings and the gorilla and catgirl which were once controlled by those pair of viruses.

Players will be able to play as an existing athlete or create their own player, as they seek to climb the rankings and seek glory by winning Grand Slams and the NSTT Final at the end of each season. To do this, they will need to focus on accumulating points in Tier 2 tournaments in the efforts of securing a Tier 1 position by their tennis association. Each match will be different and realistic, with high quality graphics, realistic ball physics for each surface as well as capturing the essential idiosyncracies of each opposing player on display. For example, Giannapolous and her barrage of serve-and-volleys to Carmichael Brown's tendency to smash the racquet during his matches.

Below is a preview image of a match between Carmichael Brown and Andrew Simmons in the hard courts of Centralis at the Electrum Slam

By winning matches, athletes will be able to earn prize money and prestige which will allow them to hire better coaches, hire a physio, to be better rested before matches, etc. Athletes will also have to manage their public image through interviews, press conferences at the end of each match, and accepting or declining sponsorship opportunities. On top of all that, players will need to think about how they plan their strategy against their next opponent.

Dream Games is a proud sponsor of the NationStates Tennis Tour and the Salvador Open, and we hope this is one of many collaboration opportunities in the years to come.

[Waisnor]

Another nice day for Waisnorians

This day Mercedinian Open bringed us mostly victories, but not without defeats.

Sami Dominikanov (MTJ)               5   7   2
Valery Ushakov (WSN)                 7   5   6

Valery Ushakov, who closed coverage of the last day, is opening this day with his battle with Sami Dominikanov from Mattijana. In the first two sets, an incredibly tense struggle was going on between the rivals - both sets ended with a score of 7-5, the first set was won by Valery, the second by Sami. In the third set, Valery seemed to have entered a berserk state and convincingly beat Sami with a score of 6-2, going further along the tournament bracket.

[10] Danjiella Zovic (NEG)           1   5
Vladimir Mikhailov (WSN)             6   7

Vladimir Mikhailov faced a rather formidable opponent - Danjiella Zovic from Neu Engollon, 10th seeded player. However, the results of the first set turned out to be quite unexpected - Vladimir won, and not only won, but destroyed Danjiella with a score of 6-1. In the second set Zovic began to impose the fight on Mikhailov, but this was not enough to win the match - Vladimir won the second set with a score of 7-5.

(Q) Jan Turovets/Vitaly Rakov (WSN)                        4   4
Sigrund Dolstottir/Usula Dolstottir (CMT)                  6   6

Jan Turovets and Vitaly Rakov fought on the grass battleground with Sigrund and Usula Dolstottir from Chromatika. The first set started quite cheerfully for Waisnorian pair, they were able to come winning, but eventually winners in this set were Sigrund and Usula with a score of 6-4. The second set had already passed in an atmosphere of equal confrontation, but towards the end of the set, Jan and Vitaly made a fatal mistake, which Sigrund and Usula were able to take advantage of, again winning the set with a score of 6-4 and moving on.

Evgeny Kondratenko/Oleg Vlasov (WSN)                       6   6
Oscar Holden/Christine Nam (NWD)                           3   4

Much is expected from Evgeny Kondratenko and Oleg Vlasov after a good performance at the Olympic Games, and so far they are living up to these expectations. In the battle with Oscar Holden and Christine Nam from New Waldensia The first set was won fairly easily with a score of 6-3. In the second set, Oscar and Christine decided to strain Eugene and Oleg a little, but they were able to win only one set more and the second set was won by Kondratenko and Vlasov with a score of 6-4.

[Mattijana]

NSTT Roundup: Mercedinian Open in Full Flow, Encouraging Signs From Burges

MFO SPORT

Jasmina Dulic, NSTT Correspondent

The first round of the Mercedinian Open marks the return of Mattijana's star players to the NSTT, as well as their welcome to grass court action. With a successful Olympic Games continuing an excellent season for the marmots, they now have the chance to make the grass their own. The greenery is not a traditionally strong surface for Mattijana, with clay occupying most of their home courts, but with a few of their players now more experienced, this could be their year to kick on.

World number one Dominika Lisicki made a strong start to the open, beating North Alezia's Dariq Ishaqtar 6-1, 7-5 on centre court to get her run going. After a shock loss in the second round of the singles in Istria, she will be keen to make amends and made a real statement in the first set, overpowering and outplacing her opponent early on, forcing a couple of straightforward breaks and winning in a shade over half an hour. Ishaqtar fought back in the second set, significantly upping his first serve percentage to keep the top seed honest. Lisicki has repeatedly shown her class in the latter stages of sets however and once again made her mark at 5-all, the pressure doing for the inexperienced Isaqtar and giving Lisicki room to hammer some relentless groundstrokes into the corners. She served out her subsequent game with aplomb and sets up a tie with Pemecutan's Indah Susanti in the last 32.

