Information updated 2 May 2018

COMPETITION PACK LTA 10U COUNTY CUP EVENT Qualifying Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 May 2018 Finals Friday 8 to Sunday 10 June 2018 Introduction Groups, Venues & Personnel Centre Contact Details Fact Sheet Rules & Regulations Order of Play Information updated 2 May 2018 Please note: Nomination Deadlines Qualifying: Monday 7 May 2018 (NB: Nominations open Monday 2 April 2018) Finals: Monday 4 June 2018 (NB: Nominations open Monday 28 May 2018) To be submitted using the on-line entry system via http://lta.tournamentsoftware.com/findtournament.aspx Should you require further information please contact Julie Piper at The LTA on 020 8 487 7000 or countycup@lta.org.uk

Welcome to the Competition Pack for the LTA 10U County Cup Event. It is hoped the following information will help answer any questions you have about the Event. LTA County Cup Events gives a player the opportunity of representing their county in a competitive team environment and the age groups range from 9U through to adult categories. The LTA 10U County Cup Event was first played in 2000 with Lincolnshire boys & Surrey girls being the first winners. Since then, Yorkshire holds the record for the number of titles the boys having won the title 3 times and the girls 4. As with the 14U and 12U County Cup Events this County Cup competition is played in 2 stages. For both the Qualifying & Finals counties may nominate a maximum of 5 players. Each team plays 2 matches per day 3 singles and 1 doubles. All rubbers consist of 2 short sets and a deciding Match Tie Break. All rubbers, singles and doubles, are played using the no-ad scoring method at deuce, the receiver chooses which side the server should serve from. Doubles in the 10U County Cup Event will take place on the singles court. The singles sticks will remain in place. Any rubber played in the LTA 10U County Cup Event will not count for ranking points. Qualifying Event The 44 counties are placed in 4 x round-robin groups of 6 counties or 4 x round-robin groups of 5 counties per gender. These groups are placed in no particular order and they will compete over one weekend in order to find a winning team for that group to progress to the Finals. Counties have been placed in groups, & venues, to try and limit the amount of travelling time and accommodation expenses. All groups will be played on outdoor courts with the venues & referees / court supervisors being appointed by the LTA Support Centre. The winning teams from each group progresses to the Finals where 8 teams per gender will compete to be County Champions. The detailed Order of Play for the Qualifying Event is at the end of this pack. Finals The Finals will be played at Sunderland Tennis Centre on indoor acrylic courts. There will be 1 group of 8 counties per gender split into 2 x 4 county round-robin boxes with each county playing each other within their box and then the winner of Box A playing the winner of Box B to decide the County Champion, the 2 nd place county in each box to decide the Runner-Up, 3 rd place counties playing each other and the same with the 4 th place counties. Each county will play 1 match on Friday, 2 matches on Saturday and 1 on Sunday each match comprises of 3 singles and 1 doubles. There will be 4 seeds per group per gender and the seeding will be based on the ratings of the nominated players by Monday 4 June 2018. General For the 2018 10U County Cup Event the age group eligibility will be for all players born 1 September 2008. Mini-tennis orange players will be allowed to play up when in their final season of orange ball if they have reached an orange 1 or orange 1* Mini-Tennis rating. Passport players will be allowed to play up in line with the Player Passport System No complaint in connection with the Aegon 10U County Cup Event can be entertained by the LTA unless lodged with the LTA at officiatingsupport@lta.org.uk within 48 hours of the occurrence of the cause of the complaint (please see LTA Competition Regulation 8.1).

