Tennis

On Saturday, the Shore Firsts competed against The Scots College. The boys struggled on the notoriously challenging and sloped Scots courts. Nonetheless, all doubles matches were incredibly tight, with tiebreakers forced in each match.

In singles, Connor Fung made an exceptional debut, displaying incredible consistency to win 7-5 in the third set after nearly three hours of play. Zac Little also impressed with his power, winning dominantly 6-2, 6-0. However, a couple of critical injuries swayed the tie in favour of Scots, and they won 6-3.

With a number of changes due to sickness, the Seconds were down a couple of players. We were fortunate enough to have Matt George and George Gatenby play up and give their best.

It was a difficult day for not only the new additions but the Seconds regular team, with Scots showing an excellent display of tennis. Nonetheless, our team had some great games and Joshua Powell and Harper Cunningham pulled through, giving us some rubbers.

In the Opens, we saw a great match by Isaac Lanham, winning his singles 6-1. Jimmy Nicholas had a great return to Shore Tennis with a 6-2 win after a short break from the sport.

The Under 16s had a terrific Saturday winning overall with Joshua Chu and Nathan Lu the highlights and who both showed great sportsmanship.

In the Under 15s, Oliver De Kock and Christopher Hunter never dropped a game in their doubles match-up against Scots, nor did Ralphie Fowler. Loki Lam and Noah Gee won their doubles and Isaac Metcalfe was the sole singles winner in the Under 14s for Shore. It was a challenging but fun day for all players.  

Mr J Straney
MIC, Tennis