Mattias Burges and Ajla Vesnic also won to set up a 3rd-round match with each other, guaranteeing there will be at least one Mattijanan in the last 16. Burges beat Electrum's Livinia Moore in two reasonably comfortable sets, being broken just the once, during a slight dip in concentration in the second set. The 9th seed was another to take an early exit from the Olympics and his low-power game isn't fancied on the grass, but he put in a strong performance in his first match back and will be looking to put some pressure on the up-and-coming Vesnic.
The 21 year-old beat world number 67 Sarah Dinsdale in a bizarre 3-set game. Vesnic won the first set 6-1 with some authority, making use of the pace of the Mercedinian turf to score a tide of winners. Dinsdale managed to mix things up in the second set, looking much more confident behind her first serve, forcing errors from the powerful Vesnic forehand and in the end coming away with the set.
A bathroom break gave Vesnic some time to conduct a post-mortem on the second set and it clearly gave the answers she was looking for as the third set went completely the way of the first. The mix of serve-volley and slice that provoked the errors in set 2 were rendered ineffective as the rookie once again upped her level. Vesnic served out the game with another 6-1 set win to move into the last 32 and survive a tough encounter for the Mattijanan number 3.

Elsewhere, Sami Dominikanov missed a huge opportunity to stake his claim for the number four slot, going down in three sets to Waisnor's Valery Ushakov. With the nearest challenger, Maria Julenic, in dire form, a good run for the world number 46 would have all but sealed his spot in the team for the upcoming Ethanian open. As it stands however, Julenic will get another chance in Ethane, with no other Mattijanan singles player deemed good enough to get a chance outside of the Grand Slams.
The rift between the top three and everyone else will open up further given Vesnic's progression, giving Alex Dimitrov and the rest of the selectors a real headache as they look to improve a strength in depth that although much better than in previous years, still holds back the team, particularly at the tier 2 events that Lisicki and Burges are ineligible for.

NasinalTennisZentrum in Talks With NSTT Over Clay Slam Rights

Looking ahead to next season, there was an intriguing announcement from back home. Sophia Regner, the tournament director of the Mattijanan Open, said that the club were in contact with the NSTT to discuss the rights to the clay court grand slam, with Beconailles in Recuecn also involved. The outcome could be a rights-sharing arrangement between the current tier one events which would see Mattijana host the Slam in alternate years, retaining its tier one status whilst Beconailles takes over the hosting rights.

The current rights-holders, Hamilton in Electrum, will return to its tier one status should the arrangement go ahead. The event has been marred by concerns around athlete welfare due to the extreme heat in the city and despite attempts to mitigate that this year, conditions were still brutal, particularly on the outside courts. Concerns over sustainability were also raised by NSTT nations, including Mattijana, owing to the intense power needed to supply the air conditioning systems at the site.

Regner was keen to remind reporters that these were still early days, and by no means a guarantee of hosting rights going forward. Nevertheless, she was clearly thrilled by the prospect of Grand Slam tennis coming to Burges - and the newly renovated NasinalTennisZentrum in the North of the city. With the players bringing a lot of interest in the game to Mattijanan shores, those responsible for managing the game appear to be doing their bit to bring the world's best to the country.

[Mercedini]

The Mercedinian Tennis Association presents...

Mercedinian Open IV
Cutoff - Round of 32

Singles

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[1] Dominika Lisicki (MTJ)           6   7
Indah Susanti (PCU)                  2   5

[16] Pelissa Giannapolous (ETM)      6   4   1
Stephen Perez (KRY)                  2   6   6

[8] Leo Garry (BRI)                  6   3   7
Carlos Thirdspade (SPM)              4   6   5

[9] Mattias Burges (MTJ)             6   7
Ajla Vesnic (MTJ)                    4   5

[4] Dewa Putu Adrian Putra (PCU)     5   2
Houston Sawyer (SQR)                 7   6

[13] Gaëlle Sellier (RCN)            4   6   6
Jeff Rogers (GRU)                    6   3   1

[5] Ricardo Toli (BRI)               6   7
Nur Irin-Amirana (NAZ)               3   5

[12] Jean van de Kloor (TJU)         7   6
Andrew Baumgartner (KRY)             5   4

[2] Bartolo Sabanero (AQL)           4   6   7
Jason Gordon (BRI)                   6   3   5

[15] Maria Sophia Lubis (PCU)        4   7   6
Valery Ushakov (WSN)                 6   5   2

[7] Mindy Waterford (KHD)            6   6
Niken Subdula (NWK)                  0   1

Vladimir Mikhailov (WSN)             6   6   11
Daniel Cervantes (AQL)               7   4   9

[3] Andrew Simmons (ETM)             3   2
Janet Riley (ETM)                    6   6

[14] Bartholomew Pole (KHD)          6   6   4
Dorotea Granit (PUG)                 4   7   6

[6] Ngurah Putra Muliawan (PCU)      4   6   5
Staci Harris (KWP)                   6   2   7

[11] Thierry Garzala (NEG)           6   6
(Q) Emil Biba (SRM)                  3   3

Singles Round of 16

[1] Dominika Lisicki (MTJ) vs. Stephen Perez (KRY)
[8] Leo Garry (BRI) vs. [9] Mattias Burges (MTJ)

Houston Sawyer (SQR) vs. [13] Gaëlle Sellier (RCN)
[5] Ricardo Toli (BRI) vs. [12] Jean van de Kloor (TJU)

[2] Bartolo Sabanero (AQL) vs. [15] Maria Sophia Lubis (PCU)
[7] Mindy Waterford (KHD) vs. Vladimir Mikhailov (WSN)

Janet Riley (ETM) vs. Dorotea Granit (PUG)
Staci Harris (KWP) vs. [11] Thierry Garzala (NEG)

