29th Annual Prep Schools' Tennis Tournament 2019
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29th Annual Prep Schools’ Tennis Tournament 2019
Tournament Programme
• Tea, coffee and soft drinks are available in the marquee.
• Please pick up an Order of Play from the marquee or
the pavilion.
• A BBQ lunch is available for all competitors, officials,
and supporting staff. We kindly request that parents
who would like to eat allow competitors and officials
to queue first.
• Parents and visitors are invited to join the Headmaster
for drinks in the marquee at 12.30 pm.
• Afternoon tea will be served in the marquee
from 3.00 pm.
Welcome • Group matches finish around 3.30 pm. Semi-finals and
Finals will be played as soon as the Group matches
are finished.
It is a great pleasure to welcome all the
• Winners presentation will be at approximately 5.00 pm.
competitors, their parents and supporters
here today, to our 29th event of this kind. We
truly hope that everyone, whether playing or All players will receive a tournament t-shirt and water bottle,
spectating, has a very enjoyable day. and each pair of players will receive a tube of Babolat tennis
balls to share. The eventual winners and runners-up will receive
You will read elsewhere in this programme an additional tube of tennis balls.
of Repton’s tradition in tennis. Our sporting
heritage is alive and genuine: we are leaders A prize of two pairs of tickets to the Aegon Classic tennis
across all fields of endeavour. Girls and
tournament at Birmingham will be awarded to the most
boys at Repton, supported by our athletic
promising tennis pair. This will be decided by Repton’s Director
development programme, can properly aspire
of Tennis, Mr James Rushby.
to the highest levels through teamwork,
effective training and highly progressive
coaching. We hope you will want to find Cloakrooms are situated in the Music School for parents
out more about participating in sport as a and staff and in the Sports Centre for competitors. Changing
member of Repton School. facilities are available in the Sports Centre.
During the course of your visit please do feel
free to tour the School and sample something
of its history, facilities and atmosphere. Let’s
hope the sun shines and that the competition
proves just as exciting as in previous years.
Parents are asked to kindly keep dogs on leads at all times.
Map of the Courts Past Winners
Boys
PAVILION Year U13 U12 U11
Control Table 2018 St Olave’s Foremarke Hall Swanbourne
2017 St Olave’s Foremarke Hall Old Hall
Court Court Court Court
2016 Foremarke Hall Prestfelde Birchfield
2015 Foremarke Hall Foremarke Hall Foremarke Hall
1 4 7 10
MARQUEE
2014 Foremarke Hall Foremarke Hall Prestfelde
2013 Prestfelde Terra Nova Old Hall
Court Court Court Court
2012 Birchfield Prestfelde Prestfelde
2 5 8 11 2011 Grace Dieu Swanbourne Bilton Grange
2010 Foremarke Hall Wellow House Birchfield
Court Court Court Court 2009 Competition cancelled due to poor weather
3 6 9 12 2008 Aysgarth Birchfield Wellow House
2007 Ranby House Birchfield Wellow House
2006 Competition cancelled due to poor weather
2005 Foremarke Hall Terra Nova Birchfield
Tournament Rules 2004 Birchfield St Hugh’s Stoneygate
2003 Westbourne Birchfield Foremarke Hall
The final standings of each group shall be determined by LTA 2002 Westbourne Stoneygate Foremarke Hall
Regulations for a Round Robin draw as follows: 2001 Ranby House S. Anselm’s S. Anselm’s
1. Greatest number of wins. 2000 Ranby House Westbourne Birchfield
2. If two teams are tied; the head to head result. Girls
3. If more than two teams are tied, the highest percentage of
Year U13 U12 U11
games won to games played. 2018 Foremarke Hall St Olave’s Witham Hall
The format for the matches will be as follows: 2017 Moreton Hall Foremarke Hall Prestfelde
2016 Packwood Prestfelde Foremarke Hall
1. All group matches and semi-finals will be ‘first to four 2015 Foremarke Hall Foremarke Hall Old Hall
games’ (4-0, 4-1, 4-2). If the score reaches three games all, a 2014 Foremarke Hall Foremarke Hall Old Hall
tie-break will be played, with the winner being the first team 2013 Swanbourne Terra Nova Foremarke Hall
to gain seven points. In that event the score is 4-3 to the tie 2012 Ranby House Prestfelde Foremarke Hall
break winners. 2011 Abberley Hall Swanbourne S. Anselm’s
2010 Bilton Grange Wellow House Witham Hall
2. In all finals a normal set will be played (tie break at 6-6).
2009 Competition cancelled due to poor weather
Knock ups are allowed before a team’s first match of the day 2008 Packwood Birchfield
and before their first match after lunch. 2007 Packwood Birchfield Swanbourne
2006 Competition cancelled due to poor weather
Members of staff i/c teams should report the result of each
2005 Packwood Foremarke Hall St Hugh’s Woodhall
match to the control table immediately after its conclusion.
2004 Ranby House Foremarke Hall Stoneygate
The referee has the right to alter the format of the tournament 2003 S. Anselm’s
during the course of the day in the event of unforeseen 2002 Foremarke Hall
circumstances. The astroturf courts will be used if we are 2001 S. Anselm’s
2000 Foremarke Hall
running behind schedule.
During the Michaelmas and Lent terms there are three
groups in operation:
• Elite Squad: made up of the best players in the School
who train on a daily basis, have international rankings and
travel on the ITF and ETA Circuit.
• Performance Squad: composed of players considered
Tennis at Repton to have the potential to become county/regional/national
standard players. They will train four sessions per week
and have fitness training.
Repton boasts a fine tradition of great tennis players.
• Development Squad: For players of all ages and abilities
Our most famous are H F Lawford, Wimbledon
who wish to train in the winter.
Champion in 1887, and H W (Bunny) Austin, who twice
reached the Wimbledon Final in the 1930s.
Tennis is the main sport for Repton’s girls during the Summer
Term and each year group has a full programme of practice
Over the past 26 years the School has won the
and inter-school matches. Boys can also play tennis in the
Independent Schools’ Championship (Youll Cup) 15
Summer Term with senior and junior squads playing matches
times, the Boys’ National Schools’ Championship
against other schools.
(Glanville Cup) 11 times and the Girls’ National Schools
Championship (Aberdare Cup) on four occasions.
To further complement the competitive tennis programme,
Repton has U15 girls’ and boys’ teams that play in the AEGON
Repton runs an extensive tennis programme for players
Team Tennis Schools tournament throughout the year.
of all levels of ability, and with 20 courts, including two
indoors, pupils spend plenty of time on court.
If you wish to discuss the Repton Tennis Programme, or any
other aspect of Repton sport, please feel free to speak to
either, James Rushby, Director of Tennis (jwr@repton.org.uk)
or Ian Pollock, Director of Sport (imp@repton.org.uk).Further details about the
School, including information
on sports scholarships,
can be obtained from the
Registrar:
registrar@repton.org.uk
01283 559222
#ReptonPrepTennis2019
Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire DE65 6FH
Telephone 01283 559200
www.repton.org.uk
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