The National Team Tennis Y8 & 10 Competition has been going since April 2014, and is culminating in the top schools in the region competing against each other at Sunderland Tennis Centre on 13th and 14th November.
2584 teams entered the competition across the country, and this week will see the top 16 teams across the 2 year groups (boys and girls) in the North region and Scotland face off for a chance to reach the National finals which will be played in December at Bolton Arena.
The schools involved are:
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys (Cheshire)
Beaconhurst School (Scotland)
Durham High School (Durham)
George Heriot’s School (Scotland)
Holmfirth High School (Yorkshire)
Marple Hall School (Cheshire)
Merchiston Castle School (Scotland)
Queen Margaret’s School (Yorkshire)
Roundhay School (Yorkshire)
Southmoor Academy (Sunderland)
The Brooksbank School (Yorkshire)
Ulverston Victoria High School (Cumbria)
Wakefield Girls High School (Yorkshire)
William Howard School (Cumbria)
There is more information on the Quarter Final stage here (including the draws and results):
http://lta.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=CCBDB893-49CF-4021-A1F5-D4784CDFE552
More information about entering the league for 2015 will be available soon on the LTA website here: http://www.lta.org.uk/players-parents/Competition/Aegon-Team-Tennis-Schools/Year-8--10/
If you’d like to go watch the event, entry is free to spectators.
We wish all of the students involved the best of luck!