Doubles

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[1] Camille Fournier/Inès Fournier (RCN)                   6   6
Elizabeth Quehall/Leo Garry (BRI)                          2   0

Oka Sulastra/Luh Putu Yundari (PCU)                        6   5   9
Miguel Taberon/Pedro Arrachar (ACS)                        2   7   7

[8] Marko Juvan/Rikard Kampl (MTJ)                         6   6
Alif Khadarim/Irina Elinova (NAZ)                          0   3

Arthur Leloup/Hildebrant Weisgerber (RCN)                  6   6   1
Evgeny Kondratenko/Oleg Vlasov (WSN)                       4   7   6

[4] Owen Simmons/Perry Walsh (KRY)                         6   6
Niken Subdula/Juan Subdula (NWK)                           3   1

Deanne Smith/Sara Zhuo (ETM)                               4   6   6
Michael Legrand/Juan Ortiz (KRY)                           6   3   2

[5] Bartolo Sabanero/Qualo Tabos (AQL)                     6   3   6
Carla Tormo/Lara Navarro (AQL)                             0   6   1

Martha McNeil/Anthony Kawasaki (GRU/ETM)                   6   6
Mihai Caeso Mihailescu/Márcus Gabriel Alencastro (NTN)     3   3

[2] Valentina Spetsova/Austin McDanielson (TJU)            6   7   6
Luke Subdonez/Julia Devoningstan (NWK)                     7   6   4

Komang Antari/Kadek Andreawati (PCU)                       6   6
Danjiella Zovic/Thierry Garzala (NEG)                      1   4

[7] Karina Gerard/Elke Hartung (NEG)                       6   7
Vera Di Santos/Fi Richardson (KWP)                         3   5

Spencer Kohnhead/Marcus Hathwar (KHD/ETM)                  4   6   6
Elena Ceausescu/Dementiu Goblinescu (SRM)                  6   1   4

[3] Sonya Gredello/Rosa Levinsky (ETM)                     4   6   3
Jo Royalwood/Bob Lightford (SPM)                           6   3   6

Shinji Makauchi/Felipe de la Rosa (TJU)                    6   6   6
Sigrund Dolstottir/Usula Dolstottir (CMT)                  3   7   2

[6] Tamara Hucsak/Dominik Lintner (MTJ)                    6   6
Wissam Dallas/Helios Norwood (KWP)                         4   0

Leone Na/Abi Forrest (BRI)                                 6   5   7
Jóna Cabrera/Veronika McPhee (SQR)                         1   7   5

Doubles Round of 16

[1] Camille Fournier/Inès Fournier (RCN) vs. Oka Sulastra/Luh Putu Yundari (PCU)
[8] Marko Juvan/Rikard Kampl (MTJ) vs. Evgeny Kondratenko/Oleg Vlasov (WSN)

[4] Owen Simmons/Perry Walsh (KRY) vs. Deanne Smith/Sara Zhuo (ETM)
[5] Bartolo Sabanero/Qualo Tabos (AQL) vs. Martha McNeil/Anthony Kawasaki (GRU/ETM)

[2] Valentina Spetsova/Austin McDanielson (TJU) vs. Komang Antari/Kadek Andreawati (PCU)
[7] Karina Gerard/Elke Hartung (NEG) vs. Spencer Kohnhead/Marcus Hathwar (KHD/ETM)

Jo Royalwood/Bob Lightford (SPM) vs. Shinji Makauchi/Felipe de la Rosa (TJU)
[6] Tamara Hucsak/Dominik Lintner (MTJ) vs. Leone Na/Abi Forrest (BRI)

[Squidroidia]

STAR TV
Polaris High School's Official Television Station

Star TV can be found on Channel 46 on the cable TV provider TeleOne, or on Channel 1029 on satellite service Squish Television.

SPORTS
Mercidinian Open Round 2 - Houston Sawyer vs Dewa Putu Adrian Putra

This transcript is from the 8th game of Set 2 - The most historic game in Squidroidian tennis history thus far.

"Back to Almeronovic Court One in the Cortex - Houston Sawyer is one game win away from causing an upset in the Mercedinian Open."

"Look, he has dominated this set against the NSTT's 4th ranked player, and it seems like a game Dewa Putu would like to forget right about now. He should have been dominating this game like how Diệp was dominated by Sabanero last round, but he's one game away from crashing out. He needs a miracle to even stay alive."

"Sawyer with the serve."

"Fifteen, love."

"Dewa with the first points, it's almost like he needs every single one of those."

"Fifteen, all."

"And there's Sawyer! What a strike from him!"

"He sees the mismatch Adrian Putra had and he drilled it to the right, exactly where that weak spot was."

"Fifteen, thirty."

"And the crowd loved that display of power! What a strike by Sawyer!"

"He's two points away from doing it! Could he triumph?"

"Fifteen, forty. Match point."

"And it's Sawyer again, showing his class!"

"He is on a hot streak! And this could seal a once in a lifetime upset. For Polaris! for Squidroidia!"

"Thirty, forty. Match point."

"Dewa is not letting it go that easily! One more point and he could force deuce!"

"Houston needs to fire on all circles in order to win, one more and he could claw this lead back!"

