Nottingham: Week 2

13 Apr Nottingham: Week 2

Nottingham: Week 2

Ciaran Fitzgerald begins week two of the AEGON Nottingham Junior ITF tournament as the sixth seed in the boys’ singles draw. Fitzgerald will face Luke Bambridge of Great Britain in the first round. The two boys faced off at Nottingham last year, when Fitzgerald defeated Bambridge 6-2 6-1.
 
Alan Gleeson competed in the qualifying draw of week two. Gleeson received a bye in the first round of the qualifiers, but suffered a tough defeated in the second round by Myles Orton, 6-1 3-6 6-1.
 
In the girls’ singles, Grainne O’Neill and Emily Madill are both competing in week two. O’Neill will face off against Helen Thorpe of Great Britain in the first round, while Madill will play another Brit, Grace Lola Lymer-Sullivan.