Day one saw Notts take control of the group by defeating both Northants (8-0) and Warwickshire (6-2) with some fantastic tennis being played throughout the whole team with Jennifer Rees coming back from 7-4 down in the 3rd set tiebreak to win 10-8, which meant we topped the table and set us up nicely for day two.
We knew coming into day two that this would be a tougher day and with a few of the girls carrying minor injuries it was always going to be a long day. First up we had Leicestershire and after the singles we were 4-2 down with Ellie Brazil showing a brilliant defensive display to keep the girls in it. We found ourselves in a similar position against Lincolnshire with Ellis Cleland coming in to play at number 3, where this time it was Georgia who was able to keep us in the match with an impressive attacking display.
Now we came to the crucial part of the day where we took on Leicestershire in the doubles, where Georgia and Ellie turned the tie around superbly by winning both the doubles match and the tiebreak shootout back to back to give us a chance of topping the group.
The girls were then asked to repeat the same task as they had completed just minutes after beating Leicestershire where a very solid Lincolnshire were waiting for us, unfortunately it was one step too far this time as the girls were beaten in a very tight and tense match.
Overall throughout the whole weekend i couldn’t have asked any more from the team and should be proud of their achievements.
Callum Chivers
12 & Under Girls Captain