Head's Newsletter 13 May 2016

U14 Basketball League Play-off Finals The U14s travelled to Carshalton Boys Sports College for a neutral venue game against Harris Academy Crystal Palace. This was a repeat of last year’s final where Tiffin lost by 2 points.

Surrey such as Hampton, Whitgift and Reeds were competing for the title and Tiffin could not afford to start slowly. Unfortunately, this is exactly what the senior pair did and following a disappointing 4-3 defeat to a slightly better than average RGS Guildford pair, Ed Hubner and Will Sharp had their work cut out. As the morning continued performances improved and Tiffin won three games on the bounce, including a tense 4-3 victory over Kingston College and a 7-0 thrashing of King Edward’s. Finishing the group with three wins, one loss and twenty games, Tiffin pipped RGS to first place by one game and advanced to the semi-finals, which involved a one set shootout against Hampton School. Hampton were sure to be Tiffin’s toughest test yet, but due to big hitting from Ed supported by solid volleying from Will, Tiffin took the hard-fought set 6-4. After the triumph of the semis the final against an extremely strong Reeds pair went as expected with a 6-0 loss, and so the senior pair finished the tournament in 2nd place. Along with the senior’s success, all the other year groups played some good tennis on the day notably with the U13s making the last 6 from 18 schools. Well done to the 10 boys – Ed Hubner and Will Sharp, Tom Dalby and Alex Step (U15), Ben Larvin and Nhan Pham-Thanh (U14), Charlie Smith and Arjan Madaher (U13), Luis Bullinger and Tom Ogle (U12). Report by Will Sharp 12CR

Photos by Lucy Spiers

The U14s got off to a strong start and having dominated Harris earlier in the season were in control throughout the game. The U14s won 41-34 and ended the season 15 wins, 2 defeats (Barking Abbey & Richmond Knights). Successes include Surrey Cup Winners, Surrey League Play-off Winners and last 16 of the Nationals. PPG Average Ray Holding 10.6 Saarujan Sivananth 9.7 Sung Hyun Yeom 7.9 Congratulations to all boys on a very successful season.

Surrey Pairs Tennis Festival Report Five of Tiffin’s finest pairs set off to St George’s College, Weybridge, to compete in the annual Surrey tennis festival. The weather was hot but the competition was hotter – all of the biggest tennis schools in