Marlborough College, Wiltshire, 25/27th November 2011
For the first time the championships visited Marlborough, where the College courts, recently re-furbished with non-slip floors, provided an excellent base for the event, writes organiser David Gardner. Four courts, and a sizeable indoor viewing area, which made players and spectators warm and comfortable, were a particular feature.
In the doubles, the top seeds are defending champions Ed Kay & Tom Chase from Cambridge, but they will face a stern test to retain their title. In the final, they are seeded to meet the Durham pair of Alex Griffiths (twice a champion in the past) & Peter Hanton, but the second Cambridge pair of Alan Beverly & Elliot Malone will doubtless have something to say about that.
Several universities are represented in the competition, but special mention must go to the Old Dunstonian pair of Malachi Connolly & Tafara Golding who have entered the competition, despite the fact that their university, Kent, has no courts on which they can practice.