U17Team ManagersShires TM - Fiona Roberts and Dom Ready Inter Country TM - Julia Coates |
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Under 17s – Shires MatchesThe under 17s have played 2 Shires match in the run up to Xmas – a 12-8 win at home against Berkshire and a vital draw away against Dorset. Against Berkshire the team was Dan Blair, Ashley Garrison, Joe Roberts, Ibby Ahmed and Tom Leftley for the boys. Sanjana Kini, Darcie Walker, Megan Ready and Kezia Lawson for the girls. The girls had it tough facing Berkshire’s England girls, Abby and Lucy, but we fought hard for the win taking 2 of the mixed, 3 of the boys, 2 of the girls, 3 of the boys doubles and 2 of girls doubles - so a great all-round effort.
Tournament SuccessUnder 17s have achieved much medal success at BE tournaments - Joe Roberts and Dan Blair have both won the boys singles at recent Silver-graded tournaments, Dan has also achieved a runner up and Ashley Garrison a semi -final place – 4 medals from 3 outings in silver tournaments (2 golds, a silver and a bronze in boys singles). Joe and Ashley Garrison have won doubles medals at all 3 of the same tournaments (2 silvers and a bronze). Ashley has also won the doubles at the Melksham Bronze along with Joe’s brother Ben (ensuring that the winners were once again Garrison and Roberts – 2 years running in the Boys Doubles). Ashley also reached the singles final at this tournament and achieved his up-grading to E.
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Our U17 Successes |
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U17s Shires Team |
Dan Blair with silver medal from Essex Silver tournament October 2013 - runner up in the singles |
Joe Roberts and Ashley Garrison with medals from Warwickshire Silver, October 2013. Joe won the gold in the singles, and both won silver medals in the doubles. |
Ben Roberts and Ashley Garrison with gold medals at Melksham in the U17 Wiltshire bronze tournament, October 2013 |
Megan Ready, wearing two gold medals won in Bronze tournaments in November 2013. |
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