LTA Summer County Cup

Elegant Point · Satellite level

RE: LTA Summer County Cup

the addict · Tennis legend

I'll add a little from the Division 1 ladies. Might dp a seperate ladies thread later in the week when a few more matches have been played.

Some big matches today as well.

Herts beat Surrey 6-3, with Emily Arbuthnott undefeated (with Annabel Davis(2) and Amanda Elliott) and winning the big match with Emily Appleton/Katie Morris
Middlesex beat Warwickshire 7-2 with Holly Hutchinson/Ella Taylor and Tiffany William (+Megan Forster(2) and Frances Brewester) undefeated
Yorkshire beat Essex 5-4. Two wins for Eleanor Dean/Holly Horsfield including beating Aimee Gibson/Olivia Sofroniou who won their other two matches.

So Herts and Middlesex are tied at the top on two wins, Essex and Warwickshire both have two losses.

Elegant Point · Satellite level

day 3 Group 1 Men

Kent are top of the draw with a convincing 7-2 win over last years group 1 winners Suffolk. Those only dropping 1 match so far this week are Kents James Davis/Matt Summers and Francis Sargent pairing with Sean Thornley/Lewis Burton.

Essex completed the day with 6-3 win against Middlesex; their pairing of Ryan Peniston and David Wright have also only lost a single match so far this week.

Herts had their first win of the week in a tight 5-4 match against S Wales. Ed Corrie joined the Herts team today and with Charlie Broom the pair had 3 wins. S. Wales also switched around their team, but could not manage to overcome Herts and are bottom of the draw.

Tomorrow is set to be one of the hottest days of the year as Middlesex v Kent, Herts v Essex and S. Wales v Suffolk

-- Edited by Elegant Point on Wednesday 24th of July 2019 10:03:47 PM

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Group 1: Storms stopped play yesterday evening and the weather is still challenging in Eastbourne - could be a long day....

Mens
Middlesex - Kent - [1-4], Essex - Herts [5-2], Suffolk - S Wales [3-4]

Womens
Surrey - Middlesex 6-3, Essex- Herts [0-6], Warwickshire- Yorks [2-4]

Mens
Group 2 (Portsmouth) and Group 3 (Notts) seem to have been luckier with the weather and have finished their round 4 matches

Group 1 Update (continuation of Thursdays matches) - matches being played on the astro as rain delays mean they are so far behind schedule:

Mens
Middlesex - Kent - 2-7, Essex - Herts 7-2, Suffolk - S Wales 5-4

Kent top the group, with Essex and Suffolk both on 4 points. Herts and Middlesex have 2 points and newly promoted S Wales are yet to have a win.

S Wales playing Kent today and Herts play Middlesex in what will be an exciting battle, with the loser facing relegation.....

Womens
Surrey - Middlesex 6-3, Essex- Herts 1-8, Warwickshire- Yorks 3-6

Herts top the group having won all of their matches so far, then Surrey on 6; bottom are Warwickshire ( 2 points) and Essex (zero points)

-- Edited by Elegant Point on Friday 26th of July 2019 03:47:40 PM

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Group 1 - tournament software a little slow to be updated so no scores yet

- but Kent have topped the men's group and Herts the ladies!! Emily A 15/15 !

S Wales were bottom of the men's group. Middlesex will be also relegated as Herts men managed to win today (a few nail biting tie breaks!!).

Born2WinTennis · Club Coach

I did this last year too, players from Men's Div One County Cup, apart from County Cup, they played as follows.

54% of them played Team Tennis (this is reasonable I think)
39% of them played British Tour (reasonable)
30% didn't play any other singles tournament this year to date (shocking)
26% only played County Cup and Team Tennis (shocking)
22% of them played another form of singles tournament registered on the LTA website (shocking)

These stats are just a snapshot of how poor the tournament scene is in the UK, so many of our best players simply don't play.

