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TENNIS: Maskens happy with team effort
9:36pm Friday 25th July 2008
Oxfordshire's men finished in fourth place in Group 7 after losing 7-2 to Avon in their final match yesterday.
Avon proved the strongest team in the group and won every match.
Despite the defeat, captain Jonathan Maskens was happy with his team's performances over the week.
He said: "To finish fourth means we achieved our goal of getting into the top half of the group.
"We came up against some very strong teams.
"Unfortunately, we weren't at full strength, but I'm satisfied with the way we stuck at it all week."
Avon 7, Oxfordshire 2: J Maskens & J Cartledge won 6-1, 6-2, won 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, lost 6-4, 6-4; C Peterson & J Sexton lost 6-2, 6-2, lost 7-6, 6-1, lost 4-6, 7-6, 7-6; J Rooney & O Neighbour lost 6-1, 6-1, lost 6-1, 6-2, lost 6-4, 7-5.
- OXFORDSHIRE'S ladies finished their week as they started it with another 9-0 defeat, this time against neighbours Berkshire at Worthing.
Oxfordshire's young and inexperienced team were on the receiving end of four whitewashes in five days.
It means they will be relegated to Group 4 next year.
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