It was an action-packed day on the tennis courts at the University of Bath Sports Training Village on Monday as the Aegon GB Pro-Series Event got into full swing.
The men, got the week-long international professional event under way on Monday, returning for the third qualifying round of their $15K tournament while the women began their bid to earn a place in the main draw of their $25k competition.
Among those taking part in the qualifiers on Monday was University of Bath Sport & Exercise Science student Emma Hurst, a 2014-15 Trendell Sports Scholar and Dual Career athlete coming back from a set down to beat fellow Team Bath MCTA Tennis player Sarah Beth Askew (pictured above).
Players from across Europe, as well as the USA, Mexico, Canada and Samoa, will take to the courts on Monday, reflecting the international flavour of the event.
Monday’s results in full:
Men:
Matthew Short (1, GBR) 6-3 6-3 Luke Hammond (GBR)
Keelan Oakley (7, GBR) 3-6 2-6 Adam Thornton-Brown (9, GBR)
Peter Bothwell (5, IRE) 6-4 6-3 Charles Broom (GBR)
George Davies (8, GBR) 3-6 2-6 Luke Oakley (12, GBR)
Robbie Ridout (3, GBR) 6-1 6-2 Samuel Edwards (GBR)
Billy Harris (6, GBR) 6-2 7-6 Sizya Ernest Kivanda (11, GBR)
Mark Whitehouse (2, GBR) 6-1 3-6 6-3 Ben Draper (GBR)
Laurens Verboven (4, BEL) 6-3 6-0 Luke Simeone (GBR)
Women:
Greet Minnen (2, BEL) 6-2 6-4 Olivia Nicholls (GBR)
Sofie Oyen (1, BEL) 6-0 6-3 Elisa Van Heuvelen (GBR)
Emily Appleton (GBR) 5-7 3-6 Savannah Sills (15, GBR)
Mia Smith (GBR) 4-6 4-6 Jasmine Amber Asghar (13, GBR)
Mariam Bolkvadze (5, GEO) 6-2 6-2 Florence Abbott (GBR)
Karen Barbat (3, DEN) 6-0 6-0 Ellie-Rose Griffiths (GBR)
Sviatlana Pirazhenka (4, BLR) 3-6 4-6 Mollie Crouch (GBR)
Dilara Yurtkuran (TUR) 1-6 2-6 Caroline Werner (11, GER)
Sabrina Bamburac (GBR) 3-6 1-6 Kristina Smith (9, USA)
Grace Dixon (GBR) 2-6 2-6 Mia Nicole Eklund (14, FIN)
Beth Askew (8, GBR) 6-4 3-6 5-7Sarah Emma Hurst (GBR)
Nora Niedmers (7, GER) 6-0 6-1 Lisa Phillips (GBR)
Barbara Bonic (6, SRB) 1-6 3-6 Holly Hutchinson (GBR)
Serern Nash (GBR) 6-7 6-7 Sabastiani Leon (12, MEX)
Elaine Genovese (MLT) 6-2 6-3 Sandra Dynka (16, CAN)
Dominique Covington (GBR) 3-6 0-6 Steffi Carruthers (10, SAM)
