Rackets

It has been an enjoyable season in spite of the results. The enthusiasm and energy from the whole squad has been terrific. A squad of 31 pupils went to Queen’s in March for the boys’ doubles and girls’ singles, all competing well. Jake Davies captained the side and was top drawer in creating a good atmosphere. Jake and his partner Joss Plummeridge led from the front with their motivation and passion and they had some good battles throughout the season. Jake, Joss and Luke leave this year, having been good role models to the rackets squad. I will miss their music on away trips and the amount they eat at Maccy D’s!

The second pair, Will Windows and Marcus Allan; third pair, Luke Sutor and Wilf Murphy; and fourth pair, Joe Naughton and Simon Koupparis, all worked hard at their game and put in good performances. The Colts pair, Archie Campbell and Toby Denner, showed good promise, as did the Junior Colts’ A pair, Zaman Shafi and Alfie Moloney. A good number of Junior Colts and Yearlings, both boys and girls, spent considerable time on court working on their game. Sofia Trujillo, Millie Isaacs, Gwen Morris, Georgia Culley and Amelia Campbell all leave this year having played a big part in Clifton girls’ rackets.

Reggie Williams

The fencing team have had a good season. A team of ten pupils went to the Public Schools Fencing Championships to represent the College and came up against some tough opponents, some of whom fence at GB level. Undeterred, team captain Alice Li continued to drive the team forward and everyone made the most of all their matches. Inter-House Fencing was a huge success and The South Town had great representation in épée and foil. Harry Wong represented School House really well and he was undefeated in the sabre weapon. But it was Julius Diem who brought Moberly’s House to victory with strong scores across all three events, a huge achievement.

Sammy Palmer