Fareham’s Letitia McMullan has been named in the England team to compete at the World Schools’ Table Tennis Championships in Israel.

The 16-year-old Henry Cort School student will travel to Eilat in April as part of a 15-strong England squad selected by the England Schools Table Tennis Association (ESTTA).

England are fielding two teams – one representing Grantham College and the other drawn from the rest of the country.

McMullan will compete alongside Kate Cheer, Tin-Tin Ho and Denise Payet in the national team. The Grantham College line-up is Emily Bolton, Beth Cook and Grace Potter.

In the boys’ competitions, England will be represented by London Academy – Theodore Achampong, Ryan Barnett, Eren Gozcu and Omar Khassal – plus a nationally-drawn team of Billy Forster, Tom Jarvis, Alex Ramsden and Alec Ward.

All the England players will also compete in individual events.

The tournament takes place from April 2-8 and the draw will be in January. Teams competing are likely to include table tennis powers China, Chinese Taipei and Germany, plus the likes of France, Ireland, Croatia, Greece and the host nation.