The 14U Winter Cups Team have won the AEGON Junior Player of the Month award for February.
The GB 14U Winter Cups team have been awarded February’s AEGON Junior Player of the Month Award after lifting the winner’s trophy in the Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD in Correggio, Italy.
Captained by Chris Wilkinson, the GB team consisting of Samuel Ferguson, Jay Clarke and Marcus Walters defeated Germany and Hungary in the opening rounds before facing Sweden in the final.
After a decisive doubles match was required to determine the winner, GB overcame Sweden 2-1.
Jay Clarke had put GB ahead after a 6-4, 6-0 win over Filip Malbasic in the opening singles. Mikael Yemer then levelled the tie by beating Samuel Ferguson 6-2, 6-3.
In the deciding doubles, Malbasic & Yemer struck first, taking the first set 6-4. Clarke & Ferguson then mounted a fierce comeback, dropping just one game to level the match 6-1. The momentum stayed with the British pair during the final set, which they won 6-3 to ensure a Winter Cups title for GB.