In-form German ace Carina Witthoeft eased through to the second round of the $25,000 GB Pro-Series tournament at The Shrewsbury Club as she sets her sights on another singles title - but last year's runner-up Marta Sirotkina suffered a shock early exit.
Number one seed Cagla Buyukakcay admits she would rather have avoided fellow Turkish player Pemra Ozgen in the main draw for the $25K Aegon GB Pro-Series tournament at The Shrewsbury Club.
Lauren McMinn, the ambitious Shrewsbury tennis ace, is spending the week training in Belgium before striving to make an impact in the Aegon GB Pro-Series tournament which starts in her home town this weekend.
The future of Shropshire tennis looks to be exceptionally bright after a wealth of young talent competed in the prestigious Junior County Closed Championships.
Highly rated young tennis ace Roan Jones, a junior member at The Shrewsbury Club, has ended his excellent season ranked number one on the national 10U competition leaderboard.
Shropshire's top young tennis talent will compete to become county champions when The Shrewsbury Club stages the prestigious Junior County Closed Championships.
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