Press Release 03/06/08

The third round of Pool Matches for the Prudden Road Sufacing Junior Tennis Cup Competition saw the competition hot up because, despite the leaders of the Pools remaining unchanged, there were some surprise results with the teams leading three of the pools not coming out on top this round.  However, the five teams currently on top are Henley and Tanworth jointly in Pool A, Studley in Pool B, Shipston for Pool C and finally Evesham in Pool D. 

Pool A was the most even with three of the four teams winning two matches each.  Joint leaders Henley, thanks to their pair Adam Williams & Jake Evans, opened with a surprise 6-0 victory over joint leaders Tanworth-in-Arden.  Henley then went on to defeat bottom placed Claverdon 6-2, but were shocked by third placed Snitterfield to whom they lost 2-6.  The Tanworth pair Rory Turnbull & Will Elliott recovered their composure after their terrible start to defeat both Claverdon 6-2 and then Snitterfield after an extremely close game 7-5.  Snitterfield pair Jonathon Smith & Oliver Albrecht were the surprise of the night as despite their close loss to Tanworth they went on to beat as previously reported the other top side Henley 6-2 and also the unfortunate Claverdon pair of Jasper Chamberlain & Rory Harris  6-0.

In Pool B it was not leaders Alcester who dominated but Inkberrow.  Their pair George Crotty & Billy Coughlin opened with a 6-2 victory over Alcester, before also beating top team Studley 6-4 and then HDA 6-2.  Studley retained their position at the top of the table with Tom Allum & Jake Woolley charging back to beat HDA and Alcester both by a 6-2 score.  James Watson & Adam Derby for Redditch side HAD gained some consolation when they won 6-2 at the expense of Alcester’s Tom Kirby & Adam Woolacott.

Shipston were the only side who continued to dominate in their Pool C.  James Hudson & Hugh Allen once again defeated all comers when they beat Stratford A 6-1, Chipping Campden 6-2 and finally Ilmington 6-1.  Third placed Ilmington were the surprise package of the night as their pair of Nicholas Sharratt & Ned Plackett defeated Campden 6-3 and then second placed Stratford A 6-2.  In the final match Stratford’s Adam Cyrkunowicz & Sam Massey beat Campden’s Jeremy Thompson & Josh Mosley 6-3.

The  Pool D night also threw up a surprise as third placed Stratford B won all three of their matches.  Their pair Isaac Mackenzie & Angus Garin-McHarry began with a 6-4 win over Pershore, followed by a 6-2 victory over previously second placed Bidford and finally a terrific 6-2 defeat of leaders Evesham.  With those results they move up to second spot.  Evesham’s Tim Vaux & Robert Noble managed to take the points in their other two matches beating Pershore 6-1 and then Bidford 6-2.  In the final match Linton Gardiner & Oliver Barrett (Pershore) bt Patrick Naylor & Farryl McCarlin (Bidford) 6-2.

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