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was a good match, with some high quality rackets but our
again in 2009, but sadly there was no silverware for the
experience prevailed.
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ows. Coyne and Penna (the duo of old) lost in the doubles
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Three pairs entered the Noel Bruce Cup. Sadly two of
final of the Under 24s after beating Tysoe and his partner
the three pairs saw an early exit, but the 1st pair of Coyne
in the semis. Coyne also lost a very tight match 3-2 in
and Cockroft saw it through to the semi-finals. They came
the singles final. In the Under 21s the pairing of Fuller
up against a very strong Harrow pair who, sadly, were
and Shephard got to the semi-final of the doubles only to
better on the day. This pairing, however showed a lot
be cut short by Etonians. They seem to be everywhere !
withdrawal of the
of promise, and we are expecting great things from this
In the Singles it was Shephard who ended Fuller’s run in
competition next season.
the quarter-finals—it was a great match and went right to
ows have been doing well. Tim
008 was a mixed bag of a season, with a couple
and Alex Tregellas, and Adam Hogg and Matt Cooksley
of wins and a couple of losses to report.
both ended in a 4-8 defeat. The ows struggled against an
The season started disappointingly with the
even stronger Old Carthusian side, with none of the pairs
ow pair due to illness on the day of
able to beat either the Old Carthusian 1st or 2nd pairs.
the pre-qualifying tournament for the D’Abernon Cup,
This ended in a 3-9 defeat (Team: James and Oliver Bray,
the annual public schools’ old boys’ tennis competition.
Bill and Chris Crawford, and Matthias Kerbusch). The final
the wire. Fuller is still wondering what would have been
Thus our run in the tournament had finished before it
fixture of the season against the Public Schools Old Boys
Cockroft (partnered with Al Titchener-Barrett) this
if only he had made that regulation volley down the line.
had even started !
Tennis Association fell victim to the weather, not perhaps
ow James Coyne (partnered with Will
Shephard was sadly stopped in his tracks but yet another
The season then, however, picked up with a
Hopton) in the British Open Doubles Final 4-1. It was
Etonian in the semi-finals, but the play from them both was
comprehensive away win 6-0 against Old Westminsters
My thanks as ever to all the
a good contest and Tim and his partner are arguably the
very encouraging.
at St Vincent’s Square, with James Bray, Adam Hogg,
team during the season.
Individually the
year beat fellow
2
too surprisingly given the overall poor summer weather.
ows who turned out for the
All in all a good year and we are hoping for an even
John Denham and Matt Cooksley proving far too strong
they are yet to get a challenge. James Coyne and his
better next season. I will also endeavour to organise
for their erratic opponents. Next was a home fixture
matches, and especially those ows who have recently left
at the Hurlingham Club against the Old Carthusians,
College. We need to provide a more youthful and energetic
where because of rain, the 2-pair match was reduced
feel to the Club, and help carry the older members of the
ow pairing of Rupert
Wiggin and James Bray easily prevailed. Unfortunately
ow Society
have once again kindly given a small grant to the ow tennis
the season declined from here on, with losses in 3-pair
club to cover match fees for those aged under 25, so please
matches against the Old Rugbeians and a much stronger
get in touch with me if you have recently left College and
Old Carthusian side, both on the astro grass courts at
would like to play for the
the Hurlingham Club. Against the Old Rugbeians, the
me at [email protected] if you would like to get involved
ow 1st pair of James Bray and Simon Temple remained
undefeated, but the other ow pairings of John Denham
or would just like to be added to the
partner (again Hopton) won the 2009
us Open Doubles
the
ow Real tennis matches promised at the end of last
Championship, which was a great achievement for their
season. E-mails will go out to various clubs soon to try
us Amateur
and arrange some fixtures so if you read this and you are
first season together. Coyne also won the
singles and doubles titles.
keen to play please let me know and I will keep add you to
The Under 24 and Under 21 championships were held
the circulation. James Coyne
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w squash is all about playing enjoyable games
Room. We are looking forward to sampling the new
networking and camaraderie at some great
cuisine !
team on the court. To achieve this aim, the
ow Tennis team. Please e-mail
ow Tennis e-mail
circulation list. James Bray
and needs resurrecting is versus the College Common
of squash with similar standard players, good
to a 1-pair match indoors. The
As always I am keen to get more
ows involved in
best doubles pair in the world at the moment, though
clubs and institutions, followed by an equally enjoyable
The Londonderry Cup was hard fought this year and
post match dinner. We play every other week but are
we progressed well through the first round by beating
a nomadic team, so every match is an away match at
Haileybury. The horseradish mix of
interesting London venues. This season has been a good
assembled at Hurlingham (for Roast beef) and did battle
one with some fine results and menus:
with an old foe, triumphing 3-2.
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Swans—at Lord’s (Fish and chips)
ow squash players
The next match was against Norwich (famed for its
Roehampton—at the Roehampton Club (Liver and Bacon)
Colman’s mustard) and was a hotter prospect. Norwich
raf—Piccadilly, Running Horse Pub (Pie)
was too strong and won 3-1. We retired to the Hurlingham
Sheen Lawn Tennis Club (Homemade Lasagne)
lawns and watched the sunset over a glass of Pimms—
John Lewis—Dolphin Square (Burger)
turning defeat into victory.
Escorts—at Wimbledon (Steak and Kidney)
We have a relatively new team full of young recruits
Lloyds—at Spittalfields (Brick Lane Curry)
with only a couple of veterans left from the old squad,
Old Tonbridgians—at Roehampton Club (Steak au Poivre)
but we are always in need of new players. Please contact
hac—at Armoury House (Shepherd’s Pie)
Nigel Clarke and we can see how good you are at the next
Queen’s Club (Chicken breast in a white wine sauce).
match as a trial—the proof of the pudding is in the eating !
One fixture that has sadly lapsed from previous years
Nigel Clarke [L 1974–1979]
t the time of writing last year’s report, there
competition, is in fact meant to be for small-bore. This has
were still a few matches left in the 2008 season.
now been put right. Our President, Lieutenant-General Sir
The Quadrangular match, shot between the
Henry Beverley [A 1949–1953], has very kindly donated a
ows, Old Marlburians and Old Alleynians (no team from
the old Bradfieldians) was won by the oms. The ows were
beautiful replacement trophy, known as the Beverley Cup,
second, thus beating the Old Alleynians and retaining the
great turnout by the ows, who shot with great accuracy and
Lane Shield. The ow Championships was won by Ed Welford
no little nostalgia, although we fell short of the impressive
[L 1998–2003] with a very impressive score of 99.13. The
College total of 791 out of 800. Top
A
to be awarded in the Harris Trophy’s place. There was a
ows were Simon
ow
Brown [T 1989–1994] and Phil Bernard Carter [Hg 1993–
shooters, was won by Jonathan Paul [Hg 1998–2000].
1998] both with 99. Hannah Pugsley top scored with the
I am very pleased to report that after an absence
best of the three College 100s, and took the Harris Trophy.
of some 15 years, we have revived the small bore match
The 2009 season started with the very friendly clay
ows and College, which was shot in
pigeon competition, held at Lains Farm near Andover.
November. We found out last year that the Harris Trophy,
Robert Brown [T 1989–1994] took home the Townsend
Chairman’s Cup, an individual competition open to all
between the
which had been awarded to the top scorer in the full-bore
cup. Jonathan Paul was defeated for the first time ! The first