County Cup, Inter County & Regional Events
Inter County Events
Inter County Events give players the opportunity to represent their county in team competition in national/regional stages. The age group categories range from 8U to Open. Events are held at different times of the year and in order to compete players have to be selected by their County.
Junior County Cup
Junior County Cup information, draws and results
Selection Policies
Selection is done through a Selection Panel consisting of:
- County captain
- EPLCO
- Essex Tennis Chair of Performance
The 12 Counties Championships
Category: Junior
Age ranges 10U – 18U – Boys and Girls. Players are invited to play by the Team Captains in conjunction with the EPLCO.
Current results and information
The Lionel Cox Trophy
Category: Junior
Age ranges: 9U, 10U, 12U, Boys and Girls. Team Nominations will open on 1st April 2020. Players are invited to play by the Team Captains in conjunction with the EPLCO. Finals are currently played at the Queenswood Club, Herts.
Lionel Cox Current Results 2020
Junior Team Captains 2020/21
| Team Captain | Name(s) |
|---|---|
| U9's BOYS | Piers Nightingale |
| U9's GIRLS | Tom Higgins |
| U10’s BOYS | Darren Rogers |
| U10’s GIRLS | Helen Parish |
| U12’s BOYS | Peter Richmond |
| U12’s GIRLS | Rachael Porter |
| U14’S BOYS | Matthew Porter |
| U14’S GIRLS | Lorna Woodroffe |
| U18’S BOYS | Tom Higgins & Rob Carter |
| U18’S GIRLS | David Wright & Aimee Gibson |
Adult County Cup
Selection Policies
Essex Tennis Men’s, Ladies and O35’s Selection Committees are responsible for the selection and organisation of the Adult County Teams.
Current Selection Committees 2019/20
Men’s Team Selection
Chair: Tom Higgins Team Captain.
Richard Barham, Simon Harston, Graham Ray, Richard Wire, David Wright
Ladies Team Selection
Chair: Aimee Gibson Team Captain.
Nigel Parsons, Mandy Wainwright, Helen Parish, Darren Rogers.
O’35s team Selection
Ladies
Sophie Cockell (Captain) Mandy Wainwright, Sarah Warner
Mens
John Pearce (Captain), Tom Higgins, Richard Barham
Following current Government guidance the Summer and Winter County Cups have been cancelled
Summer County Cup 2020
- Monday 20 – Friday 24 July 2020
- 2020 Groups (as of 8 August)
- 2019 Draws & Results (click on highlighted group name to access draws & results)
- 2019 Final Positions
Winter County Cup 2020
- Friday 20 to Sunday 22 November 2020
- 2020 Groups (as of 6 November 2019)
- 2019 Draws & Results
- 2019 Final Positions (as of 26 November 2019)
- 2019 Roll of Honour
Competition packs providing more information on County Cup events will be made available in advance of the events. All queries should be directed to CountyCup@LTA.org.uk
Over 35 County Cup
Selection Policies
Essex Tennis Men’s, Ladies and O35’s Selection Committees are responsible for the selection and organisation of the Adult County Teams.
Current Selection Committees 2019/20
O’35s team Selection
Ladies
Sophie Cockell (Captain) Mandy Wainwright, Sarah Warner
Mens
John Pearce (Captain), Tom Higgins, Richard Barham
O35 Captains
| Captain | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Ladies | Sophie Cockell | TBA |
| Mens | John Pearce | TBA |
Seniors County Cup
Information on the 40+ Seniors County Cup
Seniors Tennis GB
Seniors Tennis GB is dedicated to promoting the game of tennis for players of all standards aged 35 years and over.
Follow the link to start competing, more information, events and results
Seniors National Inter County Championships
The National Inter-County Championships is a divisional competition which starts in April and culminates with the winners of the top 2 divisions contesting the finals in November
Play Days: 1 April – 1 December
Entry forms are sent out to county Seniors’ Organisers (CSOs) at the end of October for completion and return online by the end of the year.
Click here to see the 2019 matches and results
Scorecards
Current Seniors Coordinators
Ladies: Christine Jolly. E mail: seniors@essextennis.org.uk
Men: Tony Rogers. E mail: seniors@essextennis.org.uk
Seniors Captains 2019/20
Ladies
| Captain | Name |
|---|---|
| 040s | Nell Mead |
| 050s | Louise Baker |
| O55s | Gillian Sanderson |
| O60s | Pat Wire |
| O65s | Isabel Holmes |
Mens
| Captain | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| O45s | Jon Lee | |
| O50s | Richard Stephens | |
| O55s | David Lambe | |
| O60s | Selwyn Jones | |
| O65s | Clive Shaller | |
| O70s | Jeff Burditt | |
| O75s | Terry Stevens |