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.
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.
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.
Nottinghamshire : 4-5
Lincolnshire : 5-4
Sussex : 5-4
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!