10U COUNTY CUP EVENT Qualifying Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 May 2018 Finals Friday 8 to Sunday 10 June 2018 10U Boys Groups, Venues & Personnel 10U Girls Groups, Venues & Personnel Group A Grantham, NG31 8HU Centre Organiser: Sarah Patton - 01476 591 391 Referee: Peter Greatorex Group A Lincoln, LN2 4AD Centre Organiser: Brian Main 07907 472 888 Referee: Fiona Fellows A Northamptonshire D Leicestershire A Northamptonshire D Leicestershire B Derbyshire E Lincolnshire B Derbyshire E Lincolnshire C Nottinghamshire C Nottinghamshire Group B Stourbridge, DY7 6PS Centre Organiser: Richard Walker 01384 393 613 Referee: Jamie Gibson Court Supervisor: Chris Melhuish Group B Shrewsbury, SY1 4RG Centre Organiser: Simon Haddleton - 01743 467 755 Referee: Diane Gibson Court Supervisor: Robert Gibson A H & W D Shropshire A H & W D Shropshire B Staffordshire E South Wales B Staffordshire E South Wales C North Wales F Warwickshire C North Wales F Warwickshire Group C Thame, OX9 3NH Centre Organiser: Mark Wilkins 07762 677 770 Referee: Alison Jackson Group C Portsmouth, PO2 9AD Centre Organiser: Joanne Dallas 023932 0402 Referee: Kris Dymond A Hertfordshire D Berkshire A Hertfordshire D Berkshire B Buckinghamshire E Surrey B Buckinghamshire E Surrey C Oxfordshire C Oxfordshire Group D Woodbridge, IP12 4BA Centre Organiser: Jamie Yates 07983 581 372 Referee: Matt Byford Court Supervisor: Jenny Sayer Group D Norwich, NR9 5DX Centre Organiser: Matt Breese - 01603 731 264 Referee: Phil Latham Court Supervisor: Heather Bottomley A Middlesex D Cambridgeshire A Middlesex D Cambridgeshire B Suffolk E Essex B Suffolk E Essex C Norfolk F Bedfordshire C Norfolk F Bedfordshire Group E Ivybridge, PL21 9ES Centre Organiser: Chris Bawden 07983 380 480 Referee: Linda Hill Court Supervisor: Parul Patel Group E Burnham-on-Sea, TA8 2PA Centre Organiser: Pauline Jenkins 01278 782 758 Referee: David Greenwood A Avon D Devon A Avon D Devon B Somerset E Dorset B Somerset E Dorset C Cornwall F Channel Islands w/d 10/04 C Cornwall F Channel Islands w/d 13/02/18 Group F Chichester, PO19 6AR Centre Organiser: Jack Lerwill - 01243 785 664 Referee: Dan Bartlett Group F Hove / Brighton, BN3 6LF Centre Organiser: Julie Hobbs 07976 772 537 Referee: Roger Southgate A Hampshire & IOW D Gloucestershire A Hampshire & IOW D Gloucestershire B Kent E Wiltshire B Kent E Wiltshire C Sussex C Sussex Group G Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 3JU Centre Organiser: Marilyn McCluskie 0191 281 5858 Referee: Trevor Stent Group G Carlisle, CA1 1LS Centre Organiser: Barbara Davidson 01228 514 187 Referee: Andy Berne A Cumbria D South of Scotland A East of Scotland D Cumbria B East of Scotland E Lancashire B Northumberland E Lancashire C Northumberland C South of Scotland Group H Lymm LTC, WA13 0PX Centre Organiser: Fari Minaeian 01925 754 855 Referee: Mark Wilkinson Group H Lytham St. Annes, FY8 2QJ Centre Organiser: Jonathan Churchman - 01253 722 637 Referee: Barbara Lloyd A North of Scotland D West of Scotland A North of Scotland D West of Scotland B Yorkshire E Durham & Cleveland B Yorkshire E Durham & Cleveland C Cheshire C Cheshire H & W = Herefordshire & Worcestershire IOM Boys & Girls w/d 22 September 2017 CI Girls w/d 13 February 2018 CI Boys w/d 10 April 2018

