JESS Moggeridge competed in the under-12s National Cup in Grantham, Lincolnshire, and after a disappointing first day, bounced back to impress on the second.

The National Cup is a round-robin competition played between the top-10 players in the country at the under-12 and under-15 (cadet) age groups, and the quality of the players on show was high.

Unfortunately illness affected the Budmouth School pupil early on, but she battled through and completed all of her matches.

Despite some really close legs, including a 17-15 reverse, Moggeridge went on to lose all five matches. This included an entertaining 3-1 defeat to eventual runner-up Bethany Ellis and also a 3-1 defeat to highly-rated Katie Bates.

Her second day started with a 3-0 defeat to the top seed from Nottingham, Anna Green, but already Moggeridge was looking more confident than the day before.

This showed in the next match against Annelise Williams in which the Weymouth youngster only dropped four points in a 11-1, 11-2, 11-1 win.

Two more wins followed against Kate Watkinson and Sophie Richardson as Moggeridge finished the second day with three victories out of four and an overall eighth-placed finish.

Green and twin, Connor, won the under-12 titles, while Amirul Hussain from Oldham and Ruby Chan of Harrogate took the boys’ and girls’ cadet titles respectively.