Adult County Tennis

COUNTY CUP

Our adult county teams compete in the LTA Summer County Cup, commonly known as 'County Week', a 5 day event which is possibly the oldest tennis event on the domestic calendar, dating back as far as 1895.

44 counties across the nation are divided into groups based on their results of the previous year’s event with Group 1 being the ‘premier league’. Teams compete against each other over the 5 days to see which team comes out as champions.  

More information can be found on the LTA website.

Men's Captain

George Shields

Summer County Cup 2026

Monday, 20th to Friday, 24th July 2026

LADIES

Group 6
The Avenue Lawn Tennis & Squash Club

Opposition | Hereford & Worcestershire, North of Scotland, Suffolk, Staffordshire, Wiltshire

Captain | Lauren Hill

Vice Captains | Charlotte Jones and Lola House

Result | 3rd

Team

Lola House, Iraja Nigam, Freya Matthew, Verity Webber, Sophia Spires, Charlotte Jones, Lauren Hill, Olivia Mooney

Dorset Ladies finished the week third in Group 6 to successfully retain their place in the Group for another year.

Their week was filled with competitive tennis, hard-fought battles and outstanding team spirit with every player showing resilience, determination and a real commitment to the team.

With strong victories over Staffordshire and Suffolk, alongside several incredibly close matches against North of Scotland, Wiltshire and Hereford & Worcestershire, the team represented the county with pride, professionalism and fantastic sportsmanship.

Results

MEN

Group 6
East Glos Club, Cheltenham

Opposition | Berkshire, Durham & Cleveland, Wiltshire, South of Scotland, Avon

Captain | George Shields

Vice Captain | Rob Butler

Result | 2nd

Team

SUMMER COUNTY CUP 2025

LADIES

Group 5
West Worthing Tennis Club

Opposition | Cambridgeshire, Sussex, Durham & Cleveland, Hereford & Worcestershire, Cornwall

Captain | Lauren Hill

Vice Captain | Jess Holloway

Team

Lauren Hill, Jess Holloway, Sienna Smith, Mollie Edge, Abbie Tyler, Anna Battersby, Verity Webber, Claudia Mellon-Davis, Daisy Garbutt

The ladies team came up against some tough opposition but never lost their fighting spirit with every match hard fought, missing out on some crucial tie-breaks. With a well earned 5-4 win over Cornwall on the last day, the team finished 6th and will move to Group 6 next year.

Results

MEN

Group 6
Hunstanton Recreation Ground

Opposition | Wiltshire, Northumberland, Somerset, Oxfordshire, Sussex

Captain | Rob Booth

Vice Captain | Alexis Paris

Team

Owen Blakeley, Alexis Paris, Ambrose Evamy, Jake Russell, Alex Knox-Jones, George Shields, Taymur Muhammad, Rafe Samuel, Aidan Hewitt, Olivier Paris

In a very closely matched group, the men’s team won their first 3 matches, 5-4 against Northumberland, Oxford and Sussex followed by a loss to eventual Group winners Somerset.

WINTER COUNTY CUP 2025

LADIES

Group 3A
Grantham Tennis Club

Opposition | Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Sussex

Captain | Lauren Hill      Vice Captain | Charlotte Jones

Team

Lola House, Iraja Nigam, Verity Webber, Annie Lammas, Charlotte Jones, Abbie Tyler, Mollie Edge, Grace Williams

Brilliant tennis from our ladies’ team finishing a solid third in an extremely competitive Group 3A.  The team fought hard all weekend, pushed every county close and showed real Dorset spirit from the first ball to the last.

MEN

Group 6A
Oxstalls Sports Park

Opposition | Cornwall, Gloucestershire

Captain | George Shields

Team

Rafe Samuel, Alex White, Owen Blakeley, George Shields, Ambrose Evamy, Jake Russell, Harry Pickard, Alex Knox-Jones

Congratulations to our men’s team for a fantastic Winter County Cup weekend, claiming top spot in their Group with an emphatic 8-1 triumph over Cornwall and a gritty 5-4 win against Gloucestershire, where one singles match lasted an impressive 2 hours and 45 minutes!

Results