Beth lifts Gold in England
Despite early defeat in the Girls Doubles, Beth went on to dominate Group C of the Girls Singles, brushing aside Alicia Adams (Cheshire) 21-8 21-10, Sophie Taylor (Cheshire) 21-3 21-6 and Amy Hayhoe (Norfolk) 21-5 21-7 before booking a place in the semi-final proper with a 21-19 21-12 win over Annie Lado (Hampshre).
There was never any chance of Beth allowing the Devon schoolgirl Bronya Pike preventing a final against her club colleague at Alpha, Rebecca Woods from taking place as Beth took just 26 minutes to knock out the No2 seed 21-12 21-17.
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Hide AdMeanwhile Rebecca, seeded No1, had a much tighter passage through to the final and after seeing off Northumberland’s Emily Harrison 21-16 21-17 and Megan Channon 21-18 11-21 22-20 she had a tough three-setter against Emily Killoran (Devon) before reaching the final 21-14 13-21 21-16.
The final was typically a close affair but it was Beth who was to come out on top on this occasion winning 21-16 21-11.
In the Girls Doubles Rachael and Rebecca Woods were to lose 21-9 21-9 to Molly Chapman and Grace King and after losing the opening set to Bronya Pike and Elysia Taylor, the Alpha pair came back to level 21-17 and were within a few points of snatching victory but failed to take advantage, losing 21-18 in the decider with Chapman and King taking the title.