Herefordshire & Worcestershire Schools Tennis Competition 2013
Malvern College played host to the County 14U & 16U Boys’ Doubles Tournament last weekend, which involved a number of schools from across the county including Malvern College, King’s Worcester, RGS Worcester, Chantry School, The Chase and Hereford Cathedral School.
In the 14U event Malvern College showed strength in depth by providing all four semi finalists, with Chris Rhodes & George Elias beating Dan Ferris & Fraser Cox in the first semi final, and Eddie Thomson & Jonty Hall beating Bertie Davis & Alex Best in the second semi final. Rhodes & Elias and Thomson & Hall served up an exciting final with Rhodes & Elias winning the one set match 7 – 6 (11 – 9 in the deciding tie break) to claim the title.
In the 16U event it proved to be another close contest, this time with The Chase’s top pair of Simon Wikeley & Tobie Timmermans coming through to defeat Malvern College’s Noah Noeh & Victor Steiner 7 – 6 (7 – 5 in the deciding tie break).
In the girls’ doubles competition held at Malvern St James the 16U event was won by Nicola Clarke & Eleanor Fleming who defeated Kirsten Campbell Fergusson & Niamh Vincent from Kings School in the Final. The 14U event was won by sisters Georgina & Katie Cupper from Malvern St James who defeated Kate Horsburgh & Imogen Sinclair from The Royal Grammar School in the final.
In the Herefordshire & Worcestershire 18U County Schools’ Singles Tournament which was held the previous weekend at Malvern St James, Malvern College again featured prominently with Sebastian Schonholz winning the Scott Cup in the boys’ event for the third successive year.
In the Girls’ event, The Smyth Cup, The Chase School retained the trophy with a new winner Eleanor Fleming who defeated Georgina Cupper of Malvern St James in the final.
