EPT NEWS AND RESULTS
Brooke Black represents Great Britain
at Junior Laver Cup
Saturday 25th November
Huge well done to EPT player Brooke Black for representing Great Britain and coming in third place at the Junior Laver Cup event in San Diego, California.
Great job Brooke!
Jay Johnson-Hauldren reaches
Liverpool J60 ITF singles final
Saturday 18th November 2023
Well done to EPT player Jay Johnson-Hauldren for reaching the singles final at the J60 ITF in Liverpool, Great Britain.
Great job Jay!
Dario Puljic wins U16 G3 in Shrewsbury
Friday 3rd November 2023
Well done to EPT player Dario Puljic for winning the U16 G3 in Shrewsbury this week.
Great job Dario!
Jay Johnson-Hauldren reaches Albania J60 ITF singles final
Monday 2nd October 2023
Well done to EPT player Jay Johnson-Hauldren for reaching the singles final at the J60 ITF in Tirana, Albania.
Great job Jay!
Mark Ceban reaches Switzerland J30 ITF singles final
Sunday 1st October 2023
Well done to EPT player Mark Ceban for reaching the singles final at the J30 ITF in Horgen, Switzerland.
Great job Mark!
Nathan Mansfield wins Albania J30 ITF boys singles title
Tuesday 26th September 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Nathan Mansfield for winning the boys singles title at the J30 Junior ITF in Tirana, Albania.
Well done Nathan!
Rob Beznea wins Compete and Earn Title
in Taunton
Thursday 14th September 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Rob Beznea for winning the Compete and Earn Progress Tour title in Taunton. Rob is now on a 20 match winning streak and has won 5 consecutive Compete and Earn titles.
Well done Rob!
Jay Johnson-Hauldren
reaches Cumberland British Tour final
Thursday 7th September 2023
Well done to EPT player Jay Johnson-Hauldren for reaching the singles final at the Cumberland British Tour!
Great job Jay!
Ivan Denisov wins 25k doubles title in Taiwan
Monday 4th September 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Ivan Denisov and his partner Leonid Sheyngezikht for winning the doubles title at the 25k in Tainan, Taiwan.
Well done Ivan!
James Lammas wins 16U Irish National Championships doubles title
Wednesday 23rd August 2023
Congratulations to EPT player James Lammas and his partner Reese McCann for winning the 16U Irish Junior National Championships doubles title last week in Dublin, Ireland.
Well done James!
Mark Ceban wins Kitzbuhel 14 and under singles title
Thursday 17th August 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Mark Ceban for winning the prestigious NEXT UP Kitzbuhel 14 and under singles title in Kitzbuhel, Austria.
Well done Mark!
Mariam Bolkvadze wins 25k doubles title
in Roehampton, Great Britain
Monday 14th August 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Mariam Bolkvadze and her partner Lily Miyazaki for winning the doubles title at the 25k in Roehampton, Great Britain last week.
Great job Mariam!
Sophie Bekker reaches Bradfield J30 singles final
Tuesday 8th August 2023
Well done to EPT player Sophie Bekker for reaching the girls singles final at the J30 Junior ITF in Bradfield, Great Britain.
Great job Sophie!
Brooke Black wins Poland J100 ITF doubles title
Monday 7th August 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Brooke Black and her partner Martyna Mackiewicz for winning the girls doubles title at the J100 Junior ITF in Poznan, Poland.
Brooke and Martyna beat both the 1st and 2nd seeds to win the title as Brooke picks up her 4th Junior ITF doubles title and 7th Junior ITF title overall.
Well done Brooke!
Mark Ceban wins 14&U Junior Wimbledon
Monday 17th July 2023
Huge Congratulations to EPT player Mark Ceban for winning the 14&U Junior Wimbledon Boy’s Singles title.
Mark won the final on court 18 in front of a full crowd. A truly amazing and special achievement.
We’re all so proud of you Mark!
Sally Pethybridge wins Sutton Progress Tour singles title
Saturday 8th July 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Sally Pethybridge for winning the Women’s singles title at the Sutton Progress Tour this week.
Sally beat the top seed in the final to win the title and pick up the £2,000 winners cheque.
Well done Sally!
Lawrie Wilkin wins Greece J60 ITF boys singles title
Sunday 2nd July 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Lawrie Wilkin for winning the boys singles title at the J60 Junior ITF in Corfu, Greece.
Lawrie came through qualifying, winning 8 consecutive matches to take the title.
Well done Lawrie!
