The Regional Stage of the 14U Boys County Cup took place in Sheffield on 3 - 5 May 2014
Team
- Josh Wilson
- David Brehme
- James Gibbens
- Daniel Siddall
- Matthew Beecher
- Jamie Boden
Match 1 vs East of Scotland
Won 5-1
The boys got off to a great start to a strong East of Scotland team. East of Scotland fielded a GB 2001 boy playing at the number 2 spot who David beat convincingly. All our Surrey boys played in the first match which is great to get the team spirit going.
Match 2 vs Shropshire
Won 6-0
Another good professional job to beat the Shropshire side.
Final Playoff vs Derbyshire
Our attention on the last day turned to qualification and a match versus Derbyshire. Myself and Craig deliberated over the squad selection as we knew this was going to be tight. Dan Siddall got us off to a great start on a windy day in Sheffield. He won 6-3, 6-2 against a big hitter who was dangerous on the attack. James Gibbens at 3 fought well and lost out 6-4, 6-3 to a great defender. James threw everything at him but the guy was a bit too solid on the day. At 2 David played Derbyshire's highest ranked player at UK 6. David had a great second set and came so close to taking the match into a decider. To finish the singles Josh Wilson put in a solid captains performance and was too good for his opponent.
Both doubles went on at the same time. We lost out on the number 1 pair 6-2, 6-4. This left Matthew and Josh needing to win to take the match to 3-3. They managed to do this on a match tie-break playing some excellent doubles.
Tied at 3-3 the match is decided by one match tie-break. We put Josh and Matthew back into play after being so strong. Derbyshire put out their best two guys and came out on top by 2 points 10-8.
A tough experience for all players involved but one they can all learn from. They had a fantastic team spirit and all competed hard over the weekend.
Team Manager - Shaun Malcolm
Team Coach - Craig Veal