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16/01/06

Matteo Donati in Paris

26-30. December 2005., Paris, Matteo Donati, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 winner, reached quarterfinales in one of the most important ETA under 12 tournaments.

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13/01/06

Smrikva Bowl top players' results on last Lemon Bowl

January 2006
Under 12 boys
Miki Jankovic, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 runner up, arrived in finals of the Lemon Bowl.
Under 10 boys
Gianluigi Quinzi won the tournament.
Gianluigi ranked 3rd on 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 when he was 9 years old. Gianluigi was also the winner in the 9 year cathegory of the “Little Mo” and will be part of the “Little Mo” team on 5th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl 2006.
Borna Coric, played 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 and is expected to play 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006. Borna is currently ranked 6th in Croatia in under 12 cathegory.
Under 12 girls
Francesca Palmigiano, played 9th Smrikva Bowl 2005, arrived in the semifinals.

13/01/06

Saska Gavrilovska 2x Smrikva Bowl winner

Saska Gavrilovska won 9th Smrikva Bowl in 2004 when she was 9 years old and defended the title with the victory of the 10th Smrikva Bowl in 2005. No one in 10 years tournament history has ever won two consecutive Smrikva Bowl titles.

13/01/06

Blair Shankle alredy part of the "Little Mo" history

On October 24th 2005, in Austin, Texas, Shankle won her fourth consecutive title in the “Little Mo” National Championships, the only US national tournament for boys and girls ages 11 and younger. No one in tournament history has ever won four consecutive titles ” not even Andy Roddick, the event’s most celebrated former champion.
Blair Shankle represented the United States on 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl and won the only two matches the U.S. team captured in the 2004 “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl.

13/01/06

Tereza Mrdeza will play junior Australian Open

January 2006 – Tereza Mrdeza, 5th Smrikva Bowl winner in 2000, will participate for the first time on junior Australian Open tournament.

13/01/06

Ciprian Porumb jr and Andras Szekely Romanian champions

In 2005 both Ciprian jr and Andras Szekely became Romanian champions, U12 and U10 respectively.
Ciprian Porumb jr played 8th Smrikva Bowl in 2003 and ranked 3rd. Andras Szekely played 10th Smrikva Bowl in 2005.

13/01/06

Smrikva Bowl top players' results on last Orange Bowl

Under 14 girls
Indire Akiki, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 runner up, arrived to the semifinals in the main tournament.
Petra Martic, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 winner, won the consolation tournament.
Under 12 girls
Jennifer Ren, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 winner, arrived to the semifinals in the main tournament.
Ajla Tomljanovic, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 runner up and 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 3rd place, arrived to the quarterfinals in the main tournament.

13/01/06

Ivana Lisjak finished this year Australian Open experience

13. January 2006 – Ivana Lisjak was defeated in the second round qualifications of the Australian Open by Olga Savchuk from Ukraina: 1:6, 4:6.

12/01/06

Ivana Lisjak passed first round qualifications on Austrialian Open

12. January 2006 – Ivana Lisjak defeated Zahlavova 6:7(8), 6:2, 6:2. In the second round Ivana Lisjak will play with Ogla Sancuk.
Ivana Lisjak won 2nd Smrikva Bowl in 1997.

19/12/05

2005 Contest results

10th Smrikva Bowl main tournament results

Press release

19/12/05

Croatia - Davis Cup Champion

January 2006, Croatian Davis Cup team: Ivan Ljubicic, Mario Ancic, Ivo Karlovic, Goran Ivanisevic and their coordinator Nikola Pilic broth Croatia into history among 12 countries that ever won Davis Cup: USA, UK, Australia, France, South Africa, Sweden, Italy, Czech-slovak republic, Spain, Russia and now also Croatia.