The final (June) round of Junior Tennis Cup competition Pool matches of the Wildmoor Spa Tennis League for the South Warwickshire & District have been completed. The four teams that topped their Pool and who go through to the Semi-Final Play-Offs are Alcester B in Pool A, Littletons A in Pool B, Pershore in Pool C and finally, Stratford A in Pool D.
Pool A saw the major upset of the competition as Alcester B pair Oliver Linnett & Henry Beer managed to win all three of their matches beating first Henley B 6-2, then Henley A 6-0, before squeezing past their club side Alcester A duo Ben Pons & James Faulks 7-6. Alcester A then recovered by beating Henley B 6-2 and then Henley A 6-2. Despite leading the table most of the season, Alcester A had now been caught by their B Team and both had 21 points. However, when the games were added up Alcester B had a total of +27 to Alcester A’s +21 and so the B Team qualified for the play-offs. In the final Pool match Joe Webb & Joe Williams for Henley A beat Archie Hanson & Max Gillevel (Henley B) 7-6
Pool B played at Littletons Tennis Club saw the hosts qualify by a clear four points at the top of the table. The Littletons’ A pair Daniel Reynolds & William Bishop continued their domination on the night beating all three teams, Littletons B, Chipping Campden A and Campden B and all by the same decisive 6-0 margin. Campden A duo Tom Cox & Jack Theo managed to defeat Campden B 6-0 and Littleton B 6-1. Finally, Littleton B boys Robbie Clear & Jack Golding overcame Campden B’s Andre Jeffrey & Daniel Oldfield 6-2. Daniel Oldfield is a member of Littletons club, but had volunteered to play for Campden B on the night as one of their players became ill and could not play.
In Pool C played at Pershore it was the hosts who celebrated reaching the play-offs with the biggest margin of all the tables leading by six clear points. Toby Atkins & Tom Edwards for Pershore won every game 6-1, defeating Redditch A, Evesham A and Evesham B in the process. Redditch A boys Finn Shannon & Caleb Ravenscroft (see main photo) went on to defeat Evesham A 6-2 and Evesham B 6-3. Lastly, Anton Devos & Joseph Wilson for Evesham B managed to trounce their A Team of Daniel Wilde & John Rushby 6-0.
In the final Pool D played at Stratford’s courts the hosts also enjoyed a six-point lead to qualify for the play-offs. Their James Richards & Oliver Murphy defeated Redditch B 6-2, then Stratford B after a struggle 7-6 and had a 6-0 walkover Bidford who had pulled out of the league. Stratford B pair Toby Pearton & Thomas Pinnock beat Redditch B juniors Norbert Cygan & Joshua Tomlinson 6-0, plus they too had a 6-0 walkover Bidford. Redditch B had to just settle for their 6-0 walkover Bidford.
The Junior Semi-Final Play-Offs will be held from 6.30pm on Wednesday 4th July at the Littletons Tennis Club where we hope to see some fireworks. The top two teams will qualify to play in a full match alongside the Men’s Inter-League Charity Cup Final to be held 2.30pm on Sunday 2nd September, 2018, at Alcester Tennis Club.
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Pool A
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P
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W
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L
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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Alcester B
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12
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9
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3
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69
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42
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21 (+27)
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Alcester A
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12
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9
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3
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69
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48
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21 (+21)
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Henley A
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12
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4
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8
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48
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59
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16
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Henley B
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12
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1
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9
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35
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70
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13*
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* Henley B no show for May Pool so nil points awarded
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Pool B
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P
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W
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L
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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Littletons A
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12
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12
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0
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72
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16
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24
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Campden A
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12
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8
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4
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56
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36
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20
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Littletons B
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12
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2
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10
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27
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67
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14* (-40)
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Campden B
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12
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2
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10
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26
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70
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14 (-44)
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*Littletons B no show for April Pool so nil points awarded
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Pool C
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P
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W
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L
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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Pershore
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12
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11
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1
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68
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20
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23
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Redditch A
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12
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7
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5
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47
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41
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17 (+16)
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Evesham A
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12
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3
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9
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28
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57
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17 (-19)
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Evesham B
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12
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1
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11
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31
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40
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13*
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* Evesham B no show for May Pool so nil points awarded
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Pool D
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P
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W
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L
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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Stratford A
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12
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12
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0
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73
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15
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24
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Stratford B
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12
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6
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6
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49
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42
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18
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Redditch B
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12
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6
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6
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54
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30
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14*
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Bidford
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12
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0
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12
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05
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72
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06**
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*Bidford & Redditch B no show May so no points awarded
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Wildmoor Spa Tennis League – 2018-16
By Corin Bishop