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14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 Videos, Results, Photos and Press Release

To view Part Two and Part Three of the 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 video please visit the Press Release and Videos section.

14^th Smrikva Bowl 2009 Results

Photos of the 14^th Smrikva Bowl 2009 edition

14^th Smrikva Bowl 2009 Press Release

"Istria from Smrikve" - E book about Istria and the Smrikva Bowl Library

ISTRIA from SMRIKVE – E-book about Istria and its culture. It is a gift to all Smrikva Bowl players that travel over the Earth to play Smrikva Bowl. The book aims to further promote Smrikva Bowl and present Istria as cultural destination. It is also a gift to all the people who enjoy learning about different cultures.

In turn, in 2009 edition, each Smrikva Bolw player started to bring a book about his or her culture thus helping us to build the Smrikva Bowl Library .

News

03/07/09

List of the books that form part of the Smrikva Bowl Library is now on line

In the new section named Smrikva Bowl Library under Smrikva Bowl Tournament section you can find all the books that have been donated by this year Smrikva Bowl players to Smrikve.

Donation of the books is part of the project that aims to create the Smrikva Bowl Library .

Culture and books are important for both children and adults thus Smrikva Bowl players, representing many different cultures, bring and sign a book that will remember their stay in Smrikve and their Smrikva Bowl.

Many lovely books have been donated.

Thank you all!

Please visit www.smrikve.com to learn more about Smrikva Bowl, one of the most important under 10 tennis tournaments in the World, and Villa Smrikve and future ATRIVM SMRIKVE HOTEL, for your accommodation in Stinjan (Pula) if you decide to spent your holiday in Istria, Croatia. In Villa Smrikve you can enjoy tennis, sea, good Istrian food, Smrikve wine and olive oil, and events in Pula and Istria.

01/07/09

Silvia Njiric and Dino Marcan - both Smrikva Bowl runner ups - reached the quarterfinals of the Junior Wimbledon

Dino Marcan – 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 runner up – from Croatia and Silvia Njiric – 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 runner up – also from Croatia reached the quarterfinals of the prestigous Junior Grand Slam Tournament – Wimbledon.

Silvia Njiric is currently ranked #12 on ITF ranking list and # 811 on WTA list while Dino Marcan is ranked #32 on ITF ranking list and #1759 on ATP ranking list.

Silvia Njiric road towards the quarterfinals of Junior Wimbledon was the following:
1st round: Silvia Njiric – Nicole Gibbs (USA) 6:2, 3:6, 6:4
2nd round: Silvia Njiric – Stephanie Cornish (GBR) 6:2, 6:4
3rd round: Silvia Njiric – Ksenia Kirillova (RUS) 6:2, 2:6, 6:2
Quarterfinals: S. Njiric – Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (THA) 4:6, 4:6

Dino Marcan road towards the quarterfinals of Junior Wimbledon was the following:
1st round: Dino Marcan – Facundo Arguello (ARG) 3:6, 6:1, 6:3
2nd round: D. Marcan – Stanislav Poplavskyy (UKR) 2:6, 6:3, 7:5
3rd round: Dino Marcan – Harry Fowler (USA) 6:0, 6:4
Quarterfinals: Dino Marcan – Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) 4:6, 3:6

Congratulations Silvia and Dino!

01/07/09

This year Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors already started to spread the Smrikva word. Thank you all!

I am pleased to share with Smrikva Bowl comunity few articles that have been published on the web after the conclusion of the 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 edition…

From UK (www.lta.org.uk)

Katie Swan wins prestigous International Tennis Competition

Bristol based Katie Swan, aged 10, has won The Smrikva Bowl tournament in Pula, Croatia, which is considered to be the most important international tennis tournament for children aged 10 and under.

Over 100 boys and girls from over 24 countries and 5 continents competed. The Smrikva Bowl is considered to be one of the most important 10 and under tennis tournaments in the world. Top players from various countries competed. In the final Katie played Jovana Vukovic, the No. 1 from Serbia, beating her 6-4, 6-2.

On the Sunday after finals day on Saturday, the boys and girls finalists represented Europe against the top players from the United States. Europe beat the US 7-1 and Katie won both her singles matches. Katie’s prizes included a week at the Mouratoglou Academy in Paris, a sports contract with Wilson, a mountain bike and an Adidas tennis shirt signed by Anna Ivanovic.

