Stonyhurst Boys and Girls A Tennis Teams have been through a rigorous training regime this winter to secure their places in the LTA North Regional Tennis Finals this month.
The finals event took place on the eight indoor tennis courts at the prestigious Sunderland Tennis Centre on Thursday March 10th 2022. The boys experienced a tense first match against Bradford Grammar school and resulting in a lead of 3-1 after the singles. The team went on to win one of the important doubles matches which meant they eventually won 4-2 overall. The next opponent was Altrincham Grammar School who has previously defeated Stonyhurst, demonstrating how the team has considerably excelled over the past year.
The Stonyhurst boys played a number of great singles matches to go 3-1 up and clinched both doubles with outstanding skill from all players, eventually winning 5-1 and becoming the LTA North Regional Champions.
The girls performed equally well but unfortunately lost 5-1 to St Peter’s School, York. Many of the matches were extremely close and, despite the loss, the girls really worked hard and showed great commitment throughout the final’s day.
David Shaw, Director of Tennis, said:
‘This is the biggest achievement for the Stonyhurst Tennis Academy in the history of Stonyhurst St Mary’s Hall and Stonyhurst College. Our young people have made great strides over the past five months, and I am so proud of their hard work and determination to achieve the very best they can be.’
All pupils enjoyed a wonderful day of tennis and were complimented by the Lawn Tennis Association officials for the manner in which they played, losing with grace and winning with modesty.