Schools have been competing with great enthusiasm in a number of county competition finals. The results of the Girls’ U.13 and U.15 County Finals were as follows:-
U.13 l: Ipswich High 2: Culford 3: Ipswich School 4: Brandeston
U.15 1: Ipswich High (10-8 shootout) 2: Colford 3: Fram College 4: Ipswich School
The high number of schoolchildren competing is very encouraging, with Participation one of the LTA’s drivers this year, as can be seen by the teams in the Year 8 and Year 10 Finals:-
Division 1
Girls’ Yr.8 : 1. Ipswich High 2. Culford 3. Ipswich School 4: Brandeston Hall
Girls’ Yr 10: 1. Ipswich High 2. Culford 3.Fram.College 4. Ipswich School
Boys’ Yr. 8 : 1. Culford “A” 2. Ipswich School 3. Westley Middle 4. Culford “B”
Boys’ Yr 10: 1. Culford 2. Ipswich School 3. County Upper 4. Fram. College “A”
Division 2
Girls’ Yr. 8 : 1. Old Buckenham 2. South Lee 3. Ipswich High “B” 4. Woodbridge “B”
Girls’ Yr 10: 1. Fram. College “B” 2. King Edward, Bury 3: Holbrook 4: Kesgrave
Boys’ Yr 8: 1. Beyton Middle 2. St James Middle 3. Halesworth “A” 4. Halesworth “B”
Boys’ Yr. 10: 1. Samuel Ward Academy 2. RHS “B” 3. Debenham 4. Fram. College “B”
Mini tennis remains the springboard for many of our youngsters, and there has again been a really healthy and encouraging participation over the Summer, with the following results:-
BOYS
Red: 1. Orwell Park 2. Brandeston “A” 3. Ipswich Prep 4. Brandeston “B”
Orange: 1. St.Joseph’s 2. Ipswich Prep 3. Culford 4. Brandeston Hall
Green: 1. Orwell Park 2. Stutton 3. Holbrook 4. Ipswich Prep
Premier Boys: Winner: Old Buckenham Hall “A” Runner-up: Orwell Park
GIRLS
Red: 1. Brandeston “A” 2. Ipswich High 3. Ipswich Prep 4. Brandeston Hall “B”
Orange 1. Brandeston Hall 2. The Abbey 3. Ipswich High 4. Orwell Park
Green: 1. Brandeston Hall 2. Ipswich High 3. Holbrook
Premier Girls: Winner: Ipswich High Runner-Up: Brandeston Hall
MIXED RED: 1. Brandeston “A” 2. Brandeston “B” 3. Ipswich Prep 4. Brandeston “D”
MIXED ORANGE: 1. Ipswich Prep 2. Culford 3. Old Buckenham 4,. Brandeston “B”
MIXED GREEN: 1. Ipswich Prep 2. South Lee 3. Holbrook 4. Waldringfield
Our 12 Us competed recently in the nationwide Aegon Inter-County Cup, the Boys finishing 4th but just losing out on tie-breaks to both Norfolk and Cambridgeshire. Our Girls battled hard despite propping up the bottom of their group, with Georgia Harris a last-minute withdrawal because of illness.Following the East of England Championships at Felixstowe this week, the circus moves on to nearby Holland Road, Frinton, as from Monday,where Suffolk’s Myles Orton will be hoping to do well in the Aegon Futures event.