North Wales Regional Tennis Centre played host to the AEGON Pro-series Wrexham, a Ladies $10,000 International Tennis event from Monday 18th – Sunday 24th January.
Participants from across Europe and as far away as China and the United States competed in the week – long event offering the viewing public an excellent standard of International tennis.
Many British players took part in the event with Anna Smith, 19, from Surrey making it through to the quarter – finals stage where she was eventually beaten 6-4 3-6 6-4 by third seed Anne Kremer from Luxemburg.
Kremer then went on to beat Margit Ruutel of Estonia winning 7-5 6-1 in the semi to secure her place in the final on Sunday 24th January. Kremer’s opponent in the final was number 4 seed Mona Barthel from Germany who had beaten fellow German Julia Babilon in the semis winning 7-6 6-0. Barthel then soared to victory beating Kremer convincingly in the final 6-1 6-1.
In the doubles, Wrexham Academy player Sian Bayliss and her partner Aimee Gibson, a fellow Brit lost in the first round to Amanda Elliott and Julia Moriarty of Australia 6-2 6-1.
Number 3 seeds Mallory Cecil and Megan Moulton-Levy of the United States took on top seeds Emma Laine and Anna Smith in the semi finals beating them 6-4 3-6 and 10-4 to secure a place in the final.
In the other semi final, number 4 seeds Iveta Gerlova and Lucie Kreigsmannova of The Czech Republic defeated Lesley Kerkhove and Nicolette Van Uitert of The Netherlands winning 7-6 6-1 to make it through to the final on Sunday 24th January.
The United States succeeded by beating the ladies from the Czech Republic 4-6 6-0 and 11-9 in the final set.
The next AEGON Pro-Series Wrexham $25,000 Ladies’ International Tournament will take place in July.
Wrexham Tennis Centre will be holding February half term holiday activities from Monday 15th – Friday 19th Feb for children ages 3-14 years. The activities will run as follows:
• Tiny Tots Tennis – Ages 3-4 years – Mon-Fri – 9.30am-10am – £2 • Mini Red Tennis – Ages 5-8 years – Mon-Fri – 10am-12pm – £5 • Junior Tennis Camps – Ages 8-14 years – Mon-Fri – 9am – 4pm – £15 (including lunch)
These sessions must be pre-booked as spaces are limited. You can download an application form from the website at NWRTC.co.uk or call in at reception. For more details call: 01978 265260
- 1singles winner mona barthel
- 2singles runner up anne kremer
- 3doubles winners mallory cecil and megan moulton levy
- 4doubles runners up iveta gerlova and lucie kreigsmannova
- 5doubles winners with ballcrew