EPT Coach Caleb Simms is official hitting partner at Queen’s ATP 500
Tuesday 25th June 2023
We’re very proud to have EPT Performance Coach Caleb Simms working as the official hitting partner at the Queen’s ATP 500 last week. Caleb was practising and spending time with some of the best players in the world including Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune, Alex De Minaur and many more.
We look forward to Caleb returning to the academy and sharing his wealth of experience and knowledge with our EPT players.
Brooke Black wins Edinburgh J60 ITF girls singles title
Monday 5th June 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Brooke Black for winning the girls singles title at the J60 Junior ITF in Edinburgh, Great Britain to pick up her 3rd ITF singles title.
Well done Brooke!
Jesse Clarkson reaches singles final and wins doubles title at Uganda J30 ITF
Friday 2nd June 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Jesse Clarkson for reaching the final of the singles and winning the doubles title at the J30 Junior ITF in Kampala, Uganda.
Well done Jesse!
Mark Ceban wins Moldova J30 ITF boys singles title
Wednesday 31st May 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Mark Ceban for winning the boys singles title at the J30 Junior ITF in Chisinau, Moldova to pick up his first ITF singles title.
Well done Mark!
Rob Beznea wins Compete and Earn Title in Norwich
Tuesday 30th May 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Rob Beznea for winning the Compete and Earn Progress Tour title in Norwich. Rob is now on a 16 match winning streak and has won 4 consecutive Compete and Earn titles.
Well done Rob!
Jay Johnson-Hauldren wins Wrexham J30 ITF boys singles title
Sunday 28th May 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Jay Johnson-Hauldren for winning the boys singles title at the J30 Junior ITF in Wrexham, Great Britain. Jay won the tournament without dropping a set all week to pick up his 2nd Junior ITF singles title.
Well done Jay!
Brooke Black wins Wrexham J30 ITF girls singles title
Saturday 27th May 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Brooke Black for winning the girls singles title at the J30 Junior ITF in Wrexham, Great Britain. Brooke won the tournament without dropping a set all week to pick up her 2nd Junior ITF singles title.
Well done Brooke!
Rob Beznea wins Compete and Earn Title in Brighton
Tuesday 16th May 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Rob Beznea for winning the Compete and Earn Progress Tour title in Brighton on the weekend to win his 3rd consecutive Compete and Earn title.
Well done Rob!
Finn Lester reaches doubles final at J30 Junior ITF in Spain
Saturday 6th May 2023
Well done to EPT player Finn Lester for reaching the doubles final at the J30 Junior ITF in Girona, Spain.
Well done Finn!
Rob Beznea wins Compete and Earn Title in Horley
Wednesday 3rd May 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Rob Beznea for winning the Compete and Earn Progress Tour title in Horley on the weekend. Rob won the tournament without dropping a set and cements his place at the top of the Compete and Earn leaderboard.
Well done Rob!
Rob Beznea wins Compete and Earn Title in Brighton
Tuesday 18th April 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Rob Beznea for winning the Compete and Earn Progress Tour title in Brighton on the weekend.
Well done Rob!
Mark Ceban wins 16U National Championships doubles title
Sunday 9th April
Congratulations to EPT player Mark Ceban and his doubles partner for winning the 16U National Junior Championships doubles title at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton.
Well done Mark!
Finn Lester wins doubles title at J60 Junior ITF in Dublin
Sunday 9th April
Congratulations to EPT player Finn Lester and his doubles partner Luke Hooper for winning the doubles title at the J60 Junior ITF in Dublin, Ireland.
Well done Finn!
Nathan Mansfield wins Men’s singles title at Westside G3
Saturday 8th April
Congratulations to EPT player Nathan Mansfield for winning the Men’s singles title at the Westside Grade 3 event.
Nathan is now on a 12 match winning streak in singles winning 3 singles titles in 2 weeks.
Well done Nathan!
Brooke Black reaches doubles final of 16U National Championship
Friday 7th April 2023
Well done to EPT player Brooke Black and her doubles partner Ciara Moore for reaching the doubles final of the 16U British Junior National Championships.
Great job Brooke!
Nathan Mansfield wins 18U and Men’s singles titles at Sutton
Monday 3rd April 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Nathan Mansfield for winning both the 18U and Men’s singles titles at the Grade 3 event at Sutton Tennis Academy
Well done Nathan!
Dario Puljic wins 14U G3 at Sutton
Thursday 30th March 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Dario Puljic for winning the 14U Grade 3 event at Sutton Tennis Academy.
Well done Dario!
