on 19-05-2014 14:24

Great Britain will be competing in the highest tiers across the competition as the International Tennis Federaton's flagship Wheelchair Tennis event.

The teams will be:

Men’s World Group 1 – captained by Karen Ross
• Gordon Reid
• Marc McCarroll
• David Phillipson
• Ed Holt

Women’s World Group – captained by Kevin Simpson
• Jordanne Whiley
• Lucy Shuker
• Louise Hunt

Quad Event – captained by Stuart Wilkinson
• Andy Lapthorne
• Jamie Burdekin
• Antony Cotterill

Junior Event – captained by Ash Smith
• Luz Esperanza Merry
• Ian Payne
• Nicholas Smelt

Great Britain won two medals at the 2013 BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Antalya, Turkey, winning the junior event for the second time since 2007 and reaching the women's World Group final for the second time since 2009.

Geraint Richards commented, “Great Britain has a long history of medal-winning performances at the World Team Cup and, after winning the junior event and claiming a second silver medal in four years in the women's World Group, 2013 was another memorable event.

"I am confident that all our teams and players will do their country proud in Alphen." Geraint Richards

“We have selected the strongest team again available this year, with a blend of experienced GB internationals and World Team Cup medal winners and three players making their Great Britain debuts across the men's World Group and junior events, Ed Holt, Ian Payne and Nicholas Smelt. I am confident that all our teams and players will do their country proud in Alphen.”