European women's team championship

Scots have day off as England set up

semi-final against France

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England brushed aside the Netherlands 6-1 to move swiftly into the semi-finals of the European women's team championship in Bled, Slovenia.
They will meet France tomorrow, while Germany play Spain in the other semi-final.
England team captain Lynn Booth commented: “It was a very good day but we are trying not to get too excited. Today was just the first of three stepping stones – and that’s how we will approach tomorrow’s match. It’s one step at a time.”
England took both morning foursomes and quickly sealed the overall win when Jodi Ewart beat her opponent 7 and 6 and English champion Charlie Douglass followed up with a 2 and 1 success.
Emma (Duggleby) Brown and Hannah Barwood added further points to the tally while Rachel Jennings lost only on the 17th, after fighting back from four down with four to play.
Scotland, the top qualifier in Flight B, had the day off as the flight contains only seven teams, instead of the usual eight.
Results:
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT

SWEDEN 3, GERMANY 4.

DENMARK 2, SPAIN 5.

FRANCE 4 1/2, NORWAY 2 1/2.

ENGLAND 6, NETHERLANDS 1
Foursomes: Charlie Douglass & Holly Clyburn bt Mareike Nivard & Myrte Eikenar 5 and 4; Jodi Ewart & Rachel Jennings bt Chrisje De Vries & Maaike Naafs 1 hole (2-0).
Singles: Douglass bt Nivard 2 and 1, Emma Brown bt De Vries 1 hole, Hannah Barwood bt Karljin Zaanen 2 and 1, Jennings lost to Caroline Karsten 3 and 1, Ewart bt Naafs 7 and 6.

FLIGHT B
ITALY 2, WALES 3
Foursome: Camilla Patussi & Allessandra Averna bt Amy Boulden & Gemma Bradbury 2 holes (1-0).
Singles: Giulia Molinaro lost to Stephanie Evans 4 and 3, Anna Roscio lost to Rhian Wyn Thomas 2 holes, Allessandra De Luigi lost to Tara Davies 4 and 3, Alessia Knight w.o. Lucy Gould scr (1-3).

BELGIUM 1, AUSTRIA 4.
FINLAND 1 1/2, SWITZERLAND 3 1/2

Bye - SCOTLAND