Ivan Denisov wins 15k Futures doubles title
in Kazakhstan
Monday 13th March 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Ivan Denisov and his partner Aleksandre Bakshi for winning the 15k Futures doubles title in Aktobe, Kazakhstan last week.
Well done Ivan!
Brooke Black and Jaquelyn Ogunwale win back to back doubles titles at Liverpool Junior ITF's
Monday 20th February 2023
Huge congratulations to EPT players Brooke Black and Jaquelyn Ogunwale for winning the doubles title again this week at the J30 Junior ITF in Liverpool. Brooke and Jaquelyn won 8 consecutive matches to win back to back titles in Liverpool.
Jaquelyn picks up her 6th Junior ITF doubles title and Brooke picks up her 3rd doubles title.
Well done Brooke and Jaquelyn!
Jaquelyn Ogunwale reaches singles final of Liverpool J30 ITF in Liverpool
Monday 20th February 2023
Well done to EPT player Jaquelyn Ogunwale for reaching the final of singles at the J30 Junior ITF in Liverpool, Great Britain last week.
Great couple weeks for Jaquelyn in Liverpool making a semi final and a final as well as winning the doubles title both weeks.
Josh Goodger wins 15K Futures doubles title in Germany
Monday 20th February 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Josh Goodger and his partner Joe Tyler for winning the 15k Futures doubles title in Oberhaching, Germany last week.
Well done Josh!
Brooke Black and Jaquelyn Ogunwale win Liverpool J30 ITF girls doubles title
Monday 13th February 2023
Congratulations to EPT players Brooke Black and Jaquelyn Ogunwale for winning the girls doubles title at the J30 Junior ITF last week in Liverpool, Great Britain.
Well done Brooke and Jaquelyn!
Jay Johnson-Hauldren wins Liverpool J30 ITF boys singles title
Monday 13th February 2023
Congratulations to EPT player Jay Johnson-Hauldren for winning the boys singles title at the J30 Junior ITF last week in Liverpool, Great Britain.
Well done Jay!
Mark Ceban wins Les Petits As singles title
Monday 30th January 2023
Huge congratulations to EPT player Mark Ceban for winning the boys singles titles at the world-renowned 14 and under Les Petits As in Tarbes, France.
Past winners of this prestigious tournament include Rafael Nadal, Richard Gasquet and Frances Tiafoe. Many Grand Slam Champions played this tournament, such as Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic as well as Andy Murray who reached the final.
Well done Mark on a fantastic achievement!
Mark Ceban wins singles and doubles titles at Bolton Junior International
Tuesday 25th January 2023
Huge congratulations to EPT player Mark Ceban winning both the singles and doubles titles last week at the Bolton Junior International 14 and under Category 1 Tennis Europe.
After his success last week, Mark moves up no.2 in Europe in the Tennis Europe under 14 rankings. Well done Mark!
Brooke Black wins singles and doubles titles at Ireland J5 Junior ITF
Tuesday 8th November 2022
Congratulations to EPT player Brooke Black for winning both the singles and doubles titles last week at the J5 Junior ITF in Castlebar, Ireland.
Well done Brooke!
Ivan Denisov and Bekhan Altangeriev make doubles final at 15k Futures in Kuwait
Monday 31st October 2022
Well done to EPT players Ivan Denisov and Bekhan Atlangeriev for making the doubles final last week at the 15k Futures event in Kuwait.
Oliver Bonding wins singles and doubles titles at J3 Junior ITF in South Africa
Monday 31st October 2022
Congratulations to EPT player Oliver Bonding for winning the singles and doubles titles again this week at the J3 Junior ITF in Pretoria, South Africa.
Dario Puljic wins 14’s singles at Sutton Grade 3
Monday 31st October 2022
Well done to EPT player Dario Puljic for winning the u14’s singles title at the grade 3 at Sutton Tennis Academy last week.
Robert Beznea makes final of Taunton British Tour
Monday 10th October 2022
Well done to EPT player Robert Beznea for making the final of the Taunton British Tour last week.
Oliver Bonding wins singles and doubles titles at J3 Junior ITF in South Africa
Monday 10th October 2022
Congratulations to EPT player Oliver Bonding for winning the singles and doubles titles at the J3 Junior ITF in Johannesburg, South Africa last week.
Well done Oli!
Robert Beznea wins British Tour in Hull
Monday 10th October 2022
Congratulations to EPT player Robert Beznea for winning the singles title at the British Tour in Hull last week.
Well done, Robert!
Mariam Bolkvadze wins 60K doubles title in Trnava, Slovakia
Monday 10th October 2022
Congratulations to EPT player Mariam Bolkvadze for winning the doubles title
at the 60K in Trnava, Slovakia last week.
