County Cup – Junior Teams
Junior County Cup
One of the biggest and best team events of the junior tennis season – this is the Junior County Cup. Teams from every county in the nation come together for a series of regional and national events to uncover the champions.
There are seven age groups of competitions for the Junior County Cup – 8U, 9U, 10U, 11U, 12U, 14U and 18U – giving young players a chance to compete with top talent around Britain.
Don’t forget we also have the South East Area Trophy (one day event for 16U) & Adult County Cup tournament for open age group players.
Click below for the LTA Safeguarding guidelines for County Cup.
County Cup – Juniors Selection
Whilst the county training programme is designed to cater for ‘more’ players, county cup is about fielding the team that has the best possible chance of success. With fewer players involved than that of county training, it will subsequently cause disappointment amongst the players who are not selected.
The coaching team are very mindful of this but have a duty to choose, based on evidence and their professional opinion, the strongest players for the event. The selection panel consisting of the CPM, captain and vice-captain for each age group and/or alongside the office manager will go through an extensive selection process.
The selections process is based on a number of factors including ranking and knowledge of players – reliability, foreseeable physical fitness, conduct, and a player’s ability to work within the team.
We understand we will not please all, but it is our aim to ensure the player, the parent, and the coach not only understand the process, but trust it, respecting the professionalism and integrity of the selection panel. The panel will show no bias towards any club or player throughout the process.
Where possible, selections will be made 4 weekends prior to the County Cup event. The captains are also responsible for confirming selection and non-selection with the Tennis Sussex Office who will notify the players/parents during the following week.
Junior County cup selection is based on a combination of direct entry players and wildcards as follows:
Direct Entry
This will be a number of players (per the below table) who will be automatically selected based on their county
ranking or recent form lists (9U & 10U) when selection takes place. However, the county reserve the right to omit any players if any concerns have been communicated to the parents and player regarding their attitude or behaviour in training or competition prior to selection.
If a player who qualifies for the team as a direct acceptance, declines their place, the spot will not automatically be filled by the next ranked player. All remaining places in the team will go through the selection process and be decided via the selection panel.
Wildcards
Wildcards can be selected at any time, (i.e. at selection meetings, asked to participate in a play-off match(es) or be selected as a result of training sessions). The Team Captain will make final decision.
Age Group | Number of Players via Direct Entry | Wild Cards | Format | Event Days |
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8U Mixed | N/A | * 4 Boys & 4 Girls | 4 singles and 2 doubles | 1 |
9U Mixed | N/A | * 6 Boys & 6 Girls | 4 singles and 2 doubles | 1 |
10U | N/A | * 6 Boys & 6 Girls | 4 singles and 2 doubles | 2 |
11U | 4 | up to 2 | 4 singles and 2 doubles | 2 |
12U | 4 | up to 2 | 4 singles and 2 doubles | 2 |
14U | 4 | 2 | 4 singles and 2 doubles | 2 |
16U | 3 | 1 | 4 singles and 2 doubles | 1 |
18U | 6 | up to 4 | 6 singles and 3 doubles | 3 |
- * Competitive results are NOT the sole factor taken into consideration when selecting teams in these year groups
- If a player has not played a minimum of six singles matches under LTA Competition regulations and/or ITF competition regulations in the previous season they may be discounted from selection regardless of ranking or rating.
- The captain reserves the right to change the team if a player does not attend any of the arranged practice sessions.
Pictures of Our County Teams
Junior County Cup Dates and Venues for 2025 (To be fully confirmed)
Age group | County Cup Dates | Group | Venue | Results |
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8U Mixed | Saturday 26 or Sunday 27 April 2025 | TBC | ||
9U Boys | Qualifying 1st & 2nd of March 25 23-24th March 2025 | TBC | ||
9U Girls | Qualifying 1st & 2nd of March 25 23-24th March 2025 | TBC | ||
10U Boys | Play-Offs & Area Leagues – 15-16th June 2024 Finals 5-6th July 2024 Finals – 2 x North Area and 2 x South Area Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June 2025 | TBC | ||
10U Girls | Qualifying – Various Venues Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 May 2025 Finals – 2 x North Area and 2 x South Area Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June 2025 | TBC | ||
11U Boys | Play-Offs and Area Leagues – Various Venues Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 June 2025 Finals – Nottingham Friday 4 to Sunday 6 July 2025 | TBC | ||
11U Girls | Play-Offs and Area Leagues – Various Venues Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 June 2025 Finals – Nottingham Friday 4 to Sunday 6 July 2025 | TBC | ||
12U Boys | Play-Offs and Area Leagues – Various Venues Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September 2025 Finals – Nottingham Friday 26 to Sunday 28 September 2025 | TBC | Finals in Nottingham | |
12U Girls | Play-Offs and Area Leagues – Various Venues Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September 2025 Finals – Nottingham Friday 26 to Sunday 28 September 2025 | TBC | Finals in Nottingham | |
14U Boys | Play-Offs and Area Leagues – Various Venues Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 May 2025 Finals – Nottingham Friday 16 to Sunday 18 May 2025 | Finals In Nottingham | ||
14U Girls | Play-Offs and Area Leagues – Various Venues Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 May 2025 Finals – Nottingham Friday 16 to Sunday 18 May 2025 | Finals In Nottingham | ||
16U Boys | SEA Trophy | Surbiton Racket and Fitness Club | ||
16U Girls | SEA Trophy | Surbiton Racket and Fitness Club | ||
18U Boys | ||||
18U Girls |