Zoe Truscott, the club coach at the Brentwood Hard Court club, is holding an Adult tennis course at the club, starting on March 3.

The six week course will be held every Wednesday evening, and for further details, telephone Zoe on 01277 623488.

Before she starts that course, Zoe will be working with the Essex 18 and Under girls squad preparing themselves for the LTA Junior Inter County Cup which is played over the weekend February 26-28.

The Essex girls will be in action in Group 3A at the Southend Indoor Centre and will face competition from Dorset, Leicestershire and Devon.

Zoe is working alongside the new Essex County Performance Officer Howard McGuinness, who took up the post on January 1.

Howard has represented Essex at junior, senior and more recently at Over 35's.

He has coached at Redbridge but most recently was the County Performance Officer from Bedfordshire.

While Howard and Zoe are with the girls team at Southend, the Gidea Park coach, Phil O'Leary, will be with the boys team who compete in Group 3B at Sunderland.

They face the long trip up the A1 to take on Northumberland, Nottinghamshire and Avon.

The Essex County LTA are holding a Development Forum at the Redbridge Centre on Wednesday, March 10. It will discuss the many Development initiatives that are currently available within the county.

Club representatives are invited to attend and should contact the County Office on 0181 502 6364 for more information.

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