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Boys: Tennis Europe Winter Cup (U14 & U16)


The TE Winter Cup is a team competition split into 2 categories (14 & U, 16 & U), with a similar division for the Girls. The format is teams of 3 playing 2 singles and 1 doubles on a knock-out basis. There are roughly 32 countries participating in each category, partitioned initially into sets of 8 teams (usually) at 4 locations, with 2 qualifying for the finals in a fortnight's time. The last success for the boys was when an Andy Murray inspired team won the under 14s in 2001 and were finalists in the under 16s the following year.

This year the 14 & U team is in Corregio (Italy) with the following team:

Luke Bambridge
Evan Hoyt
Christopher Pearce

They are the top seeds in their group and open on Friday against Austria

The 16 & U team is in Moscow with this team:

Oliver Golding
George Morgan
Andrew Bettles

They are seeded to qualify and start on Friday against Russia

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16 & U R1

GBR defeated Russia 2-1

George Morgan d. Anton Volkov 6-3 6-1
Oliver Golding d. Evgeny Karlovsky 7-6 (3) 6-4
Volkov/Neymatov d. Golding/Bettles 6-4 3-6 [10-4]

We play Ukraine next, with a good chance of winning and progress to the finals (Sunday's matches are about seedings in the finals, and minor places in the qualifying stages)

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U14's beat Austria 3-0

Evan Hoyt def Platzer 6-2 6-2
Luke Bambridge def Weidinger 6-1 7-5
Hoyt/Pearce def Platzer/Lorenz 4-5 4-2 4-2 (???)

Now play Portugal

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All the U14s in Corregio played short sets in the doubles when the singles were decisive (2-0), but that did not happen at other venues.

Portugal is probably the toughest opposition GBR could have faced out of the nations not seeded to qualify. Their number 1 Frederico Silva has played Luke the last two weeks, winning 1 each, while their doubles team beat Luke/Evan at Les Petits As.

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16 & U R2

Ukraine def GBR 2-1 cry

George Morgan def Vladyslav Manafor 6-4 6-4
Oliver Golding lost to Denys Mylokostov 6-3 6-0
Morgan/Bettles lost to Manafor/Mylokostov 3-6 6-3 [10-5]

That means we play Poland for 3rd/4th place in the Group and miss out on the finals in this section.

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Better news from Corregio:

14 & U R2

GBR 2 Portugal 0

Evan Hoyt def Goncalo Jureiro 6-3 6-0
Luke Bambridge def Frederico Silva 6-7(3) 6-2 6-2

We play a strong Italian team to decide the winner of the Group, and who will be seeded in the finals. (Luke and Evan are currently ranked 3 and 5, whilst the Italians are 4 and 7 in the TE14 rankings)

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We finish 3rd in the 16 & U Group

GBR 3 Poland 0

Andrew Bettles won 3&3
George Morgan won 2&1
Oliver/George won 6-3 4-6 [10-5]

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14 & Us have topped their Group, so will be seeded in the finals in 2 weeks time:

GBR 2 Italy 1

Christopher Pearce d. Gianluigi Quinzi 6-3 7-5
Evan Hoyt lost to Stefano Napolitano 1-6 6-2 6-1
Bambridge/Pearce d. Donati/Napolitano 6-4 6-2

Excellent results in a strong Group.

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The finals start on Friday, and we are top seeds with the same trio of TE top tenners. The draw looks reasonably favourable with Italy in the bottom half playing Russia, though Ukraine also look strong on paper.

14&U QF

(1) Great Britain v Belarus
(4) Netherlands v Ukraine
France v (3) Belgium
Italy v (2) Russia


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Good lcuk to the boys :)

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Good luck Team GBR in 2016!!!



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14&U QF

(1) Great Britain d. Belarus 3-0

Evan Hoyt def Aliaksei Taranda 4-6 7-6(3) 6-0
Luke Bambridge def Maksim Yersh 7-6(6) 6-1
Bambridge/Pearce def. Yersh / Taranda 6-3 6-4

(4) Netherlands d. Ukraine 2-1
France d. (3) Belgium 3-0
Italy d. (2) Russia 2-1

SF

(1) Great Britain v (4) Netherlands
France v Italy

That's the first time we have reached the semis since the team anchored by Andy Murray in 2001

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We continue to show the form of top seeds, reaching the final for only the fourth time in the competition's 28 year history

SF

(1) Great Britain d. (4) Netherlands 3-0

Christopher Pearce d. Russell Evangelista 7-5 6-4
Luke Bambridge d. Jelle Sells 6-1 6-0
Bambridge/Hoyt d. Kommers/Sells 7-5 6-1

France d. Italy 2-1

Final

(1) Great Britain v France


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Final

(1) Great Britain d. France 3-0  winner.gif

Congratulations to the team smile.gif   Here is the report on Tennis Europe


Top seeded Great Britain overcame a stern test from France on the final day of the Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD in Pruhonice to win their first title in the competition in eight years.

In the day's first match, British #3 Christopher Pearce overcame a second set fightback to inflict Enzo Couacaud's first Winter Cups defeat, eventually triumphing 76(2) 36 62.

The battle between the top players of each team was to prove a titanic battle. France's Enzo Py edged a close first set tie break 7-5 forcing Luke Bambridge to raise his play in the second set, which he won 6-4. A memorable third set saw both players with chances to win but it was Bambridge who held his serve agter six games to clinch the tie for the British and emerge a 67 64 97 winner. Christopher Pearce then returned to the court with Evan Hoyt to complete a 3-0 sweep, brushing past Couacaud and Florian Lakat 64 62 in the doubles match.

The title represents the third British win in this age category, and the first since Andy Murray skippered the team to victory in 2001.

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