Cable and Smith Take 2026 Towers Cup

The Towers Cup took place last week, when 8 pairs played a mixture of doubles and singles matches in two round robin groups, with winners and runners up in each group advancing to a knock out stage of semi-finals and then a final. Each match consisted of two singles rubbers and one doubles, with a rubber being a rapid tie-break to 10. All the matches were evenly matched, as many rubbers finished at 10-8 or 10-7, and some even closer on a sudden death point to win 10-9. Emma Tatum-Hume and partner Alex Jafarifar finished top in group one, while Sophie Cable and Richard Smith clinched 2^nd place, for both pairs to progress to the semi-finals stage.

In group two Chris Kennedy and partner Tom Hall powered through to top place, while Adrian Smart and Nick Murthwaite took the runners-up spot.

The semi-finals were even closer affairs, with the scores as follows …

SF1

Adrian vs Alex (8-10)

Nick vs Emma (8-10)

Adrian and Nick M vs Alex and Emma (10-9)

Alex and Emma advanced to the final.

SF2

Chris vs Sophie C (10-7)

Tom vs Richard (9-10)

Chris and Tom vs Sophie and Richard (9-10)

Sophie and Richard advanced to the final.

Meanwhile there were play-off matches between the 3^rd and 4^th placed pairs from the groups stage. Andy Hayward and Alex Wakely beat Rebecca Garrard and George Swallow 10-9 in the deciding doubles rubber in their match and Sophie Zillmann and Nick Sleap beat Nicola Wilson-Fowler and Gary Morris 10-9 in their doubles match too. Both matches decided on a sudden death point!

The final was also decided in the doubles rubber, which Sophie and Richard clinched 10-7. Congratulations to all the players and thanks to Jordan for organising a great night of tennis.