Venue Contact information Boys Group A Boys Group B Boys Group C Boys Group D Boys Group E Boys Group F Boys Group G Boys Group H Girls Group A Girls Group B Girls Group C Girls Group D Girls Group E Girls Group F Girls Group G Girls Group H GRANTHAM SARAH PATTON Grantham Tennis Club, Gonerby Road, Grantham, NG31 8HU Tel: 07930 900 979 or 01476 591 391 E-Mail: sp@tton.co.uk STOURBRIDGE RICHARD WALKER Stourbridge Tennis & Squash Club, Sugar Loaf Lane, Iverley, Stourbridge, DY7 6PS Tel: 07749 168 977 or 01384 393613 E-Mail: info@stourbridge-tennis-squash.co.uk THAME MARK WILKINS Thame LTC, Chiltern Grove, Queens Road, Thame, OX9 3NH Tel: 07762 677 770 E-Mail: markjwilkins@aol.com WOODBRIDGE JAMIE YATES Woodbridge LTC, The Avenue, Kingston Playing Fields, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4BA Tel: 07983 581 372 E-Mail: spawnyyates@hotmail.com IVYBRIDGE CHRIS BAWDEN South Devon Tennis Centre, Ermington Road, South Devon, PL21 9ES Tel: 01752 892 664 or 07983 380 480 E-Mail: DevonCountyTennis@gmail.com CHICHESTER JACK LERWILL Chichester Racquets & Fitness Club, Oaklands Park, Chichester, PO19 6AR Tel: 01243 785 664 E-Mail: manager@crafc.co.uk NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE MARILYN McCLUSKIE The Northumberland Club, North Jesmond Avenue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE2 3JU Tel: 0191 281 5858 E-Mail: marilyn@northumberlandclub.org LYMM FARI MINAEIAN Lymm Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, 11 Brookfield Road, Lymm, WA13 0PX Tel: 01925 754 855 E-Mail: fari@hanleyandco.com LINCOLN BRIAN MAIN Eastgate LTC, Langworthgate, Lincoln, LN2 4AD Tel: 07907 472 888 E-Mail: beejmain@gmail.com SHREWSBURY SIMON HADDLETON The Shrewsbury Club, Sundorne Road, Shrewsbury, SY1 4RG Tel: 01743 467 755 E-Mail: simon.haddleton@theshrewsburyclub.co.uk PORTSMOUTH JOANNE DALLAS Portsmouth Tennis Centre, Alex Way, PO2 9AD Tel: 023932 0402 E-mail: Joanne.Dallas@bhlive.org.uk NORWICH MATT BREESE Easton College, Easton, Norwich, NR9 5DX Tel: 01603 731 264 E-Mail: mbreese@easton-college.ac.uk BURNHAM-ON-SEA PAULINE JENKINS The Avenue LTC, The Grove, Burham-on-Sea, TA8 2PA Tel: 01278 782 758 E-Mail: jenks41@hotmail.com HOVE / BRIGHTON JULIE HOBBS Pavilion & Avenue LTC, 19 The Droveway, Hove, BN3 6LF Tel: 07976 772 537 E-Mail: jmpullin@btinternet.com CARLISLE BARBARA DAVIDSON Chatsworth Tennis Centre, St. Aidans Road, Carlisle, CA1 1LS Tel: 01228 514 187 E-Mail: tennis@chatsworthtennis.co.uk LYTHAM ST. ANNES JONATHAN CHURCHMAN St. Anne s Tennis & Squash Club, Avondale Road, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 2QJ Tel: 01253 722 637 E-Mail: jonathan.churchman124@btinternet.com Finals SUNDERLAND TENNIS CENTRE JULIE PIPER Sunderland Tennis Centre, Silksworth Sports Complex, Sunderland, SR3 1PD Tel: 020 8 487 7027 Email: julie.piper@lta,org.uk

LTA 10U COUNTY CUP EVENT Qualifying Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 May 2018 Finals Friday 8 to Sunday 10 June 2018 TEAM CAPTAINS FACT SHEET Event Personnel Qualifying Team Captains Meeting Player Eligibility Final & Match Nominations Practice Courts Start Time of Play Match Format Match Scorecards Match Results Event Director Julie Piper Telephone (before Event) 020 8 487 7000 Telephone (during Event) 07971 141 326 E-Mail countycup@lta.org.uk To be held no later than 9.30am Saturday 26 May to include Referee, all Team Captains and a representative from the Tennis Club. This should last no longer than 30 minutes. The Tennis Club Rep to explain arrangements for catering, emergency evacuation procedures, location for bag area, use of gym (if on-site) physio, doctor and stringing please ensure contact names & numbers are made available. The Referee to explain the Rules & Regulations and anything else pertinent to the Event Team Captains should ensure teams keep the venue tidy. All cups, crockery, glasses, etc. should be returned to the catering area. Please ensure rubbish bins are used! It is a county s responsibility to check the eligibility of all team players. The use of an ineligible player may result in a county forfeiting all rubber(s) in which that player competed and/or relegation. Please refer to Area Qualification ruling It is the Referee s responsibility to