18 & Under Girls County Cup Report
By Sue Espley, County Captain
The under 18 team were in Division 2 which was played in Deal in Kent over the weekend 1-3 March 2013.
The members of the team were: Natalie Sayer, Alexia Yannaros, Oana Manole, Selina Briggs, Ellie Millard, Anya Still, Miriam Chapman-Rosenfeld and Kirsty McCullouch
The other counties in the division were: Sussex, Kent and Durham and Cleveland.
Day 1 vs Sussex
The team for singles was: Natalie, Alexia, Oana, Selina, Ellie and Anya
The doubles pairs were: Natalie and Alexia, Oana and Anya and Miriam and Selina.
After 6 rounds of singles and 2 very long matches lasting nearly 3 hours we had gained one very good win by Ellie in her first appearance at under 18's.
All 3 doubles matches were close fought events, with Miriam and Selina fighting their way to victory!
End of day result 7-2 Sussex.
Day 2 vs Kent
The team remained the same for our match against Kent.
The team for singles was: Natalie, Alexia, Oana, Selina, Ellie and Anya
The doubles pairs were: Natalie and Alexia, Oana and Anya and Miriam and Selina.
Selina, Alexia and Natalie all managed very good wins in their singles matches to take us to 3-3 going into the doubles.
Miriam and Selina managed to get to a third set tie break, but were unable to take the victory.
End if day result 6-3 to Kent.
Day 3 vs Durham and Cleveland.
The team remained the same for our last match which was a straight playoff between us and Durham and Cleveland to avoid relegation.
The team for singles was: Natalie, Alexia, Oana, Selina, Ellie and Anya
The doubles pairs were: Natalie and Alexia, Oana and Anya and Miriam and Selina
All the girls played very determined matches and won the first 5 rubbers which meant we had won the tie and secured our place in Division 2 again next year.
Sussex managed to beat Kent on the final day which meant they were the group winners.
We had a fantastic team spirit with some really good wins against difficult opponents. Well done everybody.