OXFORDSHIRE teams found it tough in the first regional knock-out rounds of the AEGON schools tournaments.

Oxford High’s year 10 girls lost 8-4 to lower-rated St Mary’s Calne, despite top player Asha Badiani winning both her singles matches and a doubles with Elisha Gujral.

Elias Djaoui won the only rubber as St Birinus, Didcot’s year 8 boys lost to Highdown School, from Berkshire, 10-2.

UNDER 16 players shone as the Thames Valley Winter League got into full swing.

Ben Jerhams, 14 and Sam Shadbolt, won both their matches to help Bicester pip Woodstock B 5-3 in Men’s Division 1.

Taysie Gujral, also 14, and Nicola Casey secured Woodstock’s 5-3 win against Brackley in Ladies’ Division 1.

RESULTS

MEN

Div 1: Bicester B 5, Woodstock B 3; Wantage 6, Abingdon B 2; North Oxford B 6, Witney B 2.

Div 2: Banbury B 7, Colston 1; North Oxford D 3, Abingdon C 5; Wychwoods 7, Appleton 1.

Div 3: Wantage C 3, Bicester C 5; Cholsey A 5, Benson B 3; David Lloyd C 8, Wheatley 0; Oxford City C 6, Virgin Active B 2.

Div 6: Hanney B 1, Abingdon E 7.

LADIES

Div 1: Wantage B 3, Virgin Active 5; Woodstock 5, Brackley 3; Abingdon 5, Portcullis 3.

Div 2: Mapledurham 6, Kingston Bagpuize 2; Banbury WE 1, Cholsey B 7.

Div 3: Abingdon B 7, Brackley B 1; Marlow 7, Oxford Sports B 1.

Div 4: Appleton 6, Oxford Sports C 2; Mapledurham B 0, Thame 8; Oxford City B 6, Bicester B 2; Abingdon C 1, Blewbury 7; Kingston Bagpuize B 2, Hanney 6; Witney B 8, Woodstock C 0.

Div 5: Abingdon D 1, Hambledon 7; Watlington B 5, Bledlow Ridge 3; Cholsey C 5, Wychwoods B 3.

Div 6: Faringdon C 0, Haddenham 8.