Katie trains at David Lloyd, Bristol with Rob Hawkins, Head of Tennis, and regularly attends National training camps at Roehampton where she has been coached by Judy Murray. In May she won the National Clay Court Invitational Tournament at Queenswood, Hertsfordshire. Katie attends The Downs School, Wraxall, North Somerset.

From Croatia (www.og-list.hr)

MARTINA BOKULIĆ ODLIČNA U ŠTINJANU

U Štinjanu pored Pule održan je prošli tjedan 14. Smrikva Bowl teniski turnir na kojem je nastupilo oko stotinju desetgodišnjaka i desetgodišnjakinja iz 26 zemalja i sa 6 kontinenata, a među 8 djevojčica iz Hrvatske bila je i članica teniskog kluba Ogulin Martina Bokulić.

Martina je u 1.kolu bila slobodna, a u 2.kolu izgubila je od Arianne Capogrosso iz Italije sa 9:1, te je turnir nastavila na utješnom turniru. Nakon što je u 1.kolu bila slobodna, u drugom je pobijedila Loru Apostolovu iz Bugarske sa 6:5, a u četvrtfinalu i Aminu Bajramović iz BiH sa 6:4. U polufinalu je izgubila od Harune Arakawe iz Japana sa 6:2, te na kraju osvojila treće mjesto na utješnom turniru, a u ukupnom poretku osvojila je 7.mjesto ovog velikog međunarodnog turnira.

Na kraju turnira Martina je dobila priznanje ambasadora koje joj omogućava da iduće godine može dati preporuku drugih desetgodišnjakinja da sudjeluju na ovom turniru.

From Spain (http://pasquicarrillo.blogspot.com/)

Hoy ha terminado el torneo y no ha podido ir mejor con victoria de alvaro regalado, jugando increible y mostrando una calidad de juego de un chico mucho más mayor.

Se ha proclamado campeón del torneo internacional mas prestigioso sub10.

Los finalistas (tanto chicas como chicos) jugarán mañana contra los campeones de la liga este y oeste de estados unidos, que llevan aqui en croacia entrenando desde hace unos dias.

Es una competición tipo copa davis entre estados unidos y europa.
Entre los premios que ha ganado Alvaro ha sido una semana en una prestigiosa academia de tenis en paris.

Mañana colgaremos más fotos de la entrega de premios.
Álvaro engrosa la lista de jovenes ganadores de este torneo igual que hizo Andy Rodick y otros jugadores que ahora son profesionales.

Para seguir e informaros del torneo cuelgo el link.http://www.smrikve.com/smrikva-bowl/

From Slovenia (http://www.teniska-zveza.si/)

Smrikva Bowl 2009 – lep uspeh Kristine in Tine

Ljubljana, 30.06.2009

Kristina Novak, članica kluba TK Triglav Kranj, in Tina Cvetkovič, članica TK Radovljica, sta se udeležili tradicionalnega turnirja do 10 let Smrikva Bowl v Puli. Turnirja se je udeležilo 100 tenisačev in tenisačic iz 27 držav, na turnirju so nastopili tudi Japonci in Avstralci. Kristina in Tina sta se uvrstili med 16 najboljših, kar je zelo lep uspeh, glede na to, da sta leto mlajši od svojih nasprotnic. Preberi več TUKAJ.

30/06/09

14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 photos are on line in the Smrikva Bowl Photo Gallery

In the new photo gallery under Smrikva Bowl section you can find some photos of the 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 edition.

There are photos of several players such as: Alvaro Regalado Pedrol, Samuele Ramazzotti, Alejandro Davidovich, Karlo Suevich, Katie Swan, Jovana Vuković, Inci Ogut, Arianna Capogrosso, Noah Schachter, Alex Gee, Michaela Gordon, Ashley Lahey and many others.

28/06/09

14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 Press Release

PULA, CROATIA 24th of JUNE – 28th of JUNE 2009

14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 – tennis tournament for boys and girls under 10 – gathered around 100 boys and girls from 24 countries and 5 continents. It was another successful annual and Smrikva Bowl from this years counts its Ambassadors in 40 countries and 6 continents.

