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S P O R T: T E N N I S
Tennis
Competition got underway against a strong Birchfield team. Our Under 13s lost to their first pair but had very good wins against their second. Their Under 11s were very experienced and again we had well-matched games against their second pair. Prestfelde brought a good squad, including an impressive junior pair, who were unbeatable. However, further down the line we made up the ground to draw the match. Our boys put in a very creditable performance away against Shrewsbury School – particularly Frank Morris and Dan Humes who took their first pair to a tie-break. The other pairs each won one of their matches. A week later, and with a little more experience, we turned the tables on Shrewsbury. The boys had terrific rallies throughout all sets. Freddie Furnival and Dan Humes had a real nail-biter against their own pair. Our third and fourth pairs, respectively Jules Schneuwly, Nick Yeoward, James Hinwood and John Elliott, won both their sets gallantly with some sound and commanding tennis. Finally, there was some fine tennis at the Repton tournament. Nick Yeoward and Tom Mercer were utterly brilliant when finally winning their last game. Jules and Toby Turpin put in great performances, and had they won a tie-break would have been runners-up in their section, as Ollie Hall and Frank Morris were in theirs. Ollie and Frank played their very best tennis ever, showing immense concentration and skill, giving us all the greatest of thrills and pleasure with their superb rallies and shots. I was particularly pleased to award them their colours. Well done boys! Team: Ollie Hall* (Capt), Frank Morris*, Daniel Humes, Fred Furnival, Nick Yeoward, John Elliott, Thomas Mercer, Alex Ainslie, James Hinwood, Jules Schneuwly, Jac Evans, Toby Turpin, Felix Jebb, Francis McLaughlin, Alfred Hughes, William Maunder, Yuta Umetani, Thomas Dix, Oliver Holcroft. SD
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Girls Natasha Carter-Motley, Tallulah Pollock, Eliza Rosselli and Marta Banegas did well to win all their sets against Birchfield’s girls. Their play and serving was consistent. Annabel Robertson and Amelia Maunder played successfully in mixed pairs against Prestfelde. The standard of girls’ play at Repton this year was high with all our girls learning lots about competitive play. Tallulah and Eliza had many tough rallies, and Natasha and Lottie Clarke came very close to winning their contests. Freya Beasley and Ellie Mason measured up confidently to take two commendable wins and two very closely contested losses. The Shrewsbury High School fixture clashed with the JET rounders final, but this enabled other girls to fill the places. Four out of the six matches could have gone either way, with two tie-breaks being played. The teams were closely matched, yet sometimes luck goes against you! Team: Freya Beasley (Capt), Ellie Mason, Natasha Carter-Motley, Lottie Clarke, Amelia Maunder, Annabel Robertson, Tallulah Pollock, Eliza Rosselli, Marta Banegas, Amelia Peterson, Lottie Hill-Trevor, Imogen Downey, Maria Rey, Octavia Hamilton, Louisa Jarvis, Mollie Matthews, Sophia Bureau, Lily Freeman-Attwood. SD Played 6 Won 2 Drawn 2 Lost 2 For 28 Against 26 v Birchfield v Shrewsbury School v Prestfelde v Shrewsbury School v Ellesmere College v Shrewsbury High
(H) (A) (H) (H) (H) (A)
Drawn Lost Drawn Won Won Lost
Repton Tournament Marches mini tournament
Runners-up in section Winners
6-6 3-5 6-6 5-3 8-0 0-6
*colours awarded
Boys