josephian annual 2012 1852-2012 117
Tennis
Amilestone for SJI Tennis was when French Open Champion Michael Chang officiated the opening of our tennis courts in Malcolm Road back in 1990 . An event that also put the school in the history books of Singapore tennis was when we had the privilege of having four boys represent Singapore in the 1994 Davis Cup tournament and they were all former tennis players in SJI .
New Coaches The SJI Tennis Team embraced new changes with dedicated and experienced new coaches this year , Head Coach William Foo and Coach Wesly Oh .
Rigorous training has definitely given the boys a chance to push themselves both physically and mentally . From their trainings , not only did the boys learn more about tennis , but also lessons that will follow them for life , such as perseverance , coping with failure and teamwork . Although tennis is an individual sport , everyone on the team works together towards one goal . The support received and given is crucial , and they have bonded very much as a team , and forged friendships with those who share the same love for the sport .
National Inter-School Tennis Championships This year , SJI participated in the ‘ B ’ and ‘ C ’ Division National Inter-school Tennis Championships . Despite being placed in a tough group , our boys in the ‘ B ’ Division fought hard to narrowly miss advancement to the semi-finals , garnering 3rd position in their group . In addition , the team participated in numerous friendly matches with schools such as Hwa Chong Institution , Catholic High and Jurong Junior College .
Looking forward , the SJI Tennis Team aims to reach greater heights in the coming year and work hard to do their best for their preparation in the National Inter-school Tennis Championship 2013 .
Teachers in charge : Ms Juliana Woo Ms Wai Pei Pin
‘ B ’ Division Captain : Matthew Chan ‘ B ’ Division Vice Captain : Jared Martens
1 Team Captain Matthew ( 434 ) returning the opponent with an impressive topspin forehand 2 After putting up a good fight at the National Inter-schools Tennis Championship 3 Singles player Timothy Lee ( 432 ) returning with his cool backhand stroke
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( from left to right ) Row 1 : Jared Martens Wong Zhi Wei , Manoharan Prem , Kenneth Sean Teo Hao Jin , Matthew Chan Kit Hong , Ms Juliana Woo , Ms Tan Kah Choon , Sarfraz Suhaimi , Christopher Ong Chun Lin , Teo Jun Jie . Row 2 : Chung Kai Siang , Brandon Yeap Yan Ting , Matthew Kaharudin , Voon Min Shen Marcus , Quek Jian Der , Soh Tsung Wei Jeremy Luke , Timothy Lee Jun Jie , Liow Jun Kai , Liew Kong Hong , Paxton Hong Kar Jun . Row 3 : Yip Jin Hong , Tiah Wei Jun , Teo Jun Zhi Elgin , Aloysius Yang Jiajun , Tan Wen Hao Joshua , Lee Lin Jun Jonathan , Nicholas Lim Jun Heng , Joash Tan Thong Tzer , Chiam Te An Galvin , Lee Jun An Jarrett . Row 4 : Noel Toh Jin Liang , Ethan Noah Rozario , Liu Junrui Roy , Tan Chin Soon , Larry Low Jing Jie , Fu Journe Hahn , Royce Ho Shou Yee , Yim Karl Brendan , Sean Goh Chuan Ming . Not in picture : Nicholas Tang , Eng Cher Yong Seth , Lee Xing Sheng Joel .