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England trio stick with the Lions
Reigning AJ Bell NBL champions Birmingham Lions have todayconfirmed that England trio Toby Penty, Heather Olver and Fontaine Chapman haveextended their contracts for Season 3.
Penty, who captained the Lions to the Championship title atthe Barclaycard Arena in May, is likely to retain the armband after impressingin his first season at University of Birmingham franchise.
England's number two men's singles specialist won 6 of his 7fixtures in his first season with the Lions.
Penty's fellow singles star and teammate, Fontaine Chapman,will also continue her stay with the reigning champions. Chapman, the 2016 nationalchampion in women's singles, enjoyed a 70% win rate in the AJ Bell NBL last seasonand posted a year long 6 match unbeatenhot streak.
The Lions' trio of English players is completed by HeatherOlver. Olver who represented Team GB atthis summer's Olympic Games in Rio, missed three fixtures in last season'sChampionship winning season but foundwinning success playing Mixed Doubles and will look to once again bring biggame experience to a squad bolstered by local talent.
The Lions have also confirmed that Under 21 star Ryan Quekhas joined Team Derby for Season 3.
The Birmingham Lions start their title defence at home tonew side Suffolk Saxon on match-night 1, Monday 17 October.
