competition, which was claimed by recent leaver Lucie Bultitude (Sp ’16) paired with Year 8 Bethan Miles. Again, we are hoping to build on this event each year to keep the already strong links between
charge of a young, but talented Berkhamsted School Girls team. Despite losing most of their matches it was a real bonus for the School girls to see Old Girls of the club still playing and
the School and the Old Berkhamstedians.
competing in the game after they leave school. Another superb result was the huge 10-pair entry into the Graham Turnbull Trophy. Again, this is another fantastic competition to help build strong links with school and club Fives and it was wonderful to see pupils competing all the way down from Year 7 to Year 13. Of the 10 Berkhamsted pairs, four of them made the last 16 and our top pairing of Coach George Campbell and stellar school player Charlie Nicholls made it all the way to the final before losing out in a tight first set which could have gone either way. In the Barber Cup, Old Berkhamstedians had another great run through to the quarter-finals, showing that last year’s performance was certainly not a fluke and they are a force to be reckoned with
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James Holroyd and Ryan Perrie in action during the Midlands at Repton.
The Midlands Tournament always provides a good platform to help build ties with OB clubs, allowing stronger players to pair up with recent leavers in a fun but competitive atmosphere of Fives. Last year, Coach Doug Foster paired up with Charles Holroyd (As ’11) and made the quarter-finals. This year it was his twin brother James Holroyd, new MiC at Uppingham, who took on the mantle paired up with coach Ryan Perrie. He did one better than his sibling, reaching the semis before losing out 1-2 in three close sets. A slight disappointment was the turn-out of the Old Girls for both the Richard Black Cup and the Ladies Championships this year. Lucie Bultitude led the way in the Black Cup, however, taking 64 | The Old Berkhamstedian 2018
Old Berkhamstedian Will Roen-Tate paired up with Year 7 player Adam Kapadia.
Turnbull Trophy at Eton: All Berko quarter-final with Andrew Joyce and Miles Doe v Ryan Perrie and Milo Skelton.