Potter Cup & Two President’s Cups in Barcelona - October 2024

Potter Cup (Mens 45+)

Day 1: France beat Ireland 5-2

Benoit Halle beat Scott Barron. 6/1 6/4

Matthieu Cordellier beat Cronan McNamara 6/0 6/1

Romain Barbier beat Tom Hamilton 6/3 6/3

Romain Thepsouvain lost to Stewart Doyle 1/6 6/3 6/1

Michael Stephane lost to Gary Kilduff 7/6 6/4

Benoit Halle & Romain Barbier beat Scott Barron & Tom Hamilton 6/3 1/6 6/3

Romain Thepsouvain & Matthieu Cordellier beat Stewart Doyle & Michael McMahon 6/0 6/0

Day 2: Belgium beat Ireland 4-2

Laurent Dessart beat Scott Barron 5/3 ret’d

Seb Muhl beat Cronan McNamara 6/0 6/3

Timothy Aerts beat Tom Hamilton 6/4 1/6 11/9

Sebastian Lecloux lost to Stewart Doyle 1/6 7/5 10/8

Cedric Biquet beat Gary Kilduff 6/3 4/6 11/9

Laurent Dessart & Lionel Krings lost to Michael McMahon & Gary Kilduff 6/3 6/3

Two Presidents Cup (Ladies 40+)

Day 1: GB beat Ireland 3-0

Eilidh Smith beat Patricia D’ Arcy  6/2 3/6 6/3

Leyla Ogan beat Lisa O’Shea 6/0 6/2

Leyla Ogan & Debbie Hale beat Patricia Darcy and Lisa O’Shea 7/5 6/1

Day 2: France beat Ireland 2-1

Isabelle Crudo lost to Patricia D’ Arcy 3/6 7/5 10/5

Marine Piriou beat Lisa O’Shea 6/2 6/0

Lisa O’Shea and Patricia DArcy represented the IC Ireland ladies team to play the 2024 Two

Presidents Cup. We arrived into Barcelona and had a lovely practice on the fabulous clay in the

famous Real Club de Tenis where the Barcelona Open is played each year. We attended the

Captains Meeting where we drew GB in the first round which was a reasonable draw. We

attended dinner that evening in the Polo Club where the Mens Potter Cup event is played.

DAY 1:

Play started at the Real Club de Tenis on Thursday the 24th at 9am - Patricia D’Arcy (Line 2

Singles) played against the Line 2 Player from GB, Scottish national Eilidh Smith. Patricia lost

6.2, 3.6, 6.3 in a long match. Lisa O’Shea then went onto play English national and the British

team captain Leyla Ogan, Lisa lost 6.0, 6.2. After a lovely lunch with the British Team, we went

back out on the Clay courts in the Spanish sun to play doubles against Leyla Ogan and Debbie

Hale. Lisa and Patricia lost 7.5, 6.2, losing the tie 3.0 to Britain.

DAY 2:

Play again started at 9am in the Real Club de Tenis in the slightly overcast but warm Spanish

weather against France. Patricia D’Arcy beat Isabelle Crudo of France, in a tight 3 setter,

winning 10.4 in the Champ tie break. As rain was forecast the matches were reduced to a

Championship tiebreak in the deciding set. Lisa played the number one from France Marine

Piriou who had beaten Germany’s Manon Kuse (current World Number one O40) the previous

day. Lisa lost her match and unfortunately Ireland were unable to play the doubles to decide the

tie.

We were invited to dinner at the Real Club de Tenis Thursday evening where the Ladies and

Mens teams enjoyed a lovely 3 course meal.

Day 3 - due to rain play was suspended until 4pm. Ireland played Spain B, Patricia D’Arcy went

out to play Pauline Rodriquez of Spain, the match was 3.0 to Patricia and the rain suspended

play indefinitely. The only matches that were completed that were the two finals, which were

reduced to a Pro set (first to 8), singles only. The German ladies beat the Italians in the final 2.0,

as the other matches were not played we were able to watch the finals which was nice. The

presentation was then made following the Celebratory dinner at the Real Club de Polo which

completed the event. The dinner was thoroughly enjoyed by all.