Tennis

The 2015 tennis season for the 1st VIII team again ended with Trinity finishing in fifth position.

Mr Geoff Jamieson Coach 1st VIII

We had two very strong wins over Wesley College and Guildford Grammar School. Whilst the four schools who defeated us were clearly too strong, it was clear the gap between Trinity and the others has been significantly reduced. Watching the tennis this season, it was also clear that the standard of tennis throughout the PSA is currently extremely high.

I commend the efforts of Captain Corey De Zoysa (12.6) and Vice-captain Adam Gileno (12.2) for their sustained performance in leading the team by example. Setting the right standard has been particularly important this year because we have so many young players in the 1st VIII. With three Year 9 students and one Year 8 student in the team, our leaders have shown the way with their effort and enthusiasm at training, determination in competition and always demonstrating good sportsmanship. The benefit of this leadership will become more evident over the next few years as these young players develop.

This season had a number of challenges. Our courts at Trinity were torn up to make way for the new gymnasium. The replacement courts, which were due to be ready at the start of the school year, were not completed until the end of the tennis season. Our training was conducted at the State Tennis Centre, causing a rushed bus ride back to Trinity in the morning ready for classes. Also, with the building of the new football stadium, seven courts at the State Tennis Centre were removed and most other courts had times when they were not available due to resurfacing. Unfortunately, only the 1st VIII was able to use the State Tennis Centre for home matches. This certainly meant a loss of atmosphere on competition days without the presence of the 2nd VIII and the 3rd VIII teams. All should be back to normal next season.

I acknowledge the efforts of a number of people during this season. Firstly, Mrs Suzanne De Zoysa, who would regularly prepare breakfast for the boys, by herself, on training days and help with the preparation of our wonderful morning teas on game days – she is also amazing at cooking and decorating cakes. Mr Michael Hadfield took on a major role in the organisation of morning tea and I know he had great support from a number of other parents. Finally, another thank you to Mr Brendan Malarkey (‘01) for his continued support of Trinity tennis as our

Cake made by Mrs Suzanne De Zoysa at the last Tennis home game

Students enjoy morning tea at the last home game

Mr Geoff Jamieson Coach 1st VIII

professional tennis coach. Whilst Brendan runs his own successful coaching business at Fremantle Tennis Club, as an Old Boy, he still likes to maintain his contact and involvement with the College and his efforts are very important to future success.

In January 2015, 19 boys and two staff members travelled to Melbourne for the 2015 tennis tour. As in previous years, the highlight was attending the first two days of the Australian Open and watching the best tennis players in the world in action. The tour included the usual sight-seeing attractions in Melbourne, gym visits and tennis training. The boys also had the opportunity to compete in the Melbourne Open Tennis Tournament. Those boys who were 16 years of age and over had to compete in the open draw and found the competition very tough. Those under 16 years old were able to be included in the junior draw with great success. Samuel Hadfield (11.7) won the singles title. He then teamed with James King (11.5) to win the doubles title. I thank Mr Graeme Porter and Mrs Sandy Jamieson for their support and contribution to the tour which would not have been possible without their help.

1st VIII Tennis Back Row: Jacob Palinski, Samuel Hadfield, Daniel Gileno, James King, Jerome Iaconi, Mr Geoffrey Jamieson (Coach) Front Row: Joshua Martelli, Ian Xavier, Corey DeZoysa (Captain), Adam Gileno (Vice-Captain), Leyton Ashby

2nd VIII Tennis Back Row: Luke Colreavy, Jak Kerrigan, Kayvan Gharbi, Mr Paul Presser (Coach) Front Row: Jed Herne, Mitchell Askey, Tomas Wayne, Samuel Carbone, Willem Boudville-Baltinas Absent: Alexander Gordon, Robert Drljaca 3rd VIII Tennis Back Row: Callum Dewsbury, James Loughnan, Angus McKenna, Mr Graeme Porter (Coach), Benjamin Monteiro, Benjamin Mahoney, Farruh Mavlonov Front Row: Jose Villegas, Gianni Cunningham, Thomas Walsh, John Buchanan, Colin Rapkoch

4th VIII Tennis Back Row: Joshua Foti, Darcy Farrell, Andreas Grapsas, Liam Crevola, Timothy Brown, Jack Matthews, Denzel Paul Middle Row: Hugo Katich, Anthony Nguyen, Rory Clarke, Mr Joel Shinkfield (Coach), Don Hoang, Kenneth Power, Jason Nguyen Front Row: Julian Ronzan, Florian Robbins, Matthew Sales, Jordan Fitzgerald, Michael Fraser, James Pears, Travis Levett

10A Tennis Back Row: Hamish Gillespie, Conor Merton, Kristian Despotovski Front Row: Owen Fewster, Ashton Godfrey, Nicholas Thorne, Jack Meakins, Liam Engelbrech Absent: Mrs Brigitte Savy-Walsh (Coach)

10B Tennis Back Row: Daniel MacMillan, Marcus Bottega, Michael Nicoli, Nichols Mark-Amin, Jonathan CidLuques, Mr Adam Kealley (Manager) Front Row: David Strever, Andre Marchesani, Andrews Mark-Amin, George Kavalam, Ali Jehangir Absent: Harrison Davey, Taj Evans, Nicholas Abrahams Year 9A Tennis Back Row: Harry Conlin, Nicholas Radonjic, Mr John Cumpsty, Milan Marocchi, Brody Green Front Row:Matthew Mustica, Nicholas Deleonardis, Ian Xavier Absent: Leyton Ashby

Year 9B Tennis Back Row: Lucas Di Nardo, Sean Fidock, Mr Jean-Marc Rousset, Benedict Coates, Raymond Teakle Front Row: Marcus Duncan, Ben Kelly, Thomas Miocevich, Tyrone Mola, Basil Gerad Cyril

Year 9C Tennis Back Row: Jaiah Mosconi, David Pham, Mr David Ceccarelli, John Le, William Dickinson Front Row: Luke Nardelli, Mathieu Mai, James Greenwell, William Sweeney

Year 8A Tennis Back Row: Ryan Tan, Brandon Till, Mr Raymond Kosovich, Jack Thomson, Perth Libao Front Row: Declan Allen, Andre’ Gorski, Danny Do, Thomas Rundle, Peter Hoang Absent: Izzac Wayne

Year 8B Tennis Back Row: Samuel Minniti, James Fahy, Mr Christopher Brennan, Aidan Darmawan, Michael Miocevich Front Row: Ryan Harris, Timothy McDonald, Joshua De Filippis, Minh Truong Absent: Ryan Thompson

Year 8C Tennis Back Row: Revonne Godfrey, Juliano Ipsaro-Passione, Mrs Judy Dawson, Ethan Sinclair, Angus Hay Front Row: Joshua Pham, Gabriel Thomas, Michael Ciancotti, Harry Emmanuel, Daivik Anil Year 7A Tennis Back Row: Zacary Lee, Jack Perry, Mr Gary Malarkey, Benjamin Jasper, Joshua Crevola Front Row: Oliver Schurmann, Huan Nguyen, Chadd Kerrigan, Luke Kelly, Ted Lane

Year 7B Tennis Back Row: Libero Piffaretti, Joshua Sumich, Miss Helen Andrich, Patrick Croll, Benjamin Doyle Front Row: Harrison Hamlyn, Kinta Pinchin-Yamada, Jonah Bosio, Aaron Blampey, Noah Foti

Year 7C Tennis Back Row: William Boxall, Caelan Foti, Miss Helen Andrich, Angus Holmes, Tomas Petersen Front Row: Darren Tran, Zane Meleca, Connor Budge, Daniel Ghobryal, James Huang