Team Tennis British Tour Other
1 Ryan Peniston Essex y y y
2 David Wright Essex y
3 Francis Sargeant Kent
4 James Davis Kent y
5 Matthew Summers Kent y y
6 Sean Thornley Kent
7 Neil Bamford Hertfordshire y
8 Henry Patten Essex y
9 George Coupland Hertfordshire y
10 Charles Broom Hertfordshire y y
11 Jack Macfarlane Middlesex y
12 Joshua Paris Middlesex y y
13 Jordan Angus Middlesex
14 Matthew Hough Suffolk
15 Marshall Tutu Essex y
16 Robert Carter Essex y y
17 Joshua Page Middlesex
18 Jeremy Cowley Suffolk
19 Ben Jones Suffolk y y y
20 Lewis Burton Kent y
21 Edward Corrie Hertfordshire
22 James Ling Suffolk
23 Christopher Lewis South Wales y
24 Tiarnan Brady South Wales y
25 James Story South Wales y
26 Matthew Kirby Suffolk y
27 Oscar Cutting Suffolk y
28 Thomas Higgins Essex y
29 James Markiewicz Kent y y y
30 Richard Wire Essex y
31 Luke Simeone South Wales
32 Callum Findlay South Wales y y y
33 Alexander Groves Essex y y y
34 Robert Searle Kent
35 Ryan Lambert Suffolk y
36 Joel Cannell Essex
37 Craig Evans South Wales
38 Nicholas Brookes Kent
39 Neil Roskilly Hertfordshire
40 Louis Newman Middlesex y y
41 James Wilkinson Hertfordshire y
42 David Stevenson Hertfordshire y y y
43 Danny Flynn South Wales y y y
44 Joseph White South Wales
45 Simon Harston Essex
46 Alistair Filmer Kent y y
47 Andrew Burgoyne Kent y y
48 Harper Mills Suffolk y y y
49 Matthew Brooklyn Middlesex y
50 George R Davies Middlesex y y y
51 Damian Nzekwu Middlesex y
52 Jake Penny Hertfordshire y
53 Luke Milligan Middlesex y
29 21 12

Born2WinTennis · Club Coach

Just noticed East of Scotland (with Jamie's old coach Alan MacDonald) secured promotion to division one next year albeit exactly tying with poor Cambridge (Tom Hands, Harry Wendelken) on Match Points, Rubbers and Sets! EoS were ahead on games difference but it was the head to head that counted. Jacob Fearnley and Euan McIntosh won all 15 of their doubles rubbers, which means they win showcourt tickets and an invite to the Wimbledon ****tail party for next year...nice of the LTA to support with prizes. Amazing achievement with some very good teams, including Surrey in division 2.

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Born2WinTennis wrote:
I did this last year too, players from Men's Div One County Cup, apart from County Cup, they played as follows.

54% of them played Team Tennis (this is reasonable I think)
39% of them played British Tour (reasonable)
30% didn't play any other singles tournament this year to date (shocking)
26% only played County Cup and Team Tennis (shocking)
22% of them played another form of singles tournament registered on the LTA website (shocking)

These stats are just a snapshot of how poor the tournament scene is in the UK, so many of our best players simply don't play.

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Interesting stats B2WT- many of the players you have listed are at D1 universities in the USA and so are out of the country for most of the year. Most of the others down as not playing many other matches are coaches.
I think that's one of the great things about county cup, apart from being one of the few team events, is the 'younger players' play alongside or against the coaches (many of whom are former D1 players) and the level is very high.
Group 1 Players at uni outside of the UK (sorry if missed any one out & did not include those going this fall)
4 James Davis Kent y D1
5 Matthew Summers Kent y y D1
8 Henry Patten Essex y D1
10 Charles Broom Hertfordshire y y D1
11 Jack Macfarlane Middlesex y D1
22 James Ling Suffolk D1
27 Oscar Cutting Suffolk y D1
38 Nicholas Brookes Kent D1
41 James Wilkinson Hertfordshire y D1
42 David Stevenson Hertfordshire y y y D1
52 Jake Penny Hertfordshire y D1

-- Edited by Elegant Point on Tuesday 30th of July 2019 05:40:28 PM

Elegant Point · Satellite level

www.lta.org.uk/about-us/tennis-news/news-and-opinion/general-news/2021/july/hundreds-of-tennis-players-set-to-hit-the-court-as-county-week-returns-to-celebrate-its-125th-anniversary/

Not sure if anyone interested, but celebrating its 125th anniversary, as the LTA Summer County Cup returns with hundreds of tennis players taking to the courts to represent their Counties all across the country, following the cancellation of last years event, owing to the pandemic.

First played in 1895, County Week is one of the longest running tournaments in the tennis calendar with the pandemic meaning that last year was the first time other than during the two World Wars that the competition had not taken place. With the much loved event making a return this year, Monday 19 to Friday 23 July will see 44 counties across seven groups compete at 13 grass court venues up and down the country.

Kent are the reigning men's champions, clinching the 2019 trophy after being newly promoted into Group 1 that year. Hertfordshire Ladies defeated Warwickshire on the final day to win the womens event, with Emily Arbuthnott performing outstandingly for Hertfordshire winning 15 rubbers out of 15

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Half way through the week and last years winners Kent and Herts currently top the group 1 leader boards. Strength and depth in both of these teams.

On one of the hottest days of the year, Kent were pushed all the way by East of Scotland today. Emily Arb has turned out for Herts Ladies - not seen her name anywhere since she finished her post-grad course at Stanford. Most of the teams seem to be a mix of college players, pro's and coaches. Great to see a wide range of ages playing together, from 17 to those in their 40's

Click on the tab for each table to link to each groups results:
www.lta.org.uk/globalassets/competitions/team-competition/county-cup/documents/2021/summer-event-group-results-and-draws.pdf

Oakland2002 · All-time great

It is what it is a throw back to the good old days of amateur tennis, a tournament many top youngsters enjoyed and go back to while at college, on the British tour or after they have committed to coaching, I just wish it would be expanded a bit into the local communities from each regional centre. Its history gives it a status that could be utilised to embed competitive tennis into the communities a bit more.