Mariam won the title with her British partner Maia Lumsden without dropping a set. Well done Mariam!
Bekhan Altangeriev reaches singles final of the 15K Futures in Monastir, Tunisia last week
Wednesday 21st September 2022
Well done to EPT player Bekhan Atlangeriev who reached the singles final of
the 15k Futures in Monastir, Tunisia last week.
Raffaello Papajcik wins Cumberland British Tour
Thursday 22nd August 2022
Congratulations to EPT player Raffaello Papajcik for winning the Cumberland British Tour last week. Raffaello won the tournament without dropping a set all week. Raff has now won three British Tour titles in the last twelve months.
Bekhan Atlangeriev wins 15k Futures singles title in Kazakhstan
Monday 8th August 2022
Congratulations to EPT player Bekhan Altangeriev for winning his first professional singles title at the 15k Futures in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan last week.
Bekhan won the title without dropping a set and beat a former top 100 ATP singles player in the semi-final. Well done Bekhan!
Bekhan Atlangeriev and Ivan Denisov win 15k Futures doubles title in Kazakhstan
Monday 8th August 2022
Congratulations to EPT players Bekhan Atlangeriev and Ivan Denisov for winning the doubles title at the 15k Futures in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan.
Oliver Bonding represents Great Britain at U16 European Championships
Monday 25th July 2022
Well done to EPT player Oliver Bonding for being selected to represent Great Britain at the 16 & under European Championships in Prerov, Czech Republic.
Jaquelyn Ogunwale makes final of Paddington British Tour
Saturday 9th July 2022
Well done to EPT player Jaquelyn Ogunwale for reaching the final of the Paddington British Tour this week.
Kate Gardiner selected to represent Ireland at
the Billie Jean King Cup
Wednesday 6th July 2022
Well done to EPT player Kate Gardiner for being selected to represent her native Ireland in the Billie Jean King Cup.
Jaquelyn Ogunwale plays main draw Junior Wimbledon
Tuesday 5th July 2022
Good luck to EPT player Jaquelyn Ogunwale and her partner Jessica Matthews who are competing in the doubles main draw at Junior Wimbledon.
Jaquelyn Ogunwale wins West Worthing British Tour, Sally Pethybridge reaches final
Monday 20th June 2022
Congratulations to EPT players Jaquelyn Ogunwale for winning the title and Sally Pethybridge for making the final at the West Worthing British Tour. In an all EPT Women's final, Jaquelyn edged a closely fought contest winning 6-1 3-6 6-4.
Well done also to fellow EPT player James Beaven for making the semi-final at the West Worthing British Tour.
EPT coach and pro hitter Caleb Simms is official hitting partner at the Queen's ATP 500
Friday 17th June 2022
EPT coach and pro hitter Caleb Simms has been working as the official hitting partner at the Queen's ATP 500 this week. Caleb has been hitting with many top players including Matteo Berrettini, Grigor Dimitrov and Stan Wawrinka.
We look forward to having Caleb back on court with our EPT players next week sharing lots of inside knowledge and insights into what the top players do and how they practice.
Sam Nicholson reaches final at North Oxford British Tour
Thursday 7th June 2022
Well done to EPT player Sam Nicholson for reaching the final for at the North Oxford British Tour last week.
Sally Pethybridge wins North Oxford British Tour
Thursday 7th June 2022
Congratulations to EPT player Sally Pethybridge for winning the North Oxford British Tour last week.
Top WTA player Alison Riske trains at EPT
Tuesday 31st May 2022
Great to have WTA player Alison Riske and her coach Tom Gutteridge training with us at the academy today.
Alison reached a career high ranking of 18 in the world and is a grand slam singles quarter-finalist. Alison has recorded wins over many top players including Ash Barty, Naomi Osaka, Garbine Muguruza and Angelique Kerber.
EPT player Raffaello Papajcik for committing to the University of Denver, USA
Friday 27th May 2022
Congratulations to EPT player Raffaello Papajcik for signing to the University of Denver on a tennis scholarship.
EPT Head coach interviewed on the Tom Haslam Podcast
Thursday 26th May 2022
EPT Head coach Stefan Sterland-Markovic discusses all things tennis on the Tom Haslam Podcast as he shares his experience and knowledge as well as talks about the Elite Performance Tennis program.
The episode is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/185FsIMTwLtPtz8Q78J5Wg?si=6488620674a74e53
Ivan Denisov makes final of 15k Futures in Finland
Monday 23rd May 2022
Well done to EPT player Ivan Denisov for reaching the final of the 15k Futures in Kouvola, Finland with his partner Leonid Sheyngezikht (BUL).
