Tennis Report

Round 6 – Newington College

Firsts Report

The Shore Firsts secured a decisive 8-1 victory in an impressive away game against Newington, cementing our lead in the GPS. Harper C and Ollie W‘s strong wins set a positive tone, igniting the team’s momentum early. The team won all three of the doubles matches, demonstrating the strong bonds of players in the team. Congratulations to Connor F, playing his first fixture for the Firsts this season who won both his singles and doubles matches. This clinical victory displays the versatility of the Shore Firsts squad, who are able to dominate in both singles and doubles. As the season progresses, the team continues to improve each week, with much more to come.

Zachary L
Firsts Captain 

Seconds Report

The Seconds faced a strong Newington side, coming out victorious in a closely contested battle. Only winning one match of doubles made the fight tougher, yet decisive efforts from George G fighting back from a set down sealed the day. Winning four sets of singles, Shore won 5-4. We seek to usurp the top of the ladder from King’s next week.    

Chris M
Seconds Captain

Opens Thirds – Sixths Report

The Open Tennis Squad played with great spirit and sportsmanship in a challenging fixture against Newington. The Third IV managed to achieve a drawn result of 3-3 in some challenging matches. The success in both doubles is indicative of the improvements in the squad. The Fourth IV played well, however they were unable to beat Newington, resulting in a 1-5 defeat. The Fifth and Sixth IVs were also unsuccessful in this round, with both losing 1-5. Special mention ought to go to Ari G for his continued success throughout the season and to Joshua C and Aaron L for their hard-fought matches that ended in tiebreaks. Overall, despite not being the most successful round, it certainly provided areas of improvement that will allow the squad to continue to improve.

Taj G
Thirds

U16s Report

The U16 Tennis squad played at Northbridge against the challenging opposition of Newington. The doubles proved to be quite difficult as there was only one win in that of Conrad L and Angus S in the C1 doubles. However, in the A’s, the single results were close, especially in Chris H’ singles, who played a great game but went down in tiebreak 9-11. However, with the results in the doubles, the team recorded a loss. In the B’s, Alex T and Hugo M played well, both recording a dominant win. However, again with the doubles that were very tight losses, unfortunately led the team to a loss. In the C’s, as mentioned, there was a good win from the number 1 doubles, and with Conrad L and Jono L both winning, the team ended in a draw. For the D’s, Lachie T had a dominant 6-0 win, and Jayden P also recorded a win. The number 1 doubles resulted in a tight 9-11 tiebreak score, also with James C having another tight 5-7 loss in the tiebreak. Due to these unfortunate losses, the team also resulted in a loss. The weekend against Newington highlighted some improvements made in the team, and also things that should be worked on. Overall, well done team!

Chris H and Hugo M
U16s

U14s Report

The U14s tennis fixture against Newington was a tough challenge, with highs and lows throughout the team. The A squad fought valiantly but were unfortunately defeated by a very strong and consistent Newington side. The Bs were regrettably playing without their usual B4, but the substitute B4 and B3 played well to take their game to a tiebreaker, which was closely contested but ultimately won by the Newington side. The Cs squad played with lots of determination against a Newington squad with very good players, but faced defeat in the end after a series of long and competitive matches. The Ds squad were the highlight of the weekend, winning almost every single match they played. The recently promoted Oliver C secured a decisive 6-0 victory against his opponent, and Archie D, who had been promoted from the development squad, played with perseverance to take his singles game to two match points and a very close tiebreaker, which was ultimately won after a closely competed series of points. Overall, Newington was a very well playing side with good sportsmanship, which sparked great competition for a lovely Saturday morning.

Christian L
U14s