I liked the way Ojai works as the end of season tournament for the PAC-12 (probably similar standard to Group 1, although Emily usually did very well unlikely to win all her rubbers if playing No 1) but it also sits on top of a wider mass participation community tournament, community colleges, fiercely competitive age group, vets & open tournaments Brings the best players committed to the local tennis industry from across California.

Born2WinTennis wrote:
I did this last year too, players from Men's Div One County Cup, apart from County Cup, they played as follows.

54% of them played Team Tennis (this is reasonable I think)
39% of them played British Tour (reasonable)
30% didn't play any other singles tournament this year to date (shocking)
26% only played County Cup and Team Tennis (shocking)
22% of them played another form of singles tournament registered on the LTA website (shocking)

These stats are just a snapshot of how poor the tournament scene is in the UK, so many of our best players simply don't play.

Team Tennis British Tour Other
1 Ryan Peniston Essex y y y
2 David Wright Essex y
3 Francis Sargeant Kent
4 James Davis Kent y
5 Matthew Summers Kent y y
6 Sean Thornley Kent
7 Neil Bamford Hertfordshire y
8 Henry Patten Essex y
9 George Coupland Hertfordshire y
10 Charles Broom Hertfordshire y y
11 Jack Macfarlane Middlesex y
12 Joshua Paris Middlesex y y
13 Jordan Angus Middlesex
14 Matthew Hough Suffolk
15 Marshall Tutu Essex y
16 Robert Carter Essex y y
17 Joshua Page Middlesex
18 Jeremy Cowley Suffolk
19 Ben Jones Suffolk y y y
20 Lewis Burton Kent y
21 Edward Corrie Hertfordshire
22 James Ling Suffolk
23 Christopher Lewis South Wales y
24 Tiarnan Brady South Wales y
25 James Story South Wales y
26 Matthew Kirby Suffolk y
27 Oscar Cutting Suffolk y
28 Thomas Higgins Essex y
29 James Markiewicz Kent y y y
30 Richard Wire Essex y
31 Luke Simeone South Wales
32 Callum Findlay South Wales y y y
33 Alexander Groves Essex y y y
34 Robert Searle Kent
35 Ryan Lambert Suffolk y
36 Joel Cannell Essex
37 Craig Evans South Wales
38 Nicholas Brookes Kent
39 Neil Roskilly Hertfordshire
40 Louis Newman Middlesex y y
41 James Wilkinson Hertfordshire y
42 David Stevenson Hertfordshire y y y
43 Danny Flynn South Wales y y y
44 Joseph White South Wales
45 Simon Harston Essex
46 Alistair Filmer Kent y y
47 Andrew Burgoyne Kent y y
48 Harper Mills Suffolk y y y
49 Matthew Brooklyn Middlesex y
50 George R Davies Middlesex y y y
51 Damian Nzekwu Middlesex y
52 Jake Penny Hertfordshire y
53 Luke Milligan Middlesex y
29 21 12

Elegant Point · Satellite level

A week of fantastic weather down in Eastbourne and in a repeat of the 2019 results , group 1 County Cup winners are Kent and another fantastic win for Hertfordshire ladies. Bottom of the group 1 tables and moving down to group 2 are Suffolk and Surrey (m) and Leicestershire and Middlesex (w).

Winners of group 2 and being promoted to group 1 next year are Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire (m) and Northumberland and Kent (w).

www.lta.org.uk/globalassets/competitions/team-competition/county-cup/documents/2021/summer-event-group-results-and-draws.pdf

pbs.twimg.com/media/E6_bvsjWEAIEhJz Herts Twitter

-- Edited by Elegant Point on Friday 23rd of July 2021 06:42:00 PM

Elegant Point · Satellite level

County Cup Week 2022 - What a week weather wise!!!

Kent and E Scotland take an early lead in the mens Div 1

College grads Finn Bass and Charlie Broom lost to a strong Kent pairing of Matt Summers and James Davies. My perennial fave Neil Bamford is playing for Herts.

Live links in the spread sheet below

www.lta.org.uk/4a0013/siteassets/compete/adult/file/2022.summer-cc---draws--results-as-of-11.07.2022.pdf

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Div 2 also has a lot of our better men who feature on this board a lot:

Mark Whitehouse, Brandon Murphy, Toby Martin, Ben Jones.....

and Alex Ward

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And wonderful to see Ryan Storrie back playing, and winning, with Neil Bamford

And even older names, like our male model, Lewis Burton