THE Oxfordshire women's tennis team, fielding their strongest-ever line-up, romped to a clean sweep and promotion from Division 4 of the LTA Winter County Championships at Hull.

Having beaten Cambridgeshire 8-1 on Friday, they repeated the scoreline against Bucks on Saturday and finished the weekend in style by thrashing Derbyshire 9-0.

The Oxon side, comprising Lizzie Jelfs, Claire Taylor, Caroline Billingham-Jones, Lucy Collinson, Imogen Wyatt, Mandy Nall, Cressida Henderson and Gillian Card, had a 100 per cent record in the doubles and lost only three sets overall.

Team manager Angela Billingham said: "The team spirit was excellent and everyone worked together well.

"We were able to swap the players around and try new pairings which should stand us in good stead for the summer when we face a tough task in Division 2.

"Considering we were about the only county without an indoor tennis centre, it was a great achievement."

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