05/05/13
British interest in the Turkish Open came to an end on the third day of play in Antalya as Lauren Jones finished runner-up in the junior singles, while bowing out in the semi-finals of the women's consolation singles. Paul Stewart also saw his challenge come to an end in the men's doubles semi-finals.
Jones made a brave attempt against her 16-year-old male opponent Nicolas Lagmann, but was just edged out in the opening set of their decisive round-robin junior singles contest before Langmann completed a 7-5, 6-0 victory.
Jones also had a closely fought match in the last four of the women's consolation singles against Yang Tsai-Ying, but the Chinese Taipei player just proved the stronger to earn a 6-4, 7-5 victory.
Stewart and Sweden's Dan Wallin bowed out of the men's doubles after a 6-2, 6-0 loss to Greek duo Stefanos Diamantis and Giorgos Lazaridis.
04/05/13
Paul Stewart and his Swedish partner Dan Wallin moved into the men's doubles semi-finals on the second day in Antalya, while Lauren Jones reached the women's consolation singles semi-finals and won her first junior singles match.
After their first round bye second seeds Stewart and Wallin beat Turkey's Hakan Gungor and Nicolas Langmann of Austria 6-0, 6-1 to set up a semi-final against Greek duo Stefanos Diamantis and Giorgos Lazaridis.
However, Stewart's singles challenge came to an end when Wallin dominated their men's consolation quarter-final to win 6-0, 6-2.
Jones clinched two 6-0, 6-0 singles wins in the second day, beating Turkey's Nese Aydemir to earn a women's consolation semi-final against Chinese Taipei's Yang Tsai-Ying. The world No. 2 ranked junior girl also won the first of two round-robin junior singles matches, beating Turkey's Aysegul Zararasiz. Jones faces a male opponent in her second match when she plays Langmann.
However, Jones and Turkey's Busra Un saw their women's doubles title defence come to an end in a thrilling semi-final. Despite having four match points and saving three match points, Jones and Un eventually slipped to a 6-1, 3-6, (14-12) loss to Turkey's Ebru Bulgurcu and Diede de Groot of the Netherlands.
03/05/13
Lauren Jones reached the women's doubles semi-final on the opening day of play in Antalya.
Jones and Turkey's Busra Un, the top seeds and defending champions, beat Malkat Magomedov of Russia and Aysegul Zararsiz of Turkey 6-1, 6-0 to book their place in the last four against Turkey's Ebru Bulgurcu and Diede de Groot of the Netherlands.
Jones will go on to contest the women's consolation singles after a tough opening match. The Brit was unable to capitalise on leading by a set and 3-0 as Chinese Taipei's Chia-Yi Lu fought back for a 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 win. Jones will play Turkey's Nese Aydemir for a place in the semi-finals of the consolation event
Paul Stewart will also contest the men's consolation singles after an early 6-3, 6-1 loss to Iran's Mohammad Yaghoubi. Stewart plays his Swedish doubles partner Dan Wallin in the first round of the consolation.
Stewart and Wallin are second seeds for the men's doubles and after a first round by will open their challenge against Turkey's Hakan Gungor.
01/05/13
A year on from winning the women's doubles and girls' singles at the Turkish Open, Lauren Jones returns to Antalya this week for the first of two successive ITF Futures events before she represents Great Britain in the BNP Paribas World Team Cup at the Turkish resort.
Currently the world No. 2 ranked junior girls' player, Jones will also aim to improve on her semi-final berth in the women's singles in 2012.
Paul Stewart flies the flag for Britain in the men's singles and doubles, one month on from reaching his career best singles world ranking just outside the world's top 70.