Finals Friday has swung into Esperance with the Cliffs Esperance Tennis International Singles Quarterfinals and Doubles Finals taking place at the regional club.<\/p>\n
The Women\u2019s matches were all straight set wins with crowd favourite Casey Dellacqua<\/strong> booking her spot into the Semifinals tomorrow beating China\u2019s Yi-Fan Xu 6-4 6-2. Olivia Rogowska<\/strong> (VIC) was able to leave her mark on Turkish up and comer Pemra Ozgen<\/strong>, closing the match down 6-3 7-6.<\/p>\n Lena Litvak<\/strong> the pocket rocket from the USA has had a stellar start to the tournament, taking out\u00a0 the number 4 seed in her opening match before disposing of western Australia\u2019s Bojana Bobusic<\/strong> in the quarterfinals yesterday. Litvak today continued her winning streak edging out China\u2019s Ran Tian 6-1 6-3.<\/p>\n After two hours and thirty five minutes Sacha Jones finished all the British\u2019s hopes, beating Lisa Whybourn 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-4 in a gallant effort by the number one seed.<\/p>\n It was however a different story in the Men\u2019s quarters. With all the Men\u2019s top 8 seeds prevailing to the finals the match ups were set to be electrifying! WA\u2019s [3] Brydan Klein<\/strong> got the ball rolling on court one as he faced off with the number 8 seed, Matthew Barton<\/strong> (NSW). In what was expected to be a one sided match, Barton really took it to Klein and took the match to a 3 set thriller. Just when Barton looked like causing the upset of the tournament, Klein somehow managed to dig deep and displayed a remarkable comeback in the latter half of the third set claiming the match 6-4 4-6 7-5.<\/p>\n Ben Mitchell the number one seed also had to dig deep against New Zealand\u2019s Jose Statham<\/strong>. The Queenslander holding off a gallant fight back from Statham, closing the match in 2 sets 7-6 7-6.<\/p>\n In another epic dual, Issac Frost <\/strong>[7] upset the number 4 seed Michael Look <\/strong>in an electrifying 3 hours and 20 minutes of top quality tennis on court three. Although the strength in Look\u2019s forehands grazing the tram lines, Frost was playing like a man fighting for survival, and somehow managed to scramble to every ball Look launched. Frost eventually got the upper hand, winning in three 6-7 6-4 7-5.<\/p>\n The match of the day was between [2] Matt Reid <\/strong>(NSW) and [5] Kento Takeuchi <\/strong>(JPN). The match lasted three hours and seven minutes with the Sydney sider winning in 3 sets 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4. Coming into the third set Takeuchi looked like holding the upper hand, however after being on court for such a long time the muscles started to seize up and the physio was called. Reid took advantage, and took an early break.<\/p>\n The Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Doubles Finals then took to the courts. The Women\u2019s final was up first with [1] Casey Dellacqua<\/strong> and Olivia Rogowska taking on the number three seeds, Monique Adamczak (NSW) and Sandra Zaniewska<\/strong> (POL). The number one seeds controlled the entire match and finished their doubles campaign off in style, finishing the afternoon 6-3 6-2.<\/p>\n After a busy day for both Brydan Klein<\/strong> (WA) and Jose Statham<\/strong> (NZD, they teamed up to take on the number 2 seeds, twins Peng<\/strong> and Wan Gao<\/strong> from China. The crowd experienced some world class tennis as the men displayed their strength and agility on court. Statham found himself on the ground a number of times after launching himself at missile shots coming left right and centre. The number one seeds proved too strong and took the match 7-5 6-3.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWith the Doubles Finals and the Singles Quarterfinals done and dusted for another year, tomorrow\u2019s semi-finals are sure to be a beauty!\u201d David Campbell<\/strong>, President of Esperance Tennis Club announced.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve been really lucky with the weather this week and the standard of play has been incredible. How hard these \u2018kids\u2019 can hit the ball is ridiculous. The club and entire town have again really enjoyed putting the event on and being a part of the action. Looking forward to seeing what the next 2 days of play will bring\u201d.<\/p>\n The semi-finals will commence at 10am tomorrow<\/strong><\/p>\n Main Draw Day 1 Singles Results<\/strong><\/p>\n MEN\u2019S SINGLES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n QF [1] Benjamin Mitchell (QLD) def [6] Jose Statham (NZL) 7-6 7-6<\/strong><\/p>\n QF [7] Issac Frost (QLD) def [4] Michael Look (QLD) 6-7 6-4 7-5 <\/strong><\/p>\n QF [3] Brydan Klein (WA) def [8] Matthew Barton (AUS) 6-4 4-6 7-5<\/strong><\/p>\n QF [2] Matt Reid (NSW) def [5] Kento Takeuchi <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n WOMEN\u2019S SINGLES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n QF Lena Litvak (USA) def Ran Tian (CHN) 6-1 6-3 <\/strong><\/p>\n QF [1] Sacha Jones (NZL) def Lisa Whybourn (GBR) <\/strong><\/p>\n QF [3] Casey Dellacqua (AUS) def [8] Yi-Fan Xu (CHN) 6-4 6-2 <\/strong><\/p>\n QF [2] Olivia Rogowska (VIC) def [6] Pemra Ozgen (TUR) 6-1 6-3 <\/strong><\/p>\n Please find tomorrow\u2019s schedule attached.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Cliffs Esperance Tennis International <\/strong>is part of the 2011\u20132012 Australian Pro Tour,\u00a0 a series of professional tennis events that bridge junior events and the ATP\/WTA Tour, providing an opportunity for players to earn their first world ranking points.<\/p>\n For more information about the Cliffs Esperance Tennis International<\/strong>, the 2011\u2013 2012 Australian Pro Tour, Tennis Australia or the players, visit www.tennis.com.au<\/a>.\u00a0 For more information on the ITF Pro circuit visit www.itftennis.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n For further media information please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n Aly de Souza, Tennis West, Tel: 0432 393 517<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Finals Friday has swung into Esperance with the Cliffs Esperance Tennis International Singles Quarterfinals and Doubles Finals taking place at the regional club. The Women\u2019s matches were all straight set wins with crowd favourite Casey Dellacqua booking her spot into the Semifinals tomorrow beating China\u2019s Yi-Fan Xu 6-4 6-2. 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