England’s top Cadet and Junior players are competing at the European Youth Championships in Portugal from 10-19 July, starting with the Team Events on Friday 10 July. You can view the previews for the Cadet squad here and the Junior squad here.

Follow the event results live on the ETTU website here and read below for updates on the England matches.

Cadet Girls

Friday 10 July – Cyprus 0 v 3 England
England got their championships off with a resounding win in Group F as they beat Cyprus 3-0, only dropping one game throughout the match. Soraya Rahmani-Walentynska defeated Aphrodite Achillides 11-2, 12-10, 11-3, before Hannah Saunders beat Maria Dionysiou 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 11-3. Rahmani-Walentynska then teamed up with Alyssa Nguyen to overcome Achillides and Dionysiou 11-3, 11-7, 11-4.

Friday 10 July – England v Bosnia Herzegovina

Saturday 11 July – England v Montenegro

Saturday 11 July -Slovakia v England

Cadet Boys

Friday 10 July – France 3-2 England
The Cadet boys faced a tough start to France as neither Dimitar Dimitrov or Pablo Ramirez Rioja could take respective wins over France’s Noah Tessier or Nolan Johnston. The doubles pairing or Ramirez Rioja and Oscar Nikolli sparked a comeback with a 3-0 win to give hope to the English team. Pablo Ramirez Rioja, playing in his third consecutive match without a break, took a win over Noah Tessier 3-1 to level the tie. In the end, Nolan Johnston proved too strong for Dimitar Dimitrov, denying a famous comeback victory for England.

Friday 10 July – Romania v England

Saturday 11 July – Spain v England

Junior Girls

Friday 10 July – England v Ireland

Friday 10 July – England v Scotland

Saturday 11 July – England v Bosnia Herzegovina

Saturday 11 July – England v Moldova

Junior Boys

Friday 10 July – Sweden v England
The Junior boys opened their account back in the top tier of the European Youth Championships with a 3-0 defeat to Sweden. On face value, it may seem like one sided affair, but it was anything but. Abraham Sellado only managed to take one game off of Noa Dahlstrom, and after that, Max Radiven played out a very close encounter, finding himself 2-1 up, before ultimately succumbing to Adam Wallin’s comeback, as the Swede won 3-2. The widest margin of points at the end of each game, was only 3 points. Captain Isaac Kingham showed his resolve, coming from 2-0 down to William Bergenblock, but ultimately fell just short, as the final game ended 11-7, handing Bergenblock and Sweden the victory.

Friday 10 July – Switzerland v England

Saturday 11 July – Spain v England