Oxshott, Surrey 22nd & 23rd July 2023. Two more HPC members represent Yorkshire bringing the total to 7.
Moira writes:-
Amanda and I attended this event. We played doubles on Saturday, this was a 4 round Swiss, we did well considering we have rarely played together and never in competition. We finished 9th out of 28, considering the level and experience of people from every county, we did well and enjoyed it. Sunday Amanda joined a lady from Central and one from Southern and beat one triple by 13-0, good result. I played with Migs and Rosanna in the triples and we came 2nd, only losing by 5 points to 1st place.
This was run to PE National rules, with very strict rules of attire and this was checked at registration, if it had been cold say and the fleeces didn’t match etc you couldn’t play. One person was told off for shorts too short, change them for second day.
It was highly competitive and the quality of play was very good due to county and England players, with many years of experience. It was a very well run event in a lovely setting and once play had finished it had a great friendly atmosphere. I must say I enjoyed every minute of the weekend, apart from the 6 hour journey down and 5 hours back.
Amanda adds:-
It was an honour to be selected to play in the event and represent Yorkshire. I really enjoyed the challenge of playing at such a high level, and the experience across the weekend really helped me to “up my game”. It rained for all of Saturday afternoon, but we were lucky with the weather on Sunday as it was sunny and warm. As Moira says it was a friendly atmosphere amongst the teams, and a great experience. A bonus for me was getting to know Moira and Mike better.
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