A good three day tournament for Maria, on Friday reaching the quarter finals for the under21s, reaching the second round of the women's singles and the semifinal for the women's doubles.
For the under21 group stage Maria won all her three games against formidable opponents.
vs Emma Tovey 3-1 10-12 11-4 12-10 11-7
Vs Tiana Dennison 3-0 11-5 11-3 11-2
vs Chloe Whyte 3-0 11-4 11-8 11-7
In the next round she had to face in-form and eventual winner Tin Tin Ho losing 3-1 11-8 5-11 6-11 6-11
For the mixed doubles she partnered Liam McTiernan a replacement for Tom Maynard who got injured. In the first round they faced Jamal Dennison and Emma Tovey. A 3-0 win 11-7 11-7 15-13 showed them through to round 2 where they faced number three seeds Chris Doran and Hannah Hicks. A well fought defeat by 3-0 9-11 9-11 6-21 ended their progress to the next round.
For the women's singles Maria once again won her three group games to top her group.
vs Charlotte Spence 3-0 11-6 11-8 11-6
vs Evangeline Collier 3-1 11-5 11-6 8-11 11-9
vs Emma Torkington 3-1 11-3 12-10 7-11 11-5
For the first round she had to face Vicky Smith a higher ranked player and with the luck on her side at a couple of times she was victorious with a 4-0 score (12-10 11-7 12-10 15-13).
For the second round Latina Le Fevre a much higher ranked player was waiting. Despite maria's tremendous performance an edge and a net helped Karina to win on the seventh set (8-11 11-8 10-12 11-5 11-9 7-11 8-11)
Two wins against Sophie Neil & Amy Humpreys 3-0 (11-8 11-2 11-5) and Yolanda King & Abbie Milwain 3-2 (11-8 12-10 5-11 9-11 11-9) let Maria and Tin Tin reach the semifinal of the women's doubles against the England's two leading ladies Jo Parker & Kelly Simbley. Whoever expected an easy ride for the two professional ladies was wrong despite that they won at the end 3-1 (6-11 11-9 10-12 9-11).
Overall a great weekend which could had been slightly better if the lady luck was on our side at one particular match.
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