TEAM: Girls/Boys
Annali Olivelle, Alice Green, Winiworth Goldman, Cameron Isbell, Rittik Anand, Alex Groves
The weekend of 17/18 July saw the Under 9s County Cup at Gosling Sports Park.
The team arrived at Gosling Sports Park bright and early 9am. The day started with a brief warm up and stretch taken by the talent performance co ordinators.
They then took to the courts to make sure all their best shots were perfected.Everybody was so excited and proud to be playing for their county, we were there to win.
The following counties were there to be challenged in singles, doubles and mixed doubles.
Oxfordshire- a great start all matches were won and only one set was lost
Berkshire-We won overall but this county were tough. Cool heads were kept as inconsistent line calls featured heavily which made our team more determined. Alex Groves and Alice Green handled their matches patiently which certainly paid off.
Hertfordshire-this was by far the strongest county that we played, sadly we lost overall but Annali and Cameron beat their number one players
Buckinghamshire – the boys won all their matches , Rittik beat their number two who had played at nationals, the girls matches were tough but Winworth beat their number three with ease .Therefore we won overall.
Sadly we came second, we could not have picked a better team, the children played brilliantly and their manners on and off court were impeccable. Medals were presented to the top two teams.
A fantastic day with a great standard of tennis being played.
Colin Clay – Team Captain