Girls’ U15 A v The Leys

 The girls played a fantastic match against The Leys.  The first pair (Annie Martine and Hannah Stahl) went undefeated in all their sets.  Hannah's quality forehand proving a reliable weapon in the tie-break.  In the second pair, Anna Rachmann's volley technique was outstanding, securing several winners, while Rachael Freedman played inspired tennis throughout the match.  Sophie Cuthbert and Caitlin Perrie were an enthusiastic pair with wonderful team spirit and also played some excellent shots during the match.  Overall, Felsted won 6 rubbers to the Leys' 3.

Girls U15 A V Coopers Coburn - Aegon Division 1

In the singles, Beatrice Stone played fluent groundstrokes against an opponent with a considerably higher ranking and despite many well contested rallies, eventually lost 6-2. Isabella Minks played with a high level of consistency and showed good tactical awareness to win her rubber 6-2. Georgie Stevens and Lara Peck engaged in often long and tactical rallies although overall succumbed to their opponents’ higher levels of consistency in the decisive points. Score Coopers 5 – Felsted 1

Girls U15 A & B v Sevenoaks

The U15 girls’ tennis team gave a dedicated performance at Sevenoaks on Saturday. Although both A and B teams lost the overall accumulator, there were some excellent victories and gutsy performances.

Annie Martine and Tabby Carey quickly settled in to the game to win their first match, but struggled to beat Sevenoaks' 1st and 2nd pair. Anna Rachmann and Rachel Freedman worked in perfect synchrony and delivered power and accuracy with every shot resulting in two wins and one very close loss. Georgia Wilson and Anya Kruger had a frustrating day, with their hard work not reflected in their 3 loss score, every game was incredibly close! Overall scores were U15 A 3-6, U15 B 1-8.

Sevenoaks were a tough team to have in the first week back, but having the game has allowed the U15s to identify their areas of weakness to work on in training sessions. We will be paying particular attention to volleys and service, to ensure greater success in future matches!

Girls' U15 v The Leys

Result: U15As Won 5-4, U15Bs Won 8-1

Review:Felsted U15As and U15Bs travelled away to The Leys on a very sunny Saturday afternoon.  The U15As played some superb tennis against a strong Leys team.  The Leys 1st pair dominated, proving too strong a test for our first pair who lost 4-6.   Burton and Stone, however, managed to see off The Leys 2nd and 3rd pairings in style winning 6-2, 6-0.  Kendrick and Lane continued to play well together, beating The Leys 2nd and 3rd pair 6-2, 6-2.  With our third pair of O'Connor and Doughty beating their opponents too, Felsted came away with a well deserved overall win.

Felsted U15Bs had some great results, dominating The Leys and winning overall 8-1.  Impressive performances from our first pair of Schwier and Prior saw them win all three games convincingly 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.  Arthen and Wu also secured three wins and Rowe and Moore only lost one.  It was a great performance from all the girls on a scorching hot day, congratulations to all that played.

U15 Aegon Tournament Report

Result: U15A Aegon side win Division Group A league and progress to the Essex final. 

Review: The U15A Aegon team consisting of; Beatrice Stone, Suzannah Burton, Tabitha Kendrick and Anna Lane have had an extremely impressive start to the Aegon Competition. In week three they travelled to Southend to play the high school and won convincingly, only conceding two rubbers against their number one player.  The following day, the girls travelled to Frinton Tennis Club to play Tendering College. In the singles matches Suzannah, Tabitha and Anna all won, playing some very good shots and serving consistently. Beatrice fought hard against a very strong number one player, narrowly losing out.  The girls then entered the doubles play, knowing that they had to secure at least one game to win overall.  Our second pair outplayed the opposition and secured yet again another win in the group stages.

On Tuesday 22^nd May the division came to a head when Felsted faced New Hall at home in the deciding fixture of the division. The girls had trained extremