Westcliff Hardcourts lost out in their bid to win the Essex County LTA Senior Cup on Sunday.
The team of Richard Barham, Mark Bertola, Simon Chesher and Lance Owen lost 3.5-.5 to Woodford Wells in the final at Connaught.
Hard's veteran ladies team of Steffi Rodrigues, Sue Hookway, Dawn Handelaar and Karen Poole are through to a national quarter-final.
The quartet beat an Aylesbury team that featured two Buckinghamshire county players 6-5 in the National Veterans Club Championship.
Thorpe Bay suffered a 9-0 reverse at the hands of Great Baddow in Essex Men's Division One.
Bay were unable to field a pair and went further into the mire when Graham Bloomfield retired injured after the first round of matches.
Jon Lee, Liam Richardson and Danny Coull made up the rest of the team.
Published Thursday, June 26, 2003
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