Corby 12 Counties – 10U Boys and Girls
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Team: Noah Johnson, Phoenix Weir, Ishy Han, Luca Vergari, Olivia Corfe, Eva Straw, Amy Taylor-Shaw, Charlotte Freeman.
The first round was against Northamptonshire, The teams were playing with green balls, reduced sets, with a sudden death deuce. Noah lost in straight sets with a score that did not reflect the standard of play throughout the match. Phoenix lost the first set 0-4, then won the second 4-2, but went down in the tie-break 6-10. Ishy played in a very business way playing a tight first set winning 4-0, he went on to win the second in the same manner 4-1. Luca had a tough match he also lost in a well played match in straight sets. This gave the boys a 1-3 result.
Olivia played a good first set winning 4-0, but went on to play a tight set tiebreak which she won 7-1, Eva also played a great first set to win 4-0, the second slipped away 2-4 , but she came back to win the match tie-break 10-7. Amy had a tough match against a player rated above her, she played well, but went down in two sets, Charlotte had the same experience, she also lost in two sets, giving the girls a 2-2 result , overall 3-5 down.
The second round was against Bedfordshire, Noah played a great match against Finn Lester, he won the first set 4-1, lost the second in a set tie-break 2-7, then went down in a great match tie-break 6-10. Phoenix played well to win 4-1, 4-1, with Ishy also playing another tight match, to win 4-0, 4-0, Luca also played his best match winning 4-1, 4-0, so giving the boys a 3-1 win.
The Bedfordshire girls were strong, Olivia had a great match to win 5-3, 4-2, Eva played well but lost 1-4,2-4, Amy lost the first set 1-4, had really tight second set, going down 4-7 in the set tie-break. The same happened to Charlotte with the second set also a set tiebreak 7-9. This gave the girls a 1-3 result. The overall result being 4-4.
The last round was against Leicestershire, a strong team. Noah played well again, but his opponent, Thomas Giles, always had one more shot and Noah lost in two sets. Phoenix played a very good match against Samik Chandarana, winning 4-2, 4-1. Ishy had his toughest match but still delivered a two set win. Luca had his best match of the day, he lost the first set 3-5 in a well fought set, also lost the second 2-4, a match score that did not reflect the standard of play. The boys overall score being 2-2.
The girls all had a tough time against this team, they were just that much stronger and more consistent, Leicestershire won all four matches in straight sets, giving a final score of 2-6.
The team never gave up, they all chased every ball, they were great in supporting each other, and my thanks go to the parents for their support throughout the day.
Jane Stokes (Capt)