check BT Ratings & BTM of all players. If a player is not listed and the player is not a BTM, then the player in question must join the scheme prior to play commencing. Please refer to Points 2 and 4 of the Rules & Regulations Whilst most venues open at 9.00am you are advised to check with them regarding availability of courts. If there is any charge, the county using these courts is responsible for the payment of them + the provision of practice balls. Counties are responsible for booking and paying for any courts prior to Saturday 26 May. Saturday 26 May No later than 10.00am Sunday 27 May No later than 9.00am Please refer to Points 1, 3 and 12 of the Rules & Regulations Once match nominations have been submitted the Referee will produce a match scorecard which will be given to each Team Captain. The Referee will keep a master copy which will be updated during the day and following agreement with both Team Captains will be used to update the LP file. The Referee will update and publish the results on the LTA website. At the end of the weekend, the full results and group positions will be updated on the LTA website.

Tennis Balls Scoreboards Noticeboard Discipline & Code Violations Guidance for TCs, Emergency Contact & Media Consent Forms Finals Details Miscellaneous The Babolat green tennis balls will be used. The best used balls from singles matches will be reused for doubles matches. Available on-site at the venue. Please ensure the players keep them updated. The Referee will have access to a noticeboard and the following information will be posted: Updated daily and overall group results as they progress Copies of Team Captains Fact Sheet, LTA Code of Conduct + Event Rules & Regulations Your attention is drawn to Rules 11, 11.1 and 11.2 of the Rules & Regulations regarding discipline of all players, both on and off-site, during the Event. In addition, all players must abide by the LTA Code of Conduct. The Referee will inform the Team Captain if it has been necessary to issue a code violation. These will be recorded, by the Referee, on LP and sent to the LTA. The LTA will be notified verbally immediately if it has been necessary to default a player. A default counts for the duration of the Event regardless of however many matches/days remain. Please ensure you have read, understood and signed the points outlined on the Team Captains Guidance Form. The County Office should have supplied you with copies of the completed Emergency & Media Consent Forms for all players in the team. The Finals will take place at Sunderland Tennis Centre. County Offices + Team Captains of counties progressing to the Finals will be e-mailed all relevant information w/c Monday 28 May. However, play will start n/b 2.00pm on Friday 8 June with practice available from 12.00noon. Team Captains Meeting at 1.30pm Friday 8 June. Team captains or their nominated deputy are allowed to communicate with their players at change of ends within the 90 second break and may remain on court. Players should wear recognised tennis clothing as per the County Cup Regulations. Additional matches played over and above those scheduled in LTA County Cup Events are not eligible for rating(s) results - under no circumstances should they be played. Presentations of medals to Group Winners will take place Sunday 27 May. Out of courtesy to the venue and counties within your Group all teams are requested to remain on-site until these have taken place. The venue has been asked to provide hot & cold food & drinks between 10.00am and 4.00pm throughout the weekend. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, teams should use the onsite catering provided and NOT bring in their own provisions! If on-site, under no circumstances should players use or enter the gym.