Top ATP player Yuichi Sugita training at EPT
Monday 23rd May 2022
We are excited to welcome top ATP player Yuichi Sugita who is training at the academy this week as he prepares for Wimbledon and the grass court season.
Yuichi has a career high ranking of no.36 ATP and has played against Federer and Nadal as well as recorded wins over many top players including Dominic Thiem and David Ferrer.
Mariam Bolkvadze competing at the French Open 2022
Monday 16th May 2022
Good luck to EPT player Mariam Bolkvadze competing at the French Open this week. Mariam kicks off her French Open qualifying campaign today playing fifth match on court 10 against Australian Seone Mendez.
James Beaven wins British Tour in Woking, Raffaello Papajcik makes final
Monday 16th May 2022
Congratulations to EPT players James Beaven for winning the title and Raffaello Papajcik for making the final at the Woking British Tour. In an all EPT Men's final, James edged out a great battle winning 6-4 5-7 10-5.
Well done also to fellow EPT players Max Relic and Brooke Black for making the semi-finals at the Woking British Tour.
EPT player Alaia Rubio Perez committing to the University of Portland, USA
Tuesday 10th May 2022
Congratulations to EPT player Alaia Rubio Perez for signing to the University of Portland on a tennis scholarship.
Raffaelo Papajcik wins Connaught British Tour
Monday 9th May 2022
Well done to EPT player Raffaello Papajcik for winning his second British Tour title in Connaught last week.
Oliver Bonding makes semi-finals at J3 Junior ITF in Istanbul, Turkey
Tuesday 3rd May 2022
Congratulations to EPT player Oliver Bonding for making the semi-final of the J3 Junior ITF in Istanbul, Turkey last week.
James Beaven wins doubles title at J4 Aldershot Junior ITF
Monday 25th April 2022
Well done to EPT player James Beaven for winning the J4 Junior ITF doubles title in Aldershot, Great Britain alongside his doubles partner Kyran Magimay.
Oliver Bonding wins singles title at J4 Aldershot Junior ITF
Monday 25th April 2022
Congratulations to EPT player Oliver Bonding for winning his second Junior ITF singles title at the J4 in Aldershot, Great Britain.
Ivan Denisov wins Redhill Progress Tour
Monday 18th April 2022
Well done to EPT player Ivan Denisov for winning the Progress Tour on the weekend at Redhill. Congratulations Ivan!
Oliver Bonding makes doubles final at U16 British Junior National Championships
Monday 18th April 2022
Well done to EPT player Oliver Bonding for reaching the doubles final at the U16 British Junior National Championships.
Alaia Rubio Perez makes singles final at J5 Junior ITF in Dublin, Ireland
Monday 18th April 2022
Well done to EPT player Alaia for reaching singles final at the J5 Junior ITF in Dublin, Ireland. Congratulations Alaia!
Oliver Bonding wins singles title at J5 Junior ITF in Oslo, Norway
Friday 1st April 2022
Well done to EPT player Oliver Bonding for winning his first Junior ITF title at the J5 in Oslo, Norway. Great way to cap off a solid month of Junior ITF's for Oliver which also included semi-final and quarter-final appearances at two J4's in South Africa as well as a quarter-final at the J3 in Loughborough, Great Britain.
Dom Inglot retires from professional tennis
Thursday 10th March 2022
Dom Inglot announces his retirement from professional tennis. A 2015 Davis Cup Champion, Wimbledon doubles semi-finalist, winner of 14 ATP titles and incredible achievement of career high ranking of no.18 in the world. Dom was coached by EPT Head Coach Stefan Sterland-Markovic for two and a half years. Congratulations Dom on an incredible career!
Greg Contro visits EPT
Thursday 3rd March 2022
Great experience for our players to have top coach Greg Contro with EPT this week coaching and sharing his knowledge and experience with our players. Amongst many other achievements, Greg is the former coach of ex top 30 WTA player Laura Granville taking her to multiple grand slam 4th round appearances. Greg also worked at the USTA for several years coaching some of USA's top players working under Patrick McEnroe.
Mariam Bolkvadze wins 60k doubles title in Germany
Monday 21st February 2022
Well done to EPT player Mariam Bolkvadze for winning the the doubles title at the 60k in Altenkirchen, Germany alongside British Partner Samantha Sharan Murray. Mariam also had a good run to the semi-finals of the singles, losing in 3 sets to no.1 seed and top 100 WTA player Greet Minnen.