The proof of the Smrikva Bowl importance is given by the names of the winners:
• Vilim Visak (Cro) -Natali Zuliani (Cro) 1996
• Željko Perić (Cro) -Ivana Lisjak (Cro) 1997
• Filip Kovačić (Cro) -Mateja Horvat (Cro) 1998
• B. Mudronja (Cro) – Astrid Besser (I) 1999
• Adelchi Virgili (I) – Tereza Mrdeža (Cro) 2000
• M. Draganja (Cro) – Petra Martić (Cro) 2001
• Javier Marti (Esp) – Martina Caregaro (I) 2002
• Dominic Thiem (Aut) – Jennifer Ren (UK) 2003
• Ivan Levar (Cro) – S. Gavrilovska (Srb)2004
• Matteo Donati (I) – S. Gavrilovska (Srb)2005
• Gianluigi Quinzi (I) – Eleonor Dean (Uk)2006
• Sacha Merzetti (I) -Virgina Pena (Esp)2007
• Luka Panic (Sui) – Katarina Jokic (BiH)2008
• Alvaro Regalado (Esp) – Katie Swan (Uk)2009

Alvaro Regalado Pedrol from Spain won the boys finals, while Katie Swan from Great Britain won the girls finals.

The winners won mountain bikes – the traditional Smrikva Bowl prize, 7 week stage at Patrick Mouratoglou Academy in Paris, sportswear from Sergio Tacchini and Wilson’s rackets.

On 28th of June 2008, the selected Smrikva Bowl players: Alvaro Regalado Pedrol (ESP), Samuele Ramazzotti (ITA), Katie Swan (UK), Jovana Vukovic (SRB) played the 8th «Little Mo» / Smrikva Bowl in Smrikve Tennis Club in Pula, Croatia. Noah Schachter, Alex Gee, Michaela Gordon and Ashley Laney have been selected by MCB foundation to represent the “Little Mo” in this unique event. Smrikva Bowl team won the competition with the result of 7 to 1.

The Smrikve Tennis Club and the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation have created «Little Mo» / Smrikva Bowl in 2002, the first-ever international competition between the United States and Europe for boys and girls 10 & under. Since then, Smrikva Bowl has grown in a global tournament and gathers top players from all around the World.

14th SMRIKVA BOWL 2009 RESULTS

Boys:
FINALS:
Alvaro Regalado (ESP) – Samuele Ramazzotti (ITA) (6:1 6:0);

SEMIFINALS:
Alvaro Regalado (ESP) – Karlo Suevich (CRO) (9:5);
Samuele Ramazzotti (ITA) – Alejandro Davidovich (ESP) (9:8);

QUARTERFINALS:
Alvaro Regalado (ESP) – Gabi Adrian Boitan (ROM) (9:1);
Karlo Suevich (CRO) – Patrik Rikl (CZE) (9:7);
Samuele Ramazzotti (ITA) – Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) (9:1);
Alejandro Davidovich (ESP) – Alex Deminaur (ROM) (9:8).

Girls:
FINALS:
Katie Swan (UK) – Jovana Vukovic (SRB) (6:4, 6:2);

SEMIFINALS:
Katie Swan (UK) – Arianna Capogrosso (ITA) (9:5);
Jovana Vukovic (SRB) – Inci Ogut (TUR) (9:5);

QUARTERFINALS:
Katie Swan (UK) – Andrea Simeunovic (SRB) (9:4);
Jovana Vukovic (SRB) – Andrea Amalia Rosca (ROM) (9:8);
Inci Ogut (TUR) – Alessia Welti (SUI) (9:3);
Arianna Capogrosso (ITA) – Berfu Cengiz (TUR) (9:4).

8th “Little Mo”/SMRIKVA BOWL 2009 RESULTS

«Little Mo»SMRIKVA BOWL

Michaela Gordon (USA) – Katie Swan (UK) (6:7 1:6)
Ashley Lahey (USA) – Jovana Vukovic (SRB) (3:6 3:6)

Noah Schachter (USA) – Alvaro Regalado Pedrol (ESP) (6:1 6:2)
Alex Gee (USA) – Samuele Ramazzotti (ITA) (0:6 1:6)

Michaela Gordon (USA) – Jovana Vukovic (SRB) (4:6 5:7 6:10)
Ashley Lahey (USA) – Katie Swan (UK) (1:62:6)

Noah Schachter (USA) – Samuele Ramazzotti (ITA) (3:6 5:7)
Alex Gee (USA) – Alvaro Regalado Pedrol (ESP) (0:6 1:6)

FINAL RESULT 1 – 7

Thanks to all Smrikva Bowl supporters and especially to the:
Smrikva Bowl Staff
Smrikva Bowl Sponsors
Golden Honorary Smrikva Bowl Members
Honorary Smrikva Bowl Members