LTA County Cup Events 2018 General Rules & Regulations applicable for all Events 1. The management of the County Cup Events shall be entrusted to the LTA Competitions Team, with power to suspend or modify any of these Regulations to meet exceptional circumstances and to decide any question of eligibility, qualifications of competitors, interpretation of the Regulations or otherwise. The LTA Competitions Team s decision shall be final. 2. For the purpose of the County Cup Events, which shall be area competitions subject to the Lawn Tennis Associations Limited Rules 35 and 36 (including appendix 1), the following shall be regarded as Counties: East of Scotland, North of Scotland, South of Scotland, West of Scotland, North Wales, South Wales, Channel Islands, Isle of Man. 3. Although it is not compulsory to compete, all Counties shall be entered in the relevant County Cup Event. Any County intending not to compete in an Event must email notification to the Event Director (countycup@lta.org.uk) 9 months before the relevant event. Where appropriate, any County that withdraws from an Event shall be placed in the lowest group for the following year. 4. A player is qualified to represent an area in any County Cup Event if they meet the criteria outlined in the Lawn Tennis Association Limited Rule 36. No player may represent more than one County in any Event. 5. Referee(s) shall be appointed for each venue by the LTA Competitions Team. The Referee shall decide any point that relates to the interpretation of the Rules of Tennis which may be referred to him/her. He/she shall decide whether or not the match shall be stopped owing to the state of the courts, the state of the weather, darkness, or other unavoidable hindrance. After consulting with the Event Director if necessary, the Referee shall have the final say in all on-site matters. 6. Once final nominations have been submitted no other player may represent the County during the Event except in exceptional circumstances (such as illness, injury or bereavement) which reduces the number of available nominated players for a County to less than the minimum required for the relevant County Cup Event. In this case the Referee shall consult the Event Director, who may authorise the nomination of the necessary number of substitutes for the remainder of the Event. 7. A County shall not be bound to play the same team throughout the Event but no change shall be made in the composition of the teams engaged in a match after daily nominations have been submitted. If a match is postponed to the next day before any play has taken place the composition of the competing teams may be changed. 8. If a player(s) is / are defaulted, except in cases of punctuality, then that player(s) is no longer allowed to take any further part in that competition. 9. Additional matches played over and above those scheduled in County Cup Events are not eligible for rating(s) results. Under no circumstances should they be played. 10. For Events being played outdoors, indoor courts must not be used unless the courts are on-site and any additional cost to the LTA or a County Association has been authorised in advance by the Event Director. 11. The County Association via its appointed captain (or other designated person accompanying the Team) is responsible for the behaviour of its Team on and off the site for the duration of the event which includes but is not limited to traveling to, staying at accommodation and returning to the County. Any incident shall be dealt with in accordance with these Regulations and the Lawn Tennis Association Limited Rules (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Appendices). Entry into the County Cup Events constitutes acceptance, by both the County and its individual members of the team, of the LTA s jurisdiction to deal with any disciplinary matter in accordance with these Regulations (including the Code of Conduct) and the Lawn Tennis Association Limited Rules (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Appendices). In particular, the following shall apply: 11.1 Any disciplinary matter relating to an incident occurring on the site of the venue shall be referred to the Referee for decision and any appeal against his decision shall be referred to the LTA Competitions Team and will be dealt with in accordance to the LTA Disciplinary & Dispute Resolution Procedures as set out at Appendix 3 to the Lawn Tennis Association Limited Rules. 11.2 Any disciplinary matter relating to an incident off the site of the Centre shall be referred to the LTA Competitions Team and will be dealt with in accordance with the LTA Disciplinary and Dispute Resolution Procedures as set out at Appendix 3 to the Lawn Tennis Association Limited Rules.