The camera shows Houston serving, his eyes on the grass that Dewa Putu Adrian Putra was on. Dewa fires back, but it's slow enough for the junior to respond. It was almost like his green hair was camouflage. A couple of racket hits later, Houston saw to end it. His right hand holding the racket, he slammed the ball hard. It flew above the net and was hit the grass once, crowd on their feet and Dewa rushing in to try to connect. The ball slips right above the racket and bounces a second time... The crowd immediately erupts.

"HOUSTON HAS DONE IT! THE UPSET OF THE MERCEDINIAN OPEN! DOWN GOES NUMBER 4, AND POLARIS HIGH'S OWN GOES TO ROUND 3!"

Truth was, if you went by seeding, it wasn't even the biggest upset of the round. If you went by ranking, of course it was. Houston was languishing in 367th. And he beat the 4th best tennis player this year. As the camera captures the green hair of Houston being covered by his 2 hands, his racket on the grass, Dewa patted him on the back. He was ashamed that he was going home so early, never mind doing so in 2 sets against the 367th best in the world, but he had never seen a squid so happy about it. It seemed like he was at the top of the world. Whether or not he was to do it again against Gaëlle Sellier, the twentieth best, was up to the heavens to decide.

The camera cuts to the Mabel Ó Dálaigh Auditorium, a recording that started at the fourth to last swing of the match. The crowd, already on their feet after the seventh game of the set, erupted at the same time the crowd in Mercedini did, the capacity crowd screaming on top of their lungs for the Junior. It was like he had won in Salvador Hills, nobody could believe what they were seeing. Not when Sawyer dropped to the floor, and not until it had fully sunk in. He did that. He beat the 4th best tennis player, a shoe-in for the Tour Finals, in the second round the seeded players were in.

Something that he was going to remember for the rest of his life.

[Springmont]

Leo Garry (BRI)                  6   3   7
Carlos Thirdspade (SPM)              4   6   5

Sonya Gredello/Rosa Levinsky (ETM)                     4   6   3
Jo Royalwood/Bob Lightford (SPM)                           6   3   6

Founded in 1983, the Featherwind Tennis Club of Crestfallen is located on 6.2 acres owned by the Club and its Members, located in the tropical jungle on Montwellness Road. Its location, right next to Montwellness Lake and not far from Crestfallen City Center, makes it an ideal base for anyone living or working in the city center, Dreamfield and surroundings in Crestfallen and Strongbow.

The Club offers its members a wide range of sports, recreational and social facilities as well as well-kept dining. With all these facilities and its peaceful and quiet location, Featherwind Tennis Club is truly a haven - a place to be - for families with children, interested athletes, fitness enthusiasts, business networks and, most importantly, who just want to relax and have a good meal or drink.

The Featherwind Tennis is also an exclusive club. The number of full Members is limited to 2,000 by the Club Constitution itself. Members include professionals, businessmen, diplomats and others, from various nationalities. This means that while you can always find a partner for sports or socializing, you will never find our facilities crowded. The club is equipped with 3 clay courts, and five world-class standard courts, a modern gym, training walls and a club house in a quiet and tranquil setting ideal for a tennis academy. The main purpose of the tennis academy is to produce National / International level players and just enjoy the game.

Next Game
Jo Royalwood/Bob Lightford (SPM) vs. Shinji Makauchi/Felipe de la Rosa (TJU)

[Waisnor]

We always lose somebody in the end...

Another day for tennis players from Waisnor it turned out the same is yesterday's - in principle, successful, but one player dropped out of the tournament ...

[15] Maria Sophia Lubis (PCU)        4   7   6
Valery Ushakov (WSN)                 6   5   2

Vladimir Mikhailov managed to defeat the seeded participant in the last round, but luck was not so favorable to Valery Ushakov. However, the first set of battle with Maria Sophia Lubic from Pemecutan showed hope - Valery managed to win with a score of 6-4. The second set turned out to be no less intense, but in this case Maria was able to prevail and win with a score of 7-5. Apparently, here Valery became sad and lost all his concentration, after which he lost in the third set with a score of 6-2 and was eliminated from the tournament.

Vladimir Mikhailov (WSN)             6   6   11
Daniel Cervantes (AQL)               7   4   9

Vladimir Mikhailov met with Daniel Cervantes from Aqual in a confrontation that, with a clear conscience, can be called the most intriguing in the round. The first set immediately set the mood for the whole fight, each of the opponents won the games in turn, but in the end, Daniel won the set with a score of 7-6. The second set was less interesting and Mikhailov won with a score of 6-4. However, it was the calm before the storm, which was the third set. In it, both tennis players gave their best, no one wanted to give up a set, no one was clearly going to give up. Vladimir and Daniel probably would have played like this for about half an hour, but Mikhailov was able to deliver the decisive blow in the form of the 11th won set and he won the third set with a score of 11-9.

Arthur Leloup/Hildebrant Weisgerber (RCN)                  6   6   1
Evgeny Kondratenko/Oleg Vlasov (WSN)                       4   7   6

Evgeny Kondratenko and Oleg Vlasov met with Arthur Leloup and Hildebrant Weisgerber from Recuecn. The first set, according to the tradition of today for Waisnorians, was lost, this time with a score of 6-4. In the second set, Evgeny and Oleg were able to seize the initiative and win it with a score of 7-6. After that, Kondratenko and Vlasov felt their dominant position and destroyed Arthur and Hildebrant with a score of 6-1.

