Cambridgeshire’s team of Rezi Onibere, Florence Pritchard-Gordon, Anya Taylor, Herbie Morris, Reva Onibere, Alexander Mills and Max Voss played against Suffolk, Bedfordshire and Norfolk. Each match consisted of 3 boys singles, 3 girls singles, a boys doubles, girls doubles and mixed doubles totally 9 rubbers in each match.
In the first match Cambridgeshire played Suffolk with Herbie playing at number one getting the team off to a good start beating Henry Brice7/4, 7/5 and then Reva Onibere beat Rocco Richardson 7/4, 6/8, 7/3 in the third singles Alexander Mills had a great tussle with Olli Knight just losing 10/12, 7/5, 2/7. The girls did the County proud with Rezi beating Erin Berry 7/1, 7/5 at number one; Florence beating Mia Spaull 7/4, 7/3 and then Anya Taylor beating Lilly Godfrey 7/2, 7/0 giving Cambs a winning lead of 5 matches to 1. Herbie played with Max Voss in the doubles and lost a tight 3 setter before Rezi and Florence won the girls doubles 7/4, 7/5. Reva and Anya lost their mixed but overall Cambs beat Suffolk 6/3. Great start.
Next up were Bedfordshire who lost 3/6 to Norfolk in their first match. Herbie again was too strong at number one beating Jayden Ogunwale 7/1, 7/4; Reva hit the ball too hard and beat Alfred Warren 7/2, 7/2 while Max Voss playing the third singles beat Lucas Thomas 7/2, 7/4.
The girls again proved too strong for their opponents. Rezi beat Poppy Whitford 7/5, 6/8, 7/4; Florence beat Georgina Harriman 7/2, 7/3 and Anya beat Surriane Griffith 8/6, 7/4 ensuring Cambs were 6 matches up before the doubles started. Herbie and Reva won the boys doubles; Rezi and Florence the girls while Alexander and Anya won their mixed to give Cambs an overall 9/0 win.
The final match was against Norfolk who up to this point had won one match and lost one. First up was Herbie who had a tough battle with Charlie Hutchinson and lost 6/8, 4/7 but Reva soon levelled the score beating Blyth Hammond 7/4, 7/2. Alexander Mills then beat Matthew Baker 7/4, 11/9. The girls continued their winning ways with all three winning. Rezi beat Charlotte James 7/3, 7/3; Florence beat Angela Sionosa 7/5, 5/7, 7/3 and Anya beat Frances Rowe 7/3, 7/5 to secure the medals for Cambs! Max and Alexander then won their doubles as did Florence and Rezi and then Herbie and Anya won the mixed to give Cambs a 8/1 win.
With Beds beating Suffolk all the other Counties had one win each but top of the group were the magnificent Cambs team who won the gold medals.
Team captain Sue Rich was delighted with the team effort and the way all the players had performed and had a special mention for Rezi and Florence who won all their matches.