The Great Britain tennis team has today arrived in Aix-en-Provence to compete in the Master-U BNP Paribas University International.
Joining the GBR team will be national teams from USA, Russia, France, Germany, Belgium, Ireland and China. The standard is high and the format is interesting - 4 singles (2 Mens/2 Womens), followed by Mens and Womens Doubles and if the score is 3-3, a Mixed doubles to decide. All three players have to play each day.
Our team is:
Scott Duncan University of Stirling
Darren Walsh, Southern Methodist University
Mark Whitehouse, Imperial College, London
Steph Cornish University of Bath
Georgia Craven, University of Warwick
Alex Walker, University of Bath
The Tennis Foundation's University Manager, Alistair Higham is team coach and Barry Scollo is team manager.
Iain Bates, Chair of BUCS Tennis said, "Good luck to the GBR team this weekend in the prestigious Master U event for university players. This is a fantastic competitive opportunity to experience high level international competition and to compete against some of the best student athletes from around the world."
Find out more about the event here.
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