14U Girls County Cup Report

First up for Northants girls was Leicestershire. Northants started strongly, securing three singles wins from Mia, Esme, and a fantastic performance at number one from Mya. This meant Northants only needed one win in the doubles, which Mia and Esme delivered in style, winning 4–0, 4–0 to seal the victory.

Next up was Cambridgeshire, who proved too strong for every county, not losing a single rubber all weekend. Despite this, Maely put up a strong fight in her singles, as did Mya.

On the final day, Northants faced Lincolnshire in a very tight match. Mia narrowly lost 10–8 in a match tie-break after a long battle. Mya and Esme also lost closely contested matches, while Lois played her best match of the weekend to win in straight sets. This meant Northants needed to win both doubles. The team fought hard, with Maely and Esme losing in a second-set tie-break, and Lois and Mya narrowly losing in a match tie-break.

Northants finished 3rd in the group. The girls were fantastic all weekend, showing great professionalism and excellent manners at the venue.

A special mention also goes to Charlotte John, the assistant for the weekend, who was fantastic throughout.

The girls also need to improve their Crazy Golf skills for next time!

Mark Taylor