LTA 12U & 10U County Cup Events Special Regulations 1. The Event shall be played in two stages - Qualifying and Finals. The match format for Qualifying groups comprising of 5 counties will be each county plays all the other counties in a round robin. The match format for Qualifying groups comprising of 6 counties will be two round robin groups of three with each county playing the other two counties in their group. Following the round robin stage, there will be semi-finals when the winner of group 1 plays the runner-up of group 2 and the runner-up of group 1 plays the winner of group 2. The third placed teams shall also play against each other. The winning semi-final counties shall play a final to determine the group winner and the losing counties shall play to determine 3rd and 4th places. The match format for the Finals comprising of 8 counties will be to play two round-robin boxes of 4 teams over the first two days followed by the winners, runners-up, 3 rd and 4 th placed teams playing each other on day 3. 2. For the 12U Event - final nominations, in British Tennis Ranking order, must be submitted to the Referee 30 minutes before start of play on the first day. Equally ranked players may be nominated in any order but the nominated order must be maintained throughout the Event. The rankings used for Final Nominations will be based on the latest list available. For the 10U Event - final nominations, in British Tennis Rating order, must be submitted to the Referee 30 minutes before start of play on the first day. Equally rated players may be nominated in any order but the nominated order must be maintained throughout the Event. The rating order is outlined in the table below (Priority 1 rating must play above Priority 2 rated players and so on): Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority 4 Eligible British Tennis rated Green 1* Green 1 Players with ratings Orange 1*, Orange 1, Green 2, players in order of merit 3 or 4 in any order (Team Captain s decision) Counties should nominate a minimum of 3 and maximum of 5 players. 3. Each match shall consist of four rubbers - three singles followed by one doubles: No 1 shall play No 1 of the opposing team, No 2 shall play No 2 and so on. 4. All rubbers shall be the best of three short sets. Any third set shall be replaced by a Match Tie-Break. 5. All doubles rubbers will use no-ad scoring (receiver s choice) throughout the match. For the 10U Event - singles will also use no-ad scoring (receiver s choice). The doubles event will be played on the singles court the tram lines will not be part of the court and the singles sticks should remain in place. 6. Match nominations must be submitted to the Referee 15 minutes before the start of each match. The team shall be nominated in singles order according to the final nominations (Reg 2). Doubles pairings can be nominated once all singles matches have been completed. 7. Team captains or their nominated deputy are allowed to communicate with their players at change of ends within the 90 second break and may remain on court. 8. If any player is absent when called upon to play by the Referee, that rubber and all rubbers below shall be awarded to the opponent(s) by two love sets. This shall apply separately to singles and doubles. If in any rubber one or more player(s) is absent from each side the rubber shall be void. 9. If a player plays out of order, the opponent(s) shall be awarded two love sets. 10. If a player is unable complete a rubber that has started due to injury, sickness or disqualification the opposing player or pairs shall be awarded the requisite number of games to win the rubber. 12. If any County fields an ineligible player, the rubbers contested by that player and all rubbers below shall be awarded to the opposition by a score of 4-0 4-0. This shall apply separately to singles and doubles. 12 A team is awarded 1 point for each rubber won.

13. At 2 points each, a doubles tiebreak shoot-out (to 10 points, with 2 clear) shall be played to establish a winner. The doubles team shall be any two players who have played in the match. 14. The team with the most rubber points shall win the match. A team will receive 2 match points on the league table for a match win. 15. Under no circumstances should rubbers be conceded. Where there are weather issues, in order to complete all matches, the use of abbreviated scoring should be considered for complete rounds of unfinished matches and if necessary the scheduled matches for that day. If a match in progress cannot be finished the result of the match shall be determined by the rubbers that have been completed as follows: (a) (b) (c) By the majority of rubbers won; or If there is equality of rubbers, by the majority of sets won; or If there is equality of rubbers and sets, by the majority of games won 16. The final standings for both qualifying and final Groups shall be determined by the following: (a) The team with the greatest number of match points. (b) If match points are equal, the team with the greatest number of rubber points. (c) If only two teams are level on match points and rubber points; their head to head result. (d) If more than two teams are level, the percentage of sets won out of sets played (if after this calculation, only two teams remain level, their head to head result will be used to break the tie). (e) If more than two teams are level, the percentage of games won out of games played (if after this calculation, only two teams remain level, their head to head result will be used to break the tie). NB: A deciding Match Tie-Break shall count as 1 set and 1 game.

