AVENUE Tennis Club members Kerry Matthews (Burnham) and Nicole Priestman (Highbridge), runners-up in the doubles at the 2006 County Closed junior championships, have been selected for Somerset's LTA 18-and-under County Cup challenge at the end of this month.

Twelve months ago, the girls' team bounced back well from defeats by Shropshire (4-5) and Hereford & Worcester (4-5) to beat Berkshire 6-3 on the final day. This year, in Group 5a, they face North of Scotland, East of Scotland and Berkshire.

Somerset boys are in action in 4b at Boston. Last year, the boys won promotion after wins over Wiltshire (8-1), Lincolnshire (6-3) and Oxfordshire (5-2). They play Berkshire, Norfolk and Bedfordshire.

Somerset teams: Boys - Alistair Felton, Danny Manlow, Richard Fay, James Marsalek, Richard Gabb, Marc Westgate, Matthew Bettles. Girls - Kerry Matthews, Lauren Currie, Zoe Leach, Nicole Priestman, Alice Hudson, Kathryn Hole, Emma Hoyland.