[Mattijana]

NSTT Roundup: Lisicki Beats Battling Susanti

MFO SPORT

Jasmina Dulic, NSTT Correspondent

"Cool, calm, professional, and what will really terrify her rivals is that even when Indah Susanti threw everything at her in the second set, she still won."

That was how commentator Tomas Jereznic summed up Dominika Lisicki's win over Pemecutan's Indah Susanti on MFO Radio 5 at the conclusion of the match. The Mattijanan sealed a straight sets win by burgling a last minute break in the final game of the match to come away with a 6-2, 7-5 win and a tie with Krytenian Stephen Perez in the last 16. Most reporters gathered on centre court at the Cortex centre in Zolorini agreed with him.

The first set was vintage Lisicki and although we haven't seen much of her rookie, it presumably wasn't Susanti's best. The 33rd-ranked Pemecutanese looked overwhelmed by Lisicki's early power and intensity and having nearly made inroads in the first game, forced a break at the second time of asking with more of the confident groundstrokes that have characterised her season. She broke again late in the set to run away with a 6-2 victory, but any signs of something similar happening in the second set were extinguished pretty soon.

Susanti's gutsy ploy of attempting to hit winners was often her undoing during the first set, but she was starting to get her eye in by the start of the second and started with a strong service game of her own, not only upping a previously poor first-serve percentage, but also coming up with the baseline shots to support them. Lisicki has generally been the one applying the pressure this season, but found herself having to soak it up more and more as the set went on, even on her often impenetrable serve. The total of eight break points in the set was the most any opponent has had against Lisicki this season.
The Mattijanan showed class of her own under pressure to save all of those and hold serve from some precarious positions. With the set reaching its business end, she then took advantage of a lapse in concentration from her increasingly more frustrated opponent and stole the match with a late break.

Lisicki has come through some big matches against the likes of Ricardo Toli, Leo Garry and Dewa Putra Adrian Putru this season, but this win may still be one of her most satisfying to date. Susanti showed all of her potential in the second set, on a surface that favours her attacking style, and despite the outcome, this was still the best tennis she has played all season. Nevertheless, the world number one held out impressively and will now play Stephen Perez in the last 16. Lisicki lost to the Krytenian on the hard courts of Kinterten earlier in the season, but much has changed since then and Perez has since slipped to 23rd in the world after a poor clay season.
The break has given Perez a chance to regain some form and he will be a much more dangerous proposition on the grass, but Lisicki will still expect to win. Whilst the Mattijanan will be looking no further than her next game, the reward for winning is more intriguing. The winner will face either Mattijanan number two Mattias Burges or former world number one Leo Garry. Burges beat compatriot Ajla Vesnic in another highly competitive encounter, but made his experience count against his rookie opponent by finding crucial breaks at crucial times in a 6-4, 7-5 win. Despite tasting defeat, the game will not have done Vesnic's reputation any harm and her spot as the Mattijanan number three now seems cemented, at least for the rest of the grass swing.

With the exception of number 4 Sami Dominikanov, only an unfortunate draw has done for the Mattijanan contingent and they will be hopeful of getting the remaining two singles players and both doubles pairs into the quarter finals tomorrow. If they do, the tournament would be Mattijana's most successful on grass to date and a sign of the huge progress they have made this season.

[Mercedini]

The Mercedinian Tennis Association presents...

Mercedinian Open IV
Cutoff - Round of 16

Singles

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[1] Dominika Lisicki (MTJ)        6   6
Stephen Perez (KRY)               4   2

[8] Leo Garry (BRI)               6   2   1
[9] Mattias Burges (MTJ)          4   6   6

Houston Sawyer (SQR)              1   2
[13] Gaëlle Sellier (RCN)         6   6

[5] Ricardo Toli (BRI)            6   6   3
[12] Jean van de Kloor (TJU)      4   7   6

[2] Bartolo Sabanero (AQL)        3   6   6
[15] Maria Sophia Lubis (PCU)     6   4   3

[7] Mindy Waterford (KHD)         6   2   4
Vladimir Mikhailov (WSN)          1   6   6

Janet Riley (ETM)                 6   2
Dorotea Granit (PUG)              7   6

Staci Harris (KWP)                6   7
[11] Thierry Garzala (NEG)        0   5

Singles Quarterfinals

[1] Dominika Lisicki (MTJ) vs. [9] Mattias Burges (MTJ)
[13] Gaëlle Sellier (RCN) vs. [12] Jean van de Kloor (TJU)

[2] Bartolo Sabanero (AQL) vs. Vladimir Mikhailov (WSN)
Dorotea Granit (PUG) vs. Staci Harris (KWP)

Doubles

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[1] Camille Fournier/Inès Fournier (RCN)            6   6
Oka Sulastra/Luh Putu Yundari (PCU)                 4   2

[8] Marko Juvan/Rikard Kampl (MTJ)                  3   7   3
Evgeny Kondratenko/Oleg Vlasov (WSN)                6   6   6

[4] Owen Simmons/Perry Walsh (KRY)                  4   4
Deanne Smith/Sara Zhuo (ETM)                        6   6

[5] Bartolo Sabanero/Qualo Tabos (AQL)              2   5
Martha McNeil/Anthony Kawasaki (GRU/ETM)            6   7

[2] Valentina Spetsova/Austin McDanielson (TJU)     6   6
Komang Antari/Kadek Andreawati (PCU)                4   2

