Wales Teams announced for County Cup

The South’s boys team will play in Welwyn Garden City, and the girls in Sunderland; while the North boys play in Prestwick and the girls in Newport.  All the tournaments take place on Friday-Sunday, February 19th-21st.

The teams are:
North boys:  Danny Hawker, Wrexham; Thomas Hughes, Wrexham; Chris Hales, Malpas, Cheshire; Adam Scarff, Rhos on Sea; Nic Jones, Newtown; Peter Bayliss, Wrexham. Captain: John Whitehall from Wrexham.

North girls:  Kathryn Hughes, Wrexham; Georgia Williams, Farndon, near Chester; Emily Williams, Prestatyn; Hanna Cadwallader,  Llanfair Caereinion, Powys; Emily Watson, Colwyn Bay; Alice Scott, Wrexham; Muireann Henderson, Llandudno. Captain: Jenny Broughall from Llanidloes, Powys.

South boys: James Hignett, Cardiff; Jonathan Davies, Neath; Ben Davies, Merthyr Tydfil; Harry Davies, Cardiff; Tomos Kamal, Cardiff; Simon Pritchard, Newport; Chris Barton, Newport; Nick Tayler, Newport. Captain: Mark Lunn.

South girls: Hayley Story, Cardiff; Tessina Braunerova, Swansea; Lottie Vaughan, Bridgend; Ffion Davies, Swansea; Amy Leiu, Swansea; Alexandra Rose Shaw, Cardiff; Megan Richmond-Morris, Carmarthen. Captain: Melissa Griffiths.

 “Although some of the top-ranked players are unavailable, the county committees in the North and South have selected strong teams,” said Paul Pritchard, competitions co-ordinator for Tennis Wales.

“The county cup at this level is very competitive, so the Welsh teams face a tough challenge, but we’re hoping for some good results.”