Gloucestershire 12U Girls compete in Northampton

Gloucestershire 12U Girls team lead by team captain Mark Lunn, travelled to Northampton to take part in the AEGON 12U County Cup on the 30th June and 1st July.

The team were: Megan Brown, Danielle Girbon, Amy Morse and Nina Perry.

Full results from the weekend can be found here, with a round up from Mark below.  Information on the AEGON County Cup can be found here.

"30^th June 2012

Gloucestershire v Hertfordshire 0-4

1. Amy Morse (8.1) lost to Michaella Brown (6.2) 1-4 0-4
2. Megan Brown (9.1) lost to Danielle Latter (6.2) 0-4 0-4
3. Nina Perry (9.2) lost to Larissa Gungah (7.1) 0-4 0-4
4. Morse & Brown lost to Latter & Gale 0-4 0-4

A tough start to the weekend against a very strong Hertfordshire side. The girls put in their best efforts, however, they came up against a team of players in the top 20 in the country U12.

Gloucestershire v Middlesex 0-4

1. Amy Morse lost to Aleksandra Topalovic (7.1) 1-4 0-4
2. Megan Brown lost to Danielle Daley (7.2) 0-4 1-4
3. Nina Perry lost to Angel Craig-Tapper (7.2) 0-4 0-4
4. Morse & Perry lost to Topalovic & Craig-Tapper 2-4 0-4

Another very difficult match against a very strong side. Amy and Nina had a close first set in the doubles and fought hard for their 2 games.

1^st July

Gloucestershire v Buckinghamshire 0-4

1. Amy Morse lost to Lauren King-Sparke (6.2) 0-4 1-4
2. Megan Brown lost to Lauren Armstrong (7.2) 0-4 0-4
3. Danielle Gibson lost to Indu Ragunather (8.1) 0-4 0-4
4. Brown & Perry lost to King-Sparke & Armstrong 1-4 1-4

A good effort from the team but up against another strong team. Megan and Nina did really well to win 2 games in their doubles, they chased every ball and never gave up.

Gloucestershire v Oxfordshire 1-3

1. Amy Morse beat Annabel Denly (8.1) 4-2 4-1
2. Nina Perry lost to Lauren Keeler (8.1) 2-4 0-4
3. Danielle Gibson lost to Evie Phillips (8.2) 2-4 4-5 (2)
4. Morse & Gibson lost to Keeler & Jagger 0-4 0-4

Finally the team gained some success after all the hard work they had all put in over the weekend. Amy battled hard and won fairly comfortably in the end. A shame Danielle couldn’t get a win as well, she played brilliantly only to fall at the final hurdle.

Overall

It was great that the girls could go home with a sense of achievement after Amy’s win in the last match. All the girls had a great attitude and gave 110%.  It really showed the girls what they needed to improve to become more successful. They will all learn from this trip and hopefully be able to build on their experiences."

Mark Lunn
Gloucestershire 12U Girls Team Captain