LeFevre hopes Worlds will be just a taste of things to come

KARINA LeFevre has vowed to use the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Moscow as a platform for further senior international appearances this year.

BIG PICTURE: Karina LeFevre makes her senior England debut this week but is already targeting future international tournaments

The 16-year-old makes her senior debut for England in the Russian capital this week and underlined her growing potential by claiming the National Junior Masters title last month.

LeFevre is the youngest member on the four-strong English team and will compete with national champion Joanna Parker, Kelly Sibley and Hannah Hicks for a starting role.

Only three can play at any one time, but with the European Championships and Commonwealth Games potentially still to come for LeFevre, she is intent on making the most of her Russian adventure.

"I have never played at a senior European Championships before so it is quite a big step up going straight to a World Championships but I am quite excited," said LeFevre.

"I am not nervous at all and I am number five in the country at the moment. However, I have only just dropped down from being fourth because I haven't played many tournaments this year.

"Hopefully I should be up there again soon and I'll be trying to get to the Commonwealth Games at the end of the year as well.

"That is one of the big aims for the season and I hope in the run up to the London 2012 Olympics that I can keep playing more and more.

"I know a few of the English guys travel to play in Europe and that is something I could maybe see myself doing in the future."