Tennis

The tennis season this year contained some very pleasing results. Realistically, the team went into the season expecting to be in a rebuilding stage given that half of the team was made up of Years 9 and 10 students. The Term 4 results from 2015 had given us an indication that we would be at least quite competitive.

Mr Geoff Jamieson Coach 1st VIII

As it turned out, the 1st team had strong victories against Hale School, Guildford Grammar School and Wesley College. The most exciting victory came against Aquinas College when we finished just four games ahead of them, after being level at 12 sets each. In Term 4, Aquinas had defeated us by just two games, after also being 12 sets each. Scotch and Christ Church Grammar School proved just too strong for us. However, with both these fixtures, all our team members made sure their opponents were put under some serious pressure. In the end we finished a very creditable third and with plenty of positives to look forward to in the years ahead.

Our result is a real credit to all team members. The standard of competition in PSA tennis is very high. Our squad members were required to train and then perform in a tough and uncompromising manner, yet always playing with true sportsmanship. I am proud to say that this was always the case. While we had ten different players make the 1st team in Term 4, only eight players were used in the real competition in Term 1 as their form and performance was consistently of the required standard.

I congratulate Samuel Hadfield (12.7) on his leadership this season. He was an outstanding role model for the young and impressionable members of the team. Congratulations to Samuel and also Jacob Palinski (12.1) who both had the distinction of playing in the 1st VIII team from Year 8 to Year 12 and this year they held down the number one and number two positions respectively in the team.

Once again I thank our professional tennis coach, Brendan Malarkey (’01), for his invaluable assistance and enthusiasm in working with the 1st team squad members.

I express my thanks to our very supportive parents. Their keen interest in the performance of the team and the preparation of morning tea for home games, was greatly appreciated by both the 1st and 2nd team members. I especially thank Michael and Lydia Hadfield for their leadership of the parent helpers, along with Gloria Ashby, Dorina Martelli, Sagaya Xavier, Thomas Palinski and Sharon La Piana.

TENNIS AWARDS

1ST VIII Leadership Samuel Hadfield Most Consistent Joshua Martelli (10.4) Most Improved Ian Xavier (10.1)

2ND VIII Best Team Man Hugo Katich (12.1) Coach’s Award Samuel Carbone (12.1) Most Improved John Buchanan (12.4) 3RD VIII Best Doubles Player Denzel Paul (12.7) Best Team Man Hugo Katich (12.1) Most Improved Jack Meakins (11.2)

4TH VIII Best Team Man Benjamin Mahoney (12.7) Most Consistent Huy Nguyen (12.4) Most Determined Marcus Bottega (11.4)

Mr Geoff Jamieson

Coach 1st VIII

1ST VIII TENNIS BACK ROW: Ian Xavier, Daniel La Piana, Mr Geoffrey Jamieson, James King, Jerome Iaconi FRONT ROW: Joshua Martelli, Samuel Hadfield, Jacob Palinski, Leyton Ashby

2ND VIII TENNIS BACK ROW: Samuel Carbone, Liam Crevola, Mr Paul Presser, Nicholas Thorne, Tomas Wayne FRONT ROW: Owen Fewster, Yianni Kakulas, Ashton Godfrey, John Buchanan ABSENT: David Adams, Luke Colreavy

3RD VIII TENNIS BACK ROW: Liam Engelbrecht, Dion Cotterle, Mr Graeme Porter, Farruh Mavlonov, Joshua Foti FRONT ROW: Joshua Nici, Jack Meakins, Michael Fraser, Hugo Katich ABSENT: Denzel Paul

TENNIS 7A BACK ROW: Thomas Devine, Samuel Zimmermann, Mr Gary Malarkey, Patrick Scally, Cayliss Seden FRONT ROW: Peter Misiun, Harry Smith, Francis Moschilla, Jordan Martelli, Liam Santoro

TENNIS 8A BACK ROW: Jack Nguyen, Benjamin Doyle, Mr Joel Shinkfield, Jack Perry, Zacary Lee FRONT ROW: Mackenzie Matthews, Noah Foti, Chadd Kerrigan, Joshua Crevola, Nicholas Caddy 4TH VIII TENNIS BACK ROW: Marcus Bottega, Michael Fraser, Harrison Davey, Harry Russell, Joshua Croll, Saad Jehangir FRONT ROW: Travis Levett, Florian Robbins, Mrs Lisa Webb, Ali Jehangir, Julian Ronzan ABSENT: Jason Nguyen, Thomas Rees, Benjamin Mahoney

TENNIS 7B BACK ROW: Nicolas Santalucia, Liam Cooper, Sholto Foss, Ms Donette Firkins, Christopher Marchesani, Edward Drew, Josh Kirkaldy FRONT ROW: Anders Phan, Carlos Tan, Jack Le Goueff, Benjamin Oatham, Flynn Gahler, James Mahoney, Matthew Loo

TENNIS 8B BACK ROW: Connor Budge, Jonah Bosio, Mr Carl Wilson, Daniel Ghobryal, Zane Meleca FRONT ROW: Brandon Jansen, Benjamin Doyle, Benjamin Jasper, Nicholas Caddy ABSENT: James Hoang, Tomas Petersen

TENNIS 8C BACK ROW: Caelan Foti, Tomas Petersen, Mr Gordon Dean, Dylan Mulligan, Oscar Wray FRONT ROW: Riley Johnson, James Hoang, Tristan Bottega, Harrison Hamlyn, Wilson Nguyen TENNIS 9A BACK ROW: Semisi Amato, Mr John Cumpsty, Perth Libao FRONT ROW: Peter Hoang, Timothy McDonald, Declan Allen, Revonne Godfrey ABSENT: Andre' Gorski, Jack Thomson, Brandon Till

TENNIS 9B BACK ROW: Hayden Brady, Aidan Darmawan, Mr Jean-Marc Rousset, Ryan Thompson, Samuel Minniti FRONT ROW: Joshua De Filippis, Henry Ladhams, Gabriel Thomas ABSENT: Minh Truong

TENNIS 10A BACK ROW: Joseph Dodo-Balu, Sean Fidock, Mr Anthony D'Ignazio, Raymond Teakle, Brody Green FRONT ROW: Marcus Duncan, Harry Conlin, Tyrone Mola, Mason Rehn ABSENT: Matthew Mustica TENNIS 9C BACK ROW: Michael Miocevich, Ethan Sinclair, Michael Ciancotti, Aidan Shea FRONT ROW: Ruben Gonzalez, Angus Hay, Harry Emmanuel, Daivik Anil ABSENT: Ms Isabella Dillon

TENNIS 10B BACK ROW: Jaiah Mosconi, Ethan Roux, Mr Adam Kealley, John Le, Luke Nardelli FRONT ROW: Mathieu Mai, David Pham, James Greenwell ABSENT: Xavier Leatherland

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