Jurikova wins third ITF title this year, overall her ninth

LOVE 4 Tennis Academy player Lenka Jurikova is on fire. After winning ITF title in Slovenska Lupca last week, she lifted the trophy at 10 000 USD ITF tournament in Poertschach, Austria. Without dropping a set! For Lenka, tournament win in Austria is her third this year. Earlier she won the title in Prerov, Czech Republic in June and in August she came on top in Slovenska Lupca. "I felt great, I am profiting from all the hard work we have...

Results of L4T Academy players, 34th week, 2016

Poertschach, Austria, KELAG Power Future / KELAG Ladies Open, ITF, 10 000 USD, Clay, Outdoor: Lenka JURIKOVA (SVK) [1] 1R: Julia WAGNER (GER) [Q] 6-1 6-0 2R: Karoline KURZ (AUT) 6-2 6-2 QF: Livia KRAUS (AUT) [Q] 6-0 6-3 SF: Manca PISLAK (SLO) [5] 6-3 7-5 F: Miriam KOLODZIEJOVA (CZE) 6-1 6-2 THE SINGLES TITLE! Winston – Salem, USA, Winston – Salem Open, ATP 250, 720 940 USD, Hard, Outdoor: Illya MARCHENKO (UKR) 1R: Yen – Hsun LU (TPE) 6-7(5) 3-6 Andrey KUZNETSOV (RUS) [12] 1R: BYE 2R: Mikhail YOUZHNY...

Lenka Jurikova wins second ITF title this year

LOVE 4 Tennis Academy player Lenka Jurikova wins Slovakian ITF tournament in Slovenska Lupca. She did not lose a single set. It is her second ITF title this season and eight overall. Lenka took the first ITF title from Prerov, in Czech Republic in mid-June. Now, she won Pepas Womens Cup as fourth seed. "I felt great the whole tournament, club is fantastic and the surrounding environment as well. Courts were superb. I improved match by match; I was in really...

Results of L4T Academy players, 33th week, 2016

Slovenska Lupca, Pepas Womens Cup, ITF, 10 000 USD, Clay, Outdoor: Lenka JURIKOVA (SVK) [4] 1R: Karolina NOVOTNA (CZE) 6-1 6-0 2R: Sandra JAMRICHOVA (SVK) 6-0 6-2 QF: Dia EVTIMOVA (BUL) [6] 6-3 6-1 SF: Petra KREJSOVA (CZE) 6-3 6-2 F: Tereza PROCHAZKOVA (CZE) [Q] 6-1 6-2  THE SINGLES TITLE! Cincinnati, USA, Western & Southern Open, ATP 1000, 4 362 385 USD, Hard, Outdoor: Illya MARCHENKO (UKR) [7] 1QR: Mischa ZVEREV (GER) [Alt] 4-6 3-6 Bratislava, ITF Men´s 10.000 USD Allianz Slovenska poistovna open 2016, F4 Futures, 10...

Results of L4T Academy players, 32th week, 2016

Arad, Romania TROFEUL ILIE NASTASE, ITF, 10 000 USD, Clay, Outdoor: Vanda LUKACS (HUN) [3] 1R: Barbora MIKLOVA (CZE) 6-0 7-6(7) 2R: Ivania MARTINICH (CHI) [SE] 6-2 6-3 QF: Agnes BUKTA (HUN) [6] 4-6 6-4 2-6 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,  Summer Olympic Games 2016, Hard, Outdoor: Illya MARCHENKO (UKR) 1R: Andreas SEPPI (ITA) 3-6 6-3 6-7(6) Doubles partnering: Denys MOLCHANOV (UKR) 1R: Fabio FOGNINI (ITA) / Andreas SEPPI (ITA) 4-6 3-6 Andrey KUZNETSOV (RUS) 1R: Roberto BAUTISTA – AGUT (ESP) [10] 7-6(4) 2-6 ret. Trnava, Strabag Challenger Open, ATP Challenger,...

Kalenichenko wins qualification match in Trnava and doubles title in Piestany in the same day

LOVE 4 TENNIS player Danylo Kalenichenko has had great weekend. In one day he played at two tournaments. On Saturday, August 6, he won the singles qualifying match at STRABAG Challenger Open 2016 and immediately after he moved to Piestany to win the Futures doubles title. Kalenichenko made it to the doubles final in Piestany together with David Pichler from Austria. They played fourth tournament together, won their third title. For Kalenichenko, it is his sixth title this year and ninth...

Uladzimir Ignatik takes third ITF title this season

LOVE 4 TENNIS Academy member Uladzimir Ignatik (26) is going through very successful period of his career. Recently he was finalist at ADVANTAGE CARS PRAGUE OPEN 2016 by ZENOVA Challenger in Prague, now he successfully defended Futures title in Piestany. Belarussian Uladzimir Ignatik confirmed his status of number one seed and won the singles ITF FUTURES tournament in HSC Piestany club. It was 10 000 USD clay tournament. Ignatik defeated Czech Pavel Nejedly after 50 minutes, 6-0, 6-1. Ignatik did not...

Results of L4T Academy players, 31th week, 2016

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,  Summer Olympic Games 2016, Hard, Outdoor: Illya MARCHENKO (UKR) 1R: Andreas SEPPI (ITA) 3-6 6-3 6-7(6) Piestany, Slovak F2, F2 Futures, 10 000 USD, Clay, Outdoor: Danylo KALENICHENKO (UKR) [8] 1R: Yanais LAURENT (FRA) 3-6 2-6 Doubles partnering: David PICHLER (AUT) [2] 1R: Tomislav TERNAR (SLO) / Marcel WALOCH (AUT) 6-1 5-7 [10-6] QF: Benjamin BALLERET (MON) / Christophe NICKELS (LUX) 6-2 6-2 SF: Petr MICHNEV (CZE) [4] / Pavel NEJEDLY (CZE) [4] 6-2 6-4 F: Martin BERAN (CAN) [3] / Scott PUODZIUNAS (AUS)...

Great Ignatik and Marchenko were in the finals in Prague and Segovia

Two members of LOVE 4 Tennis had a great week. Uladzimir Ignatik (26) have made the final at ADVANTAGE CARS PRAGUE OPEN 2016 by ZENOVA Challenger in Prague, whilst Illya Marchenko (28) achieved the same result at Open Castilla y Leon Villa de El Espinar Challenger in Segovia, Spain. Uladzimir Ignatik, coached by Jan Stancik, has played fantastic final in rainy Prague together with his South American opponent Santiago Giraldo. Columbian won the match only after having the edge in the...

Results of L4T Academy players, 30th week, 2016

Prague, Czech Republic, ADVANTAGE CARS PRAGUE OPEN 2016 by ZENOVA, ATP Challenger, 42 500 €, Clay, Outdoor: Uladzimir IGNATIK (BLR) 1R: Igor ZELENAY (SVK) [Q] 6-3 6-2 2R: Lorenzo GIUSTINO (ITA) 6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(3) QF: Blaz ROLA (SLO) 6-4 7-6(3) SF: Radu ALBOT (MDA) [2] 6-1 6-2 F: Santiago GIRALDO (COL) [6] 4-6 6-3 6-7(2) Segovia, Spain, Open Castilla y Leon Villa de El Espinar, ATP Challenger, 64 000 €, Hard, Outdoor: Filip HORANSKY (SVK) 1R: Roberto ORTEGA – OLMEDO (ESP) 1-6 3-6 Doubles partnering: Michal KONECNY (CZE) 1R:...