29 July 2014 / Categories: IC of GB News, 2014 DAY 2 - IC U16 JUNIOR CHALLENGE WORLDWIDE FINALS Welcome to the Day 2 round-up from the IC U16 Junior Challenge Worldwide Finals at The All England Lawn Tennis Club. Today's order of play saw Japan beat Argentina 4-2; Great Britain beat South Africa 4-2; and the USA beat Italy 4-3 following a mixed doubles play-off match. The USA and Great Britain currently top the leader board with 2 wins a piece. If you are tweeting about the event please use #ICTennis. For full details about the event, including player and captain profiles, schedule, tournament history, welcome message from David Waite, a Q&A with Peter McQuibban and other relevant information please download a copy of the event programme. LEADER BOARD – AFTER DAY 2 OF 5 TEAM PLAYED WON LOST SETS GAMES POINTS =1 Great Britain 2 2 0 20 136 2 =1 USA 2 2 0 18 123 2 =3 Italy 2 1 1 17 119 1 =3 Japan 2 1 1 14 118 1 =5 Argentina 2 0 2 8 81 0 =5 South Africa 2 0 2 8 78 0 Japan 4 - 2 Argentina Japan got off to a 3-1 lead after the singles matches were completed in glorious sunshine on the grass courts at Wimbledon. Genaro Alberto Olivieri secured Argentina's win at number one boys singles with a 10-8 champions tie-break win. The doubles was split, with wins for the Japanese girls and Argentinian boys. Match Results BS1 Kouki Mutou (JAP) lost to Genaro Alberto Olivieri (ARG) 4-6 6-4 [8-10] BS2 Haru Fukushima (JAP) beat Nicolas Bacella (ARG) 6-3 6-3 BD Mutou & Fukushima (JAP) lost to Olivieri & Bacella (ARG) 5-7 4-6 GS1 Momoko Kobori (JAP) beat Augustina Zamprogno (ARG) 3-6 6-4 [10-2] GS2 Mai Murahashi (JAP) beat Paula Baragnano (ARG) 6-1 6-1 GD Kobori & Murahashi (JAP) beat Zamprogno & Baragnano (ARG) 6-0 6-2 South Africa 2 - 4 Great Britain South Africa and Great Britain were level 2-2 after the first two rounds of singles were completed today, all of which were highly competitive. The British boys won both of their matches as did the South African girls. However, the Brits proved too strong in the doubles, winning both matches in straight sets. Match Results BS1 Jan Louis Martiz (SA) lost to Alexis Canter (GB) 7-6(5) 2-6 [7-10] BS2 Richard Thongoana (SA) lost to Daniel Bennett (GB) 5-7 3-6 BD Martiz & Thongoana (SA) lost to Canter & Bennett (GB) 1-6 1-6 GS1 Lee Barnard (SA) beat Eden Richardson (GB) 6-2 1-6 [10-6] GS2 Zani Barnard (SA) beat Ema Lazic (GB) 6-3 6-4 GD Barnard & Barnard (SA) lost to Richardson & Lazic (GB) 3-6 2-6 Italy 3 - 4 USA All four singles matches in the clash between Italy and the USA went to third set champions tie-breaks today. Both Italian boys were victorious as were the American girls duo of Arconada and Kingsley; levelling the match at 2-2. The doubles was split which meant a play-off mixed doubles champions tie-break which the USA won 10-8 to decide the match. Match Results BS1 Giovanni Fonio (ITA) beat Evan Zhu (USA) 6-7(4) 6-3 [10-5] BS2 Corrado Summariva (ITA) beat Brian Tsao (USA) 6-2 1-6 [10-7] BD Fonio & Summariva (ITA) beat Zhu & Tsao (USA) 7-6 6-4 GS1 Federica Mordegan (ITA) lost to Usue Arconada (USA) 6-3 5-7 [6-10] GS2 Beatrice Torelli (ITA) lost to Raveena Kingsley (USA) 6-4 1-6 [3-10] GD Mordegan & Torelli (ITA) lost to Arconada & Kingsley (USA) 2-6 2-6 MXD Fonio & Torelli (ITA) lost to Zhu & Kingsley (USA) [10-8] Print 3907