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ST JOSEPH ’ S INSTITUTION • JOSEPHIAN ANNUAL 2014
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES • SPORTS
TENNIS
Teacher in Charge : Ms Juliana Woo
Assistant
Teachers in Charge : Ms Wai Pei Pin Mdm Tan Kah Choon Mdm Iris Keh
Coaches : William Foo Wesly Oh
‘ C ’ Division Captain : Christopher Michael Wee ( ML 202 )
‘ C ’ Division Vice-Captain :
Lim Peng Yong Darren ( FN202 )
‘ B ’ Division Captain : Larry Low Jing Jie ( LE 403 )
‘ B ’ Division Vice-Captain : Tiah Wei Jun ( MN 302 )
( from left to right ) Row 1 : Sean Goh Chuan Ming , Fu Journe Hahn , Liu Junrui Roy , Larry Low Jing Jie , Ms Wai Pei Pin , Mdm Iris Keh Hwee Peng , Christopher Michael Wee , Lim Peng Yong Darren , Koh Tze Kye Amos , Lin Wenkang . Row 2 : Lee Jun An Jarrett , Chiam Te An Galvin , Nicolas Lim Jun Heng , Aloysius Yang Jiajun , Royce Ho Shou Yee , Noel Toh Jin Liang , Yim Karl Brendan , Ethan Noah Rozario , Matthew Kaharudin , Lee Lin Jun Jonathan , Teo Jun Zhi Elgin , Tiah Wei Jun , Yip Jin Hong . Row 3 : Joshua Drewe Oh Zhencong , Tan Wei Xuan Darius , Lee Jin Rui , Poh Shao Xuan , Nigel Rohan Thomas , Jax Lee Le Sheng , Brandon Lau Ming Jun , Russell Kwong Wei Meng , Alex Lim Yi Shuen , Ethan Lim Ruiqi , Aakash Kandasamy . Not In Picture : Ms Juliana Woo , Ms Tan Kah Choon , Lee Xing Sheng Joel .
Captain Larry ( LE 403 ) and Royce Ho ( MN 403 ) encouraging each other after winning a point in the doubles match against St . Patrick ’ s School
Brendan Yim ( ML 302 ) delivering a fine serve during his match against St . Patrick ’ s School
The tennis boys feeling satisfied that their hard work paid off during their community service at Beyond Social
Services
2014 was a year of changes for the SJI Tennis team . An important change was the change in location of our training grounds to the Yio Chu Kang Tennis Centre and it did not take long for the team to adjust to their new venue . The boys also embarked on their first community involvement project under project Scubilion to raise awareness for Beyond Social Services , an organization that focuses on curbing delinquency among disadvantaged young people and to move them beyond their problems .
During the National Inter-School Tennis Championship , the boys managed to perform their best despite facing stiff competition from schools such as Raffles Institution as well as Anglo Chinese School ( Independent ), emerging in fourth position in the preliminary games for both ‘ B ’ and ‘ C ’ Divisions . Moreover , the SJI ‘ B ’ Division team came close to defeating Anglo Chinese School ( Independent ), losing out with a 3-2 score , a personal best for the school since the last decade . Rigorous training has definitely enabled the boys to push themselves both physically and mentally . Despite their best efforts , they did not make it to the semi-finals but were contented that they put up a good fight for all their matches .
From their training , not only did the boys deepen their love as well as passion for tennis , they also learnt valuable life lessons such as perseverance , coping with failure and teamwork . Along with the utmost support from their teachers-in-charge as well as coaches William and Wesly , the team gelled to achieve a strong sense of unity to overcome all obstacles that came their way .
The tennis boys posing with their tennis rackets after a training session at Yio Chu Kang Tennis Centre
Roy Liu ( LE 403 ) attempting to serve an ace during his singles match that he eventually won
Royce , Wei Jun , Galvin and Jarrett enjoying themselves while preparing decorations for Youth United Day organized by Beyond Social Services