Tennis In the 2015 season, TSS Tennis signalled a warning to the Queensland GPS competition that they are a serious contender for the title in years to come. Under new Director David Hodge and Head Coach Kaden Hensel the program saw a record number of participants across all grades this year and there is certainly a buzz surrounding the program. The team welcomed tournament players into school representative duties and witnessed vast improvements in results, events, facilities, training schedule, fundraising efforts, uniforms, coaching and support.
Unfortunately we lose some valued seniors this year and hope to have their continued support as the program progresses. Their leadership throughout the year was pivotal in setting the stage for the success of our current group of young guns.
DAVID HODGE
Director of Tennis
Our First IV competed hard all season recording wins over traditional foes, including Nudgee, Toowoomba Grammar, Ipswich Grammar and Gregory Terrace. Arguably the most improved player of the competition was our own Max McCarthy, who was supported by performances from Rocco Taplin and stalwarts Jesse Russell and Captain Tim Peterson.
The future of TSS Tennis looks bright with our 2015 Team of the Year being the Grade 7 As of Jack McCarthy, Alexey Shtengelov, Jack Humrich and Thomas Schwerkolt. They came within a whisker of taking out the competition. The individual MVP award went to William Timoney who saw action in the First IV but anchored the 9As.
Record numbers and interest within the Prep School and a fast-improving squad will keep the competition fierce for the top spots next year. The Prep courts literally overflowed each afternoon and the enthusiasm was contagious. Senior School courts were resurfaced in April in traditional TSS colours with block TSS logo beyond all baselines. The surface was also slowed to accommodate technical and tactical development. The result was fantastic and it is a welcome sight as you arrive on campus!
Fresh events were added to this year’s tennis calendar with our pre-season camp and Welcome Evening attracting record numbers, with the Tennis Festival as a finale. Plenty of fun was had throughout the evening during the mini
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