This year’s events were held on:
Boys – 25th June at CourtX
In the glorious sunshine, the day started at 10.30 am with a warm-up followed by a player briefing with the matches starting at 11 am on the fantastic grass courts. It was a great fun experience for all the players and the teams were:-
18U Boys: Thomas Allen-Green, Tuna Lakman, Edward Sanders, Toby Trotman, Dan Micklefield
16U Boys: William Addleton, Ben Coxon, Jesse Frank Abu, Cameron Jeffries Keel, Jack Wicken, Scott Yates
12U Boys: Tom Casella, Oliver Cassleton, Zack Hand, Filip Kaminski, Theodore Mullett, Archie Rossiter
The matches were closely contested and going into the doubles, Sussex and H&IOW were tied in first place so all to play for! At the end of the doubles, there was just three points in it and Sussex just pipped H&IOW for the trophy.
Well done to all the players and a big thank you to Team Captains – Chris Wilkinson, Mike Booth and David Gaterell.
Girls – 2nd July at Southampton Outdoor Sports Centre
In slightly cooler and cloudy conditions, the girls had a coaching session from 8.30 am as the Sussex players had gone to the wrong venue! Once all the players had arrived play started at approx. 11 am. The teams were:-
18U Girls: Lily Bebbington, Lana Benson, Eva Lakey, Mia Prosser
16U Girls: Emma Bebbington, Mika Lakey, Amaris Stanford, Fenella Stephenson
11U Girls: Maya Ballinger, Lena Kudla, Tobechi Nwawudu, Shauna Rana, Jasmine Paul
Unfortunately, Fenella got injured so Jasmine Paul played up into the 16U Girls team. The matches between Dorset & H&IOW were close but the Sussex girls were too strong and they also won the trophy.
Well done to all the players and a big thank you to Team Captain – Fiona Nicholson, Lisa Hanley, Jack Ison, Lottie Howard and Sarah Rutherford
