Shore Tennis: Week 5 vs Riverview
S. J. Wensley
Captain of Tennis
Firsts:
It was a successful, albeit hectic day, for Shore Firsts against Riverview. Shore is ranked higher on the ladder than Riverview this season and came in confident. A strong performance by Oliver Wilcox and Sam Wensley to win their doubles 6-0 6-0 is to be commended, helping Shore to a close 2-1 lead after the doubles. Riverview did all they could to fight back. Many of their team members and supporters were yelling comments to the Shore tennis players during their singles matches, trying to unnerve them. Nonetheless, the Shore team remained even headed and refused to retaliate back. After the first four singles matches were completed, Shore was up a convincing 6-1. The Riverview players slowly lost hope as wins became more convincing. Felix Harrop’s calm and dominant game won him the first set 6-0 and caused his opponent to lose this temper and be defaulted. Ultimately, Shore finished the day winning 8-1, a testament to their fine Shore-like behavior and assertiveness to not retaliate to Riverview.
Seconds:
Under 15s
It was a great day for the 15s on Saturday. The Ds only dropped 7 games out of 43 winning all their matches. Special mention to the following players who won 6-0 in their singles, A. Xu, A. Jones, C. Lo, J. Lin & J, Pan. Overall, the 15s had an undefeated day and displayed excellent sportsmanship as well.
Under 13s
From a wet court in the morning to humid and hot midday finish the Under 13s had one of their best performances of the year. They came through with a 18-6 win against Riverview. The Bs and Ds did well, both coming away 6-0 each after some excellent doubles and singles. D. Wallwork and T. Hazell had terrific doubles with strategic coordination and well placed shots earning them a straight set win.
Shore Tennis Results Win/Loss in rubbers (matches)
| Shore Tennis ResultsWin/Loss in rubbers (matches) | |||||||
| Age Group | U13s | U14s | U15s | U16s | Opens | 2nds | 1sts |
| Week 5 results (W/L) | 18-6 | 12-12 | 24-0 | 22-2 | 9-0 | 8-1 |
Picture: 2nds at Northbridge
