Tennis Report
Round 12 – Sydney Grammar School
Firsts Report
Despite the absence of their Coach, Shore’s First tennis team flexed their muscles with a dominant 8-1 win over Sydney Grammar School (SGS) last weekend.
Throughout the week prior, our training sessions were focused on volleys and general aggression at the net. These efforts allowed us to start the day strong with a victory in all three doubles. Two standouts of the day were Josh P and Felix H, who endured their long 3 set singles matches. They both demonstrated incredible resilience and stamina, a wonderful display of the Shore spirit. Another standout for today was number one, Ollie W, who breezed past his opponents in both doubles and singles, having very little court time all day.
Moving forward, our team must continue to work hard at strength and training sessions to secure our dominant lead. With this victory, our lead in the competition has now extended to 13 points, with two more matches to be played. With our final match being played against 2nd on the ladder, King’s, we must remain focused and dedicated until the very last match.
Zachary L
Firsts Captain
Seconds Report
In a nervous rematch against the SGS (we were beaten 5-4), the Seconds emerged victorious in our most exciting win so far. To broadly summarise the day, the Seconds were too ‘keen and mean’, winning 8.5-0.5.
Three close doubles matches saw a nervous Mr Blood pacing along the Northbridge tennis courts. A good win, 6-3, 6-1, from Oli D-K and Oliver C-B, put us on the scoreboard. Shoutout goes to George G and Charlie M, who fought back from a set and 4-1 down to win the super tiebreaker 10-4! Another close call from Connor F and Chris M saw them serve out their doubles in a super tiebreaker 10-8.
With all three doubles won, excitement was brewing among the Northbridge crowd, and we just had to capitalise on this lead. Oli D-K led the winning with his decisive 6-2, 6-4 victory over the opposition. Evidently inspired by this performance, Chris M played a highly aggressive match of singles winning 6-3, 6-1. Next up was George G, who was playing at number 3 led a dominant display over his opponent, who was several ranking points above him, to a 7-5, 6-4 annihilation. Next was Charlie M, finishing in record time with a double bagel – winning 6-0, 6-0. Finally, and perhaps most impressive of all, was Oliver C-B‘s fight back against his opponent. After losing the first set 6-4, his determination and will to win didn’t falter, it grew, leading him to win the remaining two sets 6-4, 6-1. Bravo. Whilst disappointingly Connor F‘s match didn’t finish in time it was closely contested with some good tennis by both players, with the score being one set each, ultimately meaning we had to split the points.
With only two rounds against the 2nd and 3rd on our ladder, we must maintain this form if we are to have any chance of obtaining the glory that awaits the winning team…
Chris M
Seconds Captain
Thirds – Opens Report
The Opens Tennis Squad played with great effort and resilience in a challenging set of fixtures against SGS. The Third IV continued their dominant streak of performances with 4-2 win. The Fourth IV performed even better with a convincing 5-1 victory. The Fifth IV and Sixth IV’s were less successful in their rounds this week, losing 1-5 and 2-4, respectively. The squad should be commended for their determination in all matches. Special mention to Nathan L for an amazing comeback from 4-0 to win with a tiebreak victory. Overall, a successful round for the Opens Squad leading into the conclusion of the season.
Taj G
Thirds player