Finn Burridge
Ella O'Malley
Tennis Tennis started the 2020 season with a bang at Kristin School in Term 1. For a start we had an increased number of participants and then they achieved some outstanding results. Our Tennis for Beginners programme ran on Tuesday afternoons on the school courts. This was run in conjunction with Tennis Northern and the number of participants more than doubled this year. We also had teams in both North Harbour and Auckland College Sport leagues. The North Harbour boys and girls played on a Monday after school and were lucky enough to have home games for most of the season. The A3 Boys team playing on Saturday mornings travelled all over Auckland. The team mainly comprises Junior players. They finished a credible 2nd in their league, which will ensure that Kristin Tennis is in great stead for the future. Our A2 Premier Tennis Boys and Girls teams, all students in Year 12 or below, had very successful season's. The A2 Boys team, with no reserves, turned up to every training and every match. It was awesome to see their commitment to the side and seeing the players wanting to improve on their Tennis skills. Both of these teams were unbeaten during the regular season, and with College Sport suspending play due to COVID-19, both teams came away with the Auckland Secondary Schools Championships for their grades.
One of our outstanding Tennis players is Finn Burridge in Year 11. Finn gained some excellent results this season. At his Greenhithe Tennis Club, he was a semi-finalist in the club championships in mixed doubles, men’s doubles and singles. Following on from these successes at Club, North Harbour and Auckland regions, Finn was scheduled to play in the USA at four ITF tournaments during our Term 1 school holidays. Finn paired up with Kristin School student Robbie King in the Auckland College Sports Champion of Champions tournament where they made the semi-finals in what is the toughest school competition in Auckland. Mina Zhang and Sammi Liu, both in Year 8, are very talented Tennis players too, already competing in the Girls Premier team. They made it to the quarter-finals of the Auckland Champion of Champions event. I am excited to see what the future holds for these two!
Rob Taylor D I R E CTO R O F S P O RT
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