​Primary Schools Cup - Tennis

In Week 3 of Term Four, 50 of our Junior Tennis Spartans competed at the inaugural Primary Schools Cup. The most prestigious event in the Junior Tennis calendar, Somerset had the most teams entered within the South Coast/Hinterland region and returned with 3 first place finishes.

Three teams competed in the Red Ball division in both the Mixed & Girls division. Consisting of students in Years 1 to 4, our first mixed team dominated the day, winning the deciding match against TSS who were also dominant on the day, to make it to the state finals. Our second mixed team placed fourth overall, losing to both TSS and their teammates. Nonetheless, a great result for both teams. Our girls on the other hand also dominated and placed first, charging into the State Finals. 

Congratulations to the following students who competed:

Mixed A

• Dylan Kingston
• Hugh Adams Adam Saffuri
• Teo Thou
• Tias Thou
• Paul Sang Yum
• Marcus Wong
• Jack Dew
• Tallow Ziems
• Franklin Yang

Mixed B

• Presley Madden
• Alan Zeng 
• Alex Igumenov
• Flynn Ladbrook
• Harry Qi
• Jad Al-Freah
• Stuart Gacina-Richardson
• Evander Whitcombe
• Beau Zernike

Girls

• Ava Johnson
• Evie Kingston
• Jasmine Lee
• Sanaaya Mapabandara
• Amber Lu
• Teanna Li
• Nancy Sun
• Bambi Whitcombe 
• Francesca Marino
• Jenya Huang 

Our 2 Orange Ball teams, a girls and boys’ team, both competed against each other in the mixed Orange Ball division, as this year they removed the girl’s division. Our girls’ teams did tremendously well, even beating some of the favourite teams on the day, placing fourth. The boys worked extremely well together, having played with each other for some time now, and took out the Orange Ball division, sealing their spot into the state final. 

Congratulations to the following students who competed:

Mixed Boys

• Henry Pevy
• Hudson Harley
• Benedict Thompson
• Boaz Jun
• Abraham Saffuri
• Mixed Girls
• Deanna Marino
• Audrey Hilbert
• Lola Qi
• Pearly Ho

The hotly contested Green Ball division was the strongest it has been for a while. Our two teams in the Mixed and Girls division, held their ground well, despite coming up against some well-established schools. The girls managed to place fourth after being a player down due to sickness on the day prior to the event. A result that they should be impressed with. Much the same with the boys, they placed third, missing the state finals by one spot, after losing to St Vincents to seal their second-place finish. 

Congratulations to the following students who competed:

Mixed Division

• Ashlesh Kumar
• Kush Veeramachaneni
• Paxton Stewart
• Kaius Ho
• Byron Clark

Girls Division

• Stacey Yang 
• Isla Woodthorpe 
• Victoria Chan 
• Faye Al-Freah

Thank you to all parents who came to show their support for our students, and to all players for displaying great sportsmanship and effort on the day. Thank you also to Jen Johnson, Blake Kebblewhite and Jay Deacon for running and organising this event.