02 October 2016 / Categories: IC of GB News, Recent Results and Events, 2016 IC OF FRANCE Match Result: IC of GB 18 – 16 IC of France Date: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd October 2016 Venue: National Tennis Centre and AELTC It was another fantastic weekend with our French friends with the match again being held at the AELTC and the National Tennis Centre. It was a match of the highest tennis standards with many close fought matches. The match was held in the traditional IC spirit and capped off with a wonderful dinner in the Rolex Suite at Wimbledon. With interesting speeches from our IC Captain Alan Purnell, Christophe Bernelle and Thierry Pham. There was also a very entertaining quiz with amusing crowd participation! Thank you to our host venues and the team for playing and being such a fun group, that fought especially hard to achieve another home win! Results – Day 1 (IC of GB players listed first) Steph Cornish lost to Mathilde Cor 2-6 0-6 Mark Cox beat Michel Leclercq 6-2 6-2 Miles Maclagon beat Heiner Tadault 6-0 6-3 Amanda Elliot beat F. Desplanques 6-0 4-6 10-5 Katie O’Brien beat Magali Portel 6-1 6-2 Lizzie Coulson beat V Vandermeersch 6-3 6-2 Rich Wire lost to Rodolphe Gilbert 3-6 6-2 5-10 John Feaver lost to Marc Renoult 2-6 1-6 Chris Hearn beat Bruno Delorme 6-2 6-1 Lorraine Ristic lost to Brigitte Moretton 6-3 1-6 9-11 Nigel Mann lost to Christophe Bernelle 1-6 2-6 Megan Davies beat Lucie Warginer 7-5 6-1 Steph Cornish & Amanda Elliot lost to Mathilde Cor & F. Desplanques 2-6 3-6 Katie O’Brien & Lizzie Coulson beat Magali Portel & V Vandermeersch 7-5 6-0 Rich Wire & Andy Kennaugh beat Rodolphe Gilbert & Heiner Tadault 7-6 7-5 Mark Beim & Chris Hearn beat Christophe Bernelle & Toma Desplanques 6-4 2-6 13-11 John Feaver & Lizzie Coulson lost to Fery & Renault 1-6 2-6 Anne Clark & Niall Sweeney beat Du Gardin & Brigitte Moretton 6-0 6-2 GB 11 – 7 France Results – Day 2 (IC of GB players listed first) Tash Starling lost to Mathilde Cor 1-6 6-3 6-10 Katie O’Brien beat F. Desplanques 6-3 6-1 Mark Whitehouse lost to Heiner Tadault 6-7 1-6 Lydia Perkins beat V Vandermeersch 6-4 6-2 Ali Innes lost to Magali Portel Chris Hearn lost to Christophe Bernelle 4-6 6-4 8-10 Mark Beim lost to Rodolphe Gilbert 2-6 0-6 Niall Sweeney lost to Marc Renoult 0-6 7-6 5-10 Lizzie Coulson lost to Olivia Fery Mike Dawe lost to Bruno Delorme 5-7 2-6 Keith Bland beat Du Gardin 3-6 4-6 Anne Clark beat Brigitte Moretton 6-3 6-0 Henk Nijeboer beat Michel Leclercq 6-3 6-1 Maria Budin beat Lucie Wargnier Tash Starling & Katie O’Brien beat Mathilde Cor & F. Desplanques 4-6 6-1 10-6 Ali Innes & Lizzie Coulson lost to Fery & V Vandermeersch 5-7 3-6 GB 7 – 9 France Print 2468