BRILLIANT RESULTS from our 18&U Teams in the AEGON 18U County Cup this weekend. Both the Girls and Boys Teams won their divisions.
The Boys team, captained by Sam Butler - Stuart Pugh, Josh Golding, Jamie McKinnon, Tom Miller, Anthony Parkin, James Gammell, Akash Kansagra and Dean Kelleher played in Group 3A against Devon, South Wales & Lincolnshire at Gosling Indoor Tennis Centre,, Herts.
I had the pleasure of watching our boys team in action on Day 1, together with 2 of our Bucks LTA Councillors Margaret Wilson & Marion Rogan - the standard of play was excellent and I was very proud of our teams behaviour both on and off court. Even better: they beat Devon 5-4 which is a great start to the weekend!
On Day 2 the boys also beat Lincolnshire 7-2 - so I went to watch them again on Day 3 against South Wales; and boy what a day that was! They were 1-4 down in the singles (each team plays 6 singles and 3 doubles) when our No 1, Stuart Pugh went on. Stuart won the first set but then lost the second, our first doubles pair, Josh & James went on at this time and lost the first set 1-6.......but were they disheartened? No way! Sam Butler our new 18&U Team Captain was allowed to go on court at the end of each set - Sam obviously gave them the encouragement they needed as Stuart went on to win his singles in the 3rd set 6-0 making the team score 2-4 and then Josh & James also won their doubles in a 3rd set tiebreak. Team score was then 3-4. Everything then depended on the last two doubles matches: Jamie & Tom won the first set 6-0 but then went to tiebreak in the second, which they won 7-5. Stuart & Dean on the next court won the first set 6-4 then went to tiebreak in the seond set which they also won 7-5. Final team result 5-4 to Bucks! A fantastic weekend, great team spirit. The boys will now be promoted to Group 2.
The Girls team, captained by Jemima Hayward - Kathryn Sharples, Heather McNeill, Grace Russell, Sarah Spanswick, Alex Clark, Claudia Marsala, Victoria Pisani and Hollie Davies travelled quite a bit further as they were in Group 4A against Dorset, Avon & Devon at Taunton. The girls beat Devon 7-2 on Day 1, beat Dorset 9-0 on Day 2 and beat Avon 5-1 on Day 3 - a brilliant result and the girls will be promoted to Group 3.
Brilliant results - well done to all.
Full results click here:
Boys Link to results page
Girls Link to all girls results
Janice Roach - Bucks LTA County Administrator