[7] Karina Gerard/Elke Hartung (NEG)                6   5   5
Spencer Kohnhead/Marcus Hathwar (KHD/ETM)           2   7   7

Jo Royalwood/Bob Lightford (SPM)                    6   3   6
Shinji Makauchi/Felipe de la Rosa (TJU)             1   6   3

[6] Tamara Hucsak/Dominik Lintner (MTJ)             6   7
Leone Na/Abi Forrest (BRI)                          3   5

Doubles Quarterfinals

[1] Camille Fournier/Inès Fournier (RCN) vs. Evgeny Kondratenko/Oleg Vlasov (WSN)
Deanne Smith/Sara Zhuo (ETM) vs. Martha McNeil/Anthony Kawasaki (GRU/ETM)

[2] Valentina Spetsova/Austin McDanielson (TJU) vs. Spencer Kohnhead/Marcus Hathwar (KHD/ETM)
Jo Royalwood/Bob Lightford (SPM) vs. [6] Tamara Hucsak/Dominik Lintner (MTJ)

[Gnejs]

The King

Werner Naess wasn't a very popular person. He knew that, and he had accepted it. He lived his life according to the old poet's words, namely that “…one wants to be loved, in lack thereof admired, in lack thereof feared, in lack thereof loathed and despised. One wants to instil some sort of emotion in people. The soul trembles before emptiness and desires contact at any price…” He had forgone love and admiration a long time ago, and was content with instilling fear in people. Really, he was probably instilling something more akin to the emotions towards the end of that list in the poem.

He had worked hard to sit in this chair. Kissed a lot of bottoms and stabbed a lot of backs. You had to be ruthless in gaining and consolidating your power within the GTF. But now he was there, and the kingdom was his. It had taken time, but he was starting to see reality being moulded in the likeness of his vision for Gnejsian tennis. He had gone up against immense opposition when he started implementing the new rank and finance system amongst the many clubs under the GTF umbrella. His point had been that the Union could never hope to regain its star status on the international circuit with an outdated distribution policy aiming for equal opportunity. In his mind, the old ways of leaving no child or remote outskirt behind had surely contributed to making tennis a "people's pastime", but it was thoroughly unsuitable to foster players able to compete on the global stage of today. The 60's and 70's were over. The time of Jørn Korg, Mads Midlander and Steffen Eidsberg was over. The time to count on raw talent just "appearing" amongst droves of fumbling kids once or twice every decade was over.

He had made the biggest clubs within each tennis region compete against each other, and awarded his own creation of "Academy of Excellence" status to the top four, one from every region. With the status came big money and undivided GTF attention. At the expense of the other clubs, of course, money and attention were finite resources. With the increased funding and new facilities, the AoE's drew in talent from all over their regions. The 'vacuums' they were called, and the backlash had been intense. From parts of the tennis community, the media and the political sphere. Typical Gnejsian mindset. Naess hated to admit it, but he never would've been able to push through with it without backing from the Minister for Culture, Sports and other Charitable Activities. He had managed to convince the MCSCA that his plan had merits, and the minister had in turn convinced the Prime Minister. The MCSCA had stepped in with a compensation scheme for smaller clubs, but nothing near what they had received from the GTF, and a lot of the smaller clubs had faltered over time. But if you can't keep afloat without subsidies from above, maybe you weren't supposed to swim to begin it.

The lack of initial results had earned him even further scorn, but he had stood his ground and maintained that a drive like this is not a quick harvest, but rather a bounty that needs ripening over time. Things were moving in his favour though. Three of the top four top Gnejsian players, and five of the eight, were now 'Academy Brats' (a derogatory media term, but one that Naess had embraced and started using himself, unofficially, of course), and all the AoE's had their elite programs running smoothly and would no doubt produce even more prospects in the years to come.

True, he had expected more for the start of the grass season. Salvador Hills had been an embarrassing affair with both Granit and Stagnelius not even making it into the second round. Falk doing so made it all worse, of course. Björnstjärna qualifying had been a minor win, but still. That party down there with the MCSCA had been a strained affair. Act of hubris on Naess' part, surely. He could see that now. How very satisfying then, to see both Stagnelius and Granit winning the opening round down in Mercedini, especially in light of Falk's complete failure. While Stagnelius embarrassing performance against that Rogers had been irritating, Granit had finally started showing off her true colours and that win against Waterford was a gamechanger. Her win against Pole was unexpected by all, but Naess had seen it in her eyes before the game; she was in that zone of hers again. Nurtured and moulded in the BTA (Briskeby Tennis Academy), Granit was precisely the type of player Naess had envisioned when he started the 'Academy drive' all those years ago. He looked at his watch, and quickly turned on his TV. The game between Granit and Janet Riley of Electrum was about to begin. Could she produce yet another upset?

…

As Granit closed the game with a strong forehand, besting Riley and securing herself a spot amongst the last eight players, Naess sighed with relief. This is it, he thought. This is my legacy right here. They'll see, they'll all see. But his mood quickly shifted to one of impatience. It's not enough. Granit needs more work. A great player, yes, but a most unpleasing person to be around. He needed perfection, and she was impossible to talk to. Like a clam. And those judging eyes of hers. Her public persona needed serious work, especially now that she'd had her breakthrough. Naess swirled in his chair, his face towards the window and his back against the room. He was going to dispatch his best coach from the GTF department of Human Affairs down there to work with her. Yes, we'll have her smile in the end. As he scratched his white cat's ear he started laughing maliciously to himself.

