South Warwickshire Summer Tennis League - Junior Cup Semi-Final Play-Offs

The Junior Cup competition Semi-Finals Play-Offs organised by the South Warwickshire Summer Tennis League took place at Bidford-on-Avon Tennis Club this week attended by the Winners of each of the six Pools which played between March and June inclusive. The matches turned out some unexpected results and see two new teams reach the final as Henley A will meet HDA C Redditch..

The teams were broken into two Pools on the night with Henley-in-Arden A, HDA C Redditch and Littletons in Pool A and reigning champions Shipston-on-Stour, HDA A Redditch and Henley B in Pool B.  Due to time factor matches were first to 4 games by two clear games.

In Pool A Henley A dominated proceedings as Bradley Smith & Max Beishon beat Littleton's Lewis Osbourne & Craig Witheford 4-1 and then HDA C team's Kota Ueshima & Adam Neale 4-2 to top the group.  The HDA C duo then went on to beat Littletons 4-1 to qualify as runners-up in the Pool. 

Pool B saw Shipston assert their authority as their  pair Josh Brooks & Edward Briggs beat HDA A duo Joseph Morris & Matthew Cutler 4-0 and then beat Henley B's Alex Barrow & Tom Dingley  4-2.  HDA A then beat Henley B 4-0 to qualify as runners-up.  In a final play-off for 5th place Littletons beat Henley B 4-3 on a tie-break in the closest match of the night..

In the semi-finals the winners of Pool A Henley A played the runners-up of Pool B HDA A and Henley emerged winners 4-1 to qualify for the Final.  The other semi-final Shipston were expected to triumph but it was HDA C who raced to a 3-0 lead and eventual victory 4-2 to qualify for the final which will be a full match played alongside the Men's Charity Cup Final at Alcester Tennis Club at 2.30pm on Sunday, 2nd September, 2012.

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