The Weekly Tennis Update
Friday 1 May 2026
The first two weeks of the tennis season have provided club sessions and fixtures a plenty, as well as a “triple crown” of titles for West House - including the Senior Inter-House tournament.
Thirds-L4ths took part in the U14 Play Your Way To Wimbledon tournaments. Round-robin formats were followed by quarter-finals and a series of Plate events, ensuring everyone had the chance to play several matches against others of a similar experience level.
Congratulations to Ryan and Juniper on their impressive victories and they both advance to the County Finals where they have a chance to qualify for the National Finals on the grass at Wimbledon!
Hannah and Jeevan competed brilliantly in the finals, and well done to the following for winning their Plate events: Molly & Amelia, Olivia & Kyra, Toby, Anvik, Basil & Aarushan and Aydin & Georgi.
There have also been LTA Team Tennis Cup fixtures galore, with the girls and boys U13 & U15 A and B players putting in some truly “ace” performances against Forest, St Paul’s Way Trust and Roding Valley.
On Saturday, 65 Bancroftians taking on New Hall in a mixed block fixture. Congratulations to the U12, U14 and U15 girls on their well contested 6-6 draws, and the U13 girls on their 7-2 win. The U12 and U13 boys teams both earned 6-3 wins with Oli D, Rory S, Ammar I and George making their debuts for the School. The U14 and U15 teams battled away against strong opposition but were edged out of overall wins.
On Monday 27th April, the U13A mixed team travelled to Brentwood and the girls recorded a fine 8-4 victory at the same time as the U13B girls taking a 16-10 win over Colfe’s School.
Well done to everyone who took part!