LTA 10U COUNTY CUP EVENT Qualifying Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 May 2018 Finals Friday 8 to Sunday 10 June 2018 The match format will be played on a round-robin basis and, weather permitting; play will start no later than 10.00am on Saturday 26 May. Please ensure you are on-site no later than 9.30am. The Referee will confirm the start time of play for Sunday 27 May at the time. ORDER OF PLAY FOR THE QUALIFYING GROUPS COMPRISING 5 COUNTY TEAMS Saturday 26 May Court 1 Court 2 Court 3 Court 4 Round 1 A v D (3v3) A v D (2v2) A v D (1v1) C v E (3v3) Round 2 B v D (3v3) B v D (2v2) C v E (2v2) C v E (1v1) Round 3 B v D (1v1) A v E (3v3) A v E (2v2) A v E (1v1) Round 4 B v C (3v3) B v C (2v2) B v C (1v1) Round 5 Doubles as players and courts become available NB: If a tie-break shootout is required it will immediately follow the doubles rubber Sunday 27 May Court 1 Court 2 Court 3 Court 4 Round 1 D v E (3v3) D v E (2v2) D v E (1v1) A v C (3v3) Round 2 B v E (3v3) B v E (2v2) A v C (2v2) A v C (1v1) Round 3 B v E (1v1) C v D (3v3) C v D (2v2) C v D (1v1) Round 4 A v B (3v3) A v B (2v2) A v B (1v1) Round 5 Doubles as players and courts become available NB: If a tie-break shootout is required it will immediately follow the doubles rubber ORDER OF PLAY FOR THE QUALIFYING GROUPS COMPRISING 6 COUNTY TEAMS Counties are divided into two boxes: Box 1 - A, B, C Saturday 26 May Box 2 - D, E, F Box 1: A v B A v C B v C Box 2: D v E D v F E v F Court 1 Court 2 Court 3 Court 4 Round 1 A v B (3v3) A v B (2v2) D v E (3v3) D v E (2v2) Round 2 A v C (3v3) A v B (1v1) D v F (3v3) D v E (1v1) Round 3 A v C (2v2) A v C (1v1) D v F (2v2) D v F (1v1) Round 4 B v C (2v2) B v C (3v3) E v F (2v2) E v F (3v3) Round 5 B v C (1v1) E v F (1v1) Followed by: Doubles as players and courts become available NB. If a tie-break shootout is required it will immediately follow the doubles rubber Sunday 27 May Winner of Box 1 v Runner-Up Box 2 Winner of Box 2 v Runner-Up Box 1 3rd place Box 1 v 3rd place Box 2 (5th/6th place) Final (1st/2nd place) Losing semi-finalists (3rd/4th place) Court 1 Court 2 Court 3 Court 4 Round 1 W1/RU2 (1v1) W1/RU2 (2v2) W2/RU1 (1v1) W2/RU1 (2v2) Round 2 W1/RU2 (3v3) 3rd place (1v1) 3rd place (2v2) W2/RU1 (3v3) Round 3 Doubles 3rd place (3v3) Doubles Doubles Round 4 Final (1v1) Final (2v2) 3 /4 (1v1) 3 /4 (2v2) Round 5 Final (3v3) Final (Doubles) 3 /4 (3v3) 3 /4 (Doubles) NB. If a tie-break shootout is required it will immediately follow the doubles rubber