Through the Summer term we fielded 27 teams and
played 120 fixtures. A total of 162 pupils represented
the school in matches and the following teams were
unbeaten, demonstrating the strength and depth
of our tennis programme: 1st VI boys, U14A girls,
U13A boys, U13A girls.
Left, from top:
Senior Boys
U14 Boys
U13A Boys
U12A Boys
Right, from top:
Senior Girls
U15A Girls
U14A Girls
U13A Girls
We ended the term with our teams representing
the school at the Kent Inter-Schools finals and the
prestigious Independent Schools Tennis Association
finals at Eton. Sevenoaks continued to show their
dominance on the Kent Tennis circuit, taking home
the titles for the senior boys, inter boys, inter girls,
junior boys and junior girls. The senior boys’ team of
Oscar Brown, Anthony Dinh, Hugo Coquelin and Aidan
Durant continued to impress, bringing home the U18
Youll Shield from the ISTA championships, a useful
warm-up for the national championships.
Two weeks into the summer holidays, the senior boys
travelled to Nottingham to represent the school at
the national finals, having beaten Bede’s and King’s
Canterbury in the regional rounds. This was the first
time the boys had qualified for the finals since 2015.
The young quartet of Lower Sixth captain Oscar
Brown and his three Year 9 teammates Hugo Coquelin,
Aidan Durant and Michael Smirnov had an excellent
week. They represented the school admirably, winning
two out of four matches; everyone contributing with
wins. Day one saw Sevenoaks lose 5-1 to second seeds
Millfield; day two saw them lose in a nail-biting
close-fought battle against Repton; days three and
four the boys won comfortably versus Rugby and
Wycliffe College. A special mention to Oscar Brown,
who marshalled his young troops well and won all
four singles.
Charlotte Smith
SEVENOAKS SCHOOL 2018-2019
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