Tennis Wrap

Round 7 of GPS Tennis saw Terrace come up against The Southport School. The two programs are very evenly matched and the results from the day support this. The Years 5 and 6 teams were outstanding, sweeping their respective matches, while the Years 7 and 8 teams dropped one match each. Our boys demonstrated a great attitude and played with energy and intensity. The boys exhibited an aggressive brand of tennis in both singles and doubles, winning plenty of points close to the net. Both the As and Bs went away with well-earned wins. 

Our older groups had mixed results but managed to compete strongly in almost every match, which is pleasing and most important. Congratulations to our 11B, 9B and 9C teams who won their respective matches. We thank TSS for their excellent hospitality at their home courts on Saturday. All in the program look forward to the next time the two schools meet in season 2020. 

This weekend, the Terrace Tennis program has a few different oppositions including Brisbane Grammar School and Brisbane Boys College. Our aim in the program is to provide the most competitive matches we can, and both schools share the same desire for match play. We are playing Brisbane Grammar School in Years 5A, B, C, D and E and Years 6A, B, C, D and E and Brisbane Boys College in three matches. The remaining teams from Years 7 and 8 will be playing either BBC or an internal challenge which are great ways to finish off the season.

1st IV 

This week we mixed up our doubles combinations to see if we could get some better results against the stronger schools in this area of our play. We played Bryce Robinson and Sean Pacey at number one doubles and Dominic Anderson and Charlie Van Balen at number two doubles. Due to some earlier rain that kept the courts wet for some time, it was decided to play the reverse doubles first.

Bryce and Sean kicked off the day with a comfortable win 6-4, 6-4 against the TSS number two pair while Dominic and Charlie battled hard to take a set off the number one TSS pair before losing in a super tiebreak third set. At one all and up a set, this put us in a better position than expected after the first doubles round.

The singles matches followed. Bryce and Sean both lost their first sets, while Dominic and Charlie both won their first sets. Unfortunately, they were the last sets we were to win for the day. Bryce had his worst singles performance for the year, losing 6-0, 7-6. Sean, who had plenty of opportunities in both his sets, lost 7-5, 6-4. Dominic faded in his match losing 5-7, 6-1, 6-3. Charlie lost his way after winning his first set, losing 2-6, 6-0, 6-0.

After the singles, we were out of the contest with two doubles rubbers to play. Yosua Lumbanradja subbed in for an unwell Dominic Anderson. Bryce and Sean lost to the TSS number one pair 6-4, 6-4 while Yosua and Charlie fought out a 7-5, 6-3 defeat.

The final score was TSS 7–14–106 def GT 1–4–74.

Unfortunately, there is no way to sugar coat the disappointment of this week. Our effort, energy, focus and general competitiveness will have to improve as we go into the final round in two weeks against IGS.

Click here for: Round 7 Results

Rugby Wrap

Season 2019 will once again see large numbers of boys wearing the red and black butcher's stripes. Many thanks to all those families who took the time to register. To ensure the season gets off to a smooth start, please take time to read through the below checklist.

Clothing and equipment

• Terrace jerseys, shorts and socks will need to be purchased before the end of term as we play NC in a trial on the Saturday before     returning to school.
• Mouthguard (a fitted mouthguard from a dentist is strongly recommended). 

Coaching at Terrace

I am keen to hear from any parents who are interested in coaching at Terrace. Currently, we are short of coaches in our U11 age group. Please email me tyronmandrusiak@terrace.qld.edu.au if interested.

Date claimers 

• Tuesday 9, Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 July - Holiday Clinics at Tennyson  
• Saturday 13 July - Whole School practice game v NC at Tennyson 
• Saturday 20 July – GPS Rd 1 v TGS followed by the Rugby Season Launch

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