Janet Riley (ETM)             6   2   
Dorotea Granit (PUG)          7   6

[Waisnor]

Nobody expected this to happen

According to the results of yesterday, two of remaining Waisnorian athletes advanced to quarterfinals of Mercedinian Open, thus reaching the best result yet.

[7] Mindy Waterford (KHD)         6   2   4
Vladimir Mikhailov (WSN)          1   6   6

Vladimir Mikhailov was able to cope with the 10th seeded player, but can he cope with the 7th seeded player, Mindy Waterford from Kohnhead, was a big question. And the results of the first set confirmed the point of view of those who believed that Mindy would prevail - she won in the most convincing way with a score of 6-1. However, then Vladimir decided to show what he is really capable of and just as convincingly beat Mindy with a score of 6-2. In the third set, the rivals began a real struggle for victory in the match, in which Mikhailov prevailed with a score of 6-4, thus passing to the quarterfinals.

[8] Marko Juvan/Rikard Kampl (MTJ)                  3   7   3
Evgeny Kondratenko/Oleg Vlasov (WSN)                6   6   6

Since Evgeny Kondratenko and Oleg Vlasov did not play with seeded players at this tournament, positive outcome of the confrontation with Marko Juvan and Rikard Kampl from Mattijana was even more questionable. But the first set created some positive vibes - it was won by Kondratenko and Vlasov with a score of 6-3. The second set was held in an atmosphere of tense struggle between rivals, in which Marco and Rikard managed to take a dominant position, winning with a score of 7-6. But the third set went almost the same as the first, and the results underlined this - Kondratenko and Vlasov won again with a score of 6-3, going further in the tournament.

[Mercedini]

The Mercedinian Tennis Association presents...

Mercedinian Open IV
Cutoff - Quarterfinals

Singles

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[1] Dominika Lisicki (MTJ)       3   6   2
[9] Mattias Burges (MTJ)         6   4   6

[13] Gaëlle Sellier (RCN)        6   2   7
[12] Jean van de Kloor (TJU)     4   6   5

[2] Bartolo Sabanero (AQL)       6   3   8
Vladimir Mikhailov (WSN)         1   6   6

Dorotea Granit (PUG)             6   6
Staci Harris (KWP)               4   0

Singles Semifinals

[9] Mattias Burges (MTJ) vs. [13] Gaëlle Sellier (RCN)
[2] Bartolo Sabanero (AQL) vs. Dorotea Granit (PUG)

Doubles

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[1] Camille Fournier/Inès Fournier (RCN)            6   7
Evgeny Kondratenko/Oleg Vlasov (WSN)                1   5

Deanne Smith/Sara Zhuo (ETM)                        1   7   6
Martha McNeil/Anthony Kawasaki (GRU/ETM)            6   6   4

[2] Valentina Spetsova/Austin McDanielson (TJU)     2   6   6
Spencer Kohnhead/Marcus Hathwar (KHD/ETM)           6   2   4

Jo Royalwood/Bob Lightford (SPM)                    7   2   4
[6] Tamara Hucsak/Dominik Lintner (MTJ)             5   6   6

Doubles Semifinals

[1] Camille Fournier/Inès Fournier (RCN) vs. Deanne Smith/Sara Zhuo (ETM)
[2] Valentina Spetsova/Austin McDanielson (TJU) vs. [6] Tamara Hucsak/Dominik Lintner (MTJ)

[Gnejs]

Homecoming
Grey clouds again, but this time they were familiar ones. Ingrid got off the train, and the big machine seamlessly disappeared into the foggy Saturday morning as she started walking. She had originally planned on going down to the docks by tram, but somewhat unconsciously she had started making her way by foot instead. The city slowly started coming to life as she kept heading north, and although she could smell the sea when getting off the train, it took a good twenty minutes before she could actually see it. A murky fog was hovering just above the surface of a calm sea, and as Ingrid started descending towards the docks she could see small clusters of the characteristic fishing boats coming back to port.

A few minutes later she was sitting down by the water as the small smack she knew so well docked. “Bout time you came home,” her father said as he started mooring the boat. His face was unmoving and rocklike, and any passerby would struggle to find signs of affection. But Ingrid knew her father, and she could see the smile in his green eyes. “Catch anything good?” she asked him and motioned towards the back of the boat. “Decent enough” he replied and spit over the rail. “Staying long?” He started climbing off the boat. “Monday”. Her father nodded. “We’ll go to Olsen’s for dinner. Alright by you? Karl’s expecting me there for the game.” Ingrid nodded, and said “Sure, Olsen’s fine. How is Karl?” Her father shrugged and said “Karl is Karl. Help me with the haul? Or do you wanna go home?” Ingrid looked out at the port of Segeltorp and the sea beyond. “No, I’ll help.”

...

Ingrid and her father Svein were seated at one of the corner tables in Olsen’s pub. They had just finished their wolffish when Svein said “Calm seas today.” Ingrid looked at her father. “And?” Svein took a sip from his bottle and sat in silence for a while before replying “Good sign, for the game.” Ingrid rolled her eyes and muttered “I thought angry seas bestowed favour, not the other way around.” Svein looked her in the eyes. “Never said the sea was straightforward, never did. But she’ll speak, to those that’ll listen.” Ingrid pushed her plate away and grabbed her bottle. “Esoteric bullshit. You sound just like Dan.” Svein left his eyes lingering on Ingrid. After a few minutes of silence, he said “How is Daniel?” Ingrid took a big gulp from her beer and snorted “I don’t know. It’s over. At least I think so. He’s off playing homestead in the Interior, probably listening to what the rocks are saying, or how the birch in the glen is feeling.” When Ingrid didn’t continue, Svein cleared his throat and said. “Sorry to hear that. I liked Daniel.” Ingrid sighed and whispered “I know.” Svein muttered something unintelligible and nodded. Ingrid got up and started walking towards the bar.

After Ingrid came back with new bottles of beer, Karl had joined her father at their table. “Alright, Ingrid?” he said and nodded towards her when she sat down. “Alright. How about you, Karl? How’s Matilda?” Karl nodded again, “Fine, she’s fine.” Ingrid passed a bottle to her father and the other one to Karl. “Have this one, Karl, I’ll go and get another one.” Karl nodded.

Ingrid made her way back to the bar and right after she had ordered another bottle of local brew, she heard a voice from behind her that said “Here for the game?” She turned around and saw Nikolaj standing there. Ingrid started laughing and spluttered out “What are you doing here?” Nikolaj smiled. “I’m here for the game, of course. Not every day we have a player amongst the last eight.” Ingrid laughed again. “But what are you doing here, in Segeltorp? In Olsen’s of all places?” Nikolaj took a sip of his beer. “Everybody says that Olsen’s the place to be on game night.” Ingrid nodded and said “True enough, but still doesn’t explain why you’re up here?” Nikolaj removed his hat and scratched his bearded chin. “Work. We’re checking and securing old protective sites and bomb shelters all around the country. Kids have been breaking into them and doing ‘cave raves’. Five kids died from carbon monoxide poisoning down in Esaias last week. Used a diesel generator to power their sound-system.” Ingrid nodded. “Right, yeah, I heard about that. Terrible.”

They stood for a while in awkward silence. After five minutes or so, Nikolaj broke the tense atmosphere. “Yeah, well, you know. Not too bad for me though, I get to see a lot of places, and I’ve been able to listen to the GPR broadcasts from Mercedini. Have you been following it?” Ingrid shook her head and said “No, not really.”

That was a lie. She had developed an intense interest for tennis after her trip down to Salvador, and had followed all of Dorotea Granit’s games since the first round. But she wasn’t about to admit that; she was still processing how she felt about it herself.

Nikolaj nodded and pointed towards the big tv in the back of the room. “It’s going to be a great game tonight. She’s just been playing better and better. A bit shaky at first, but some of those moves in the later rounds. There was this one crossed backhand against Pole that was just amazing...” - Ingrid abruptly interrupted him - “That was the Riley-game.” She quickly shut her mouth, and then tried to salvage herself by adding “...I mean, I think I read about that in the papers. But, you know, you’re probably right.” Nikolaj did a poor job at concealing a burst of laughter, but he didn’t say anything. He only nodded and smiled.

At about this time Karl joined the two at the bar, and after a few handshakes and nods, Nikolaj accepted his invitation to watch the game, which was just about to start, at their table. Svein said little, but Ingrid could tell he was having a good time, and Karl conversed with Nikolaj in his own stumped manner. As the games and beers rolled by, her compatriots got more and more engaged in the match and in conversation. Ingrid was struggling. They got all kinds of things wrong, and she was burning to correct them and give her take on the developments. She realized this was the first time she had watched a game with other people, and was going through an intense inner grapple of ambivalence between her newfound love for the game and her reluctance to admit that openly.

She sat mostly in silence all throughout the first set, but when Granit really let loose and pounded in point after point and leaving Harris all but outplayed in the second set, she couldn’t hold it in any longer. She burst out in a long tirade about how to best understand Granit’s strategy, how her serve had developed during the tournament and that her headband was not a new thing but rather something she had gone back too. Amongst other things. The men around her grew silent. Svein scratched his head. Karl took a sip of his beer. Nikolaj smiled, and said “Welcome to the club. Bout time you came home.” As Ingrid raised her glass to met Nikolaj’s toast, Olsen’s exploded in euphoria when Dorotea Granit smashed in the last point of the match and secured herself a spot in the semifinals.

Dorotea Granit (PUG)     6 6
Staci Harris (KWP)       4 0

[Mercedini]

The Mercedinian Tennis Association presents...

Mercedinian Open IV
Cutoff - Semifinals

Singles

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[9] Mattias Burges (MTJ)       6   6
[13] Gaëlle Sellier (RCN)      0   2

[2] Bartolo Sabanero (AQL)     3   6   6
Dorotea Granit (PUG)           6   4   2

Singles Final

[9] Mattias Burges (MTJ) vs. [2] Bartolo Sabanero (AQL)

Doubles

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[1] Camille Fournier/Inès Fournier (RCN)            6   3   7
Deanne Smith/Sara Zhuo (ETM)                        1   6   5

[2] Valentina Spetsova/Austin McDanielson (TJU)     6   3   4
[6] Tamara Hucsak/Dominik Lintner (MTJ)             3   6   6

Doubles Final

[1] Camille Fournier/Inès Fournier (RCN) vs. [6] Tamara Hucsak/Dominik Lintner (MTJ)