Shore Tennis Report – Shore versus Newington College

MIC’s Report

In Tennis, the Firsts played Newington at home. Newington are one of the top teams in the GPS, making a tough match for Shore. The boys played with a lot of power in the doubles, finding many winners but making some errors.

Ollie Wilcox and Felix Harrop had a dominant 6-1, 6-0 win, but Shore went down 2-1 after the doubles. Shore dialled in and fought back strongly in singles, with Sam Wensley playing through injury to fight out a tight three set win. However, Newington were able to scrape the overall win 5-4.

A big congratulations to the Seconds, who had a superb 7-2 win over Newington. Josh Powell and Harper Cunningham continued to show improvement in their game with a solid performance in their singles as well as their doubles.

Gaining an opportunity to play up in the Seconds, George Gatenby didn’t disappoint with a come-from-behind win after being a set down, taking the following two sets 6-2 and 6-3 to end the day on top.

Oscar Chadban and Aaron Li had a great game, coming back from 2-5 to win in a tie breaker 7-2 in the Under 16s. Good teamwork, communication and some more aggressive play by volleyers was a key contributor to the comeback. Alex Yu and Taj Gupta played an outstanding game of doubles, successfully beating Newington 6-3. Excellent volleys and consistent pressure allowed the pair to close out the match. Teamwork played a key role in their victory.

The Under 16s had an excellent morning with a convincing 16 games to 8 win. The highlight was the 16Bs, who only dropped one match. Newington had a very strong Under 14s squad and Open team which took the win overall but the Under 15s fought hard and we were happy with a tie after all the matches were complete.

Mr J Straney
MIC, Tennis

Shore Tennis Results

2022/23 Summer Season
Win/Loss in rubbers (matches)

Age Group	Under 14s	Under 15s	Under 16s	Opens	Seconds	Firsts
Week 5 results (W/L)	1-23	12-12	16-8	9-15	7-2	4-5