Tennis

No inter-house or School Water Polo matches were able to take place nor was the inter-house Swimming Gala or Standards Cup able to be competed for. The following boys represented the School this season: N. Denison, R. Turner, M. Gray, E. Lumb, *K. P. Clarkson, *P. Greenwood, *M. Tyson, I. Hindhaugh, C. Walker, R. B. Hall, M. Sellers, R. Iveson, A. Reed, B. Jones, I. Beaumont, L. McDonald, P. Close, *K. M. Clarkson, G. Lomas, T. Hills, A. Brown, M. Heywood, S. Neville and M. Reed.

Special thanks must be given to our Middle Sixth swimmers — Nigel Denison, Roddy Turner, Martin Gray and Eddie Lumb — for their commitment and their example and we all wish them well for the future. Special congratulations must go to Kevin P. Clarkson, next year's Captain of Swimming, Paul Greenwood, next year's Vice-Captain, Marcus Tyson and Kevin M. Clarkson for obtaining full School Colours for Swimming this season.

J.A.O-B.

The pattern of this season's results was similar to last year's; the 1st VI struggling against same very strong teams, with the 2nd VI winning four out of their six matches very convincingly.

The 2nd VI was selected from Richard Morris, Nick Adams, Richard Hepworth, Mark Wilson, Ian Wilson, Mark Blackburn, Tim Casling and John Aldridge, and although some of the tennis they played was unorthodox, the results they achieved were well-deserved.

Both teams retained a stability in pairing and ranking throughout the season, and Rod Barron and Graham Cole as 1st pair played steadily and consistently. Their success was not confined to School tennis, however, as they were selected to represent the North Yorkshire Under 16 Colts after several area and county trials. This is a significant achievement in the tennis club, as it means that boys can now play further, more competitive tennis, beyond the level of inter-school matches. Steve Temple and John Healey combined well as 2nd pair to play some of the most entertaining doubles tennis, despite being somewhat erratic and over ambitious at times. The 3rd pair of John Lethem and Sam Wright often had an apparent jinx, as they constantly lost sets after playing well and leading easily.

A notable victory was the 71-11 win over Archbishop Holgate's, and in the matches against Worksop and Bootham the close scorelines of 4-5 generated a lot of excitement.

The season's tennis matches have all been played in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere which has added to the enjoyment of the game, and I would like to thank Mr. Hirst and Mr. Butler for their part in generating this feeling.