The weekend of September 17th/18th saw ARC host Boys Group A in the LTA U12 County Cup. This was one of 12 groups held regionally across the country. We were pleased to welcome teams from Avon, Somerset, Devon, Wiltshire, Cornwall and The Channel Islands. The best 6 Boys from each County came with their County Coach and play in a Round Robin Tournament with the Final being held Sunday afternoon.

Every team plays 4 Singles and 2 Doubles against their opposing County. If it is a draw then they play a Tiebreak Shootout which can only be compared to penalties in the world of football. There were 2 of these over the weekend and Devon won a very exciting one to take them into the final against Avon. This Avon team were the overall Winners and will now represent the South West in Nottingham in October.

This was a great event for ARC, the tennis was of a very high standard and visiting teams and parents were very complimentary about both the facilities here at ARC and the staff and volunteers who work here.

The next County Cup event will be here in March for U18’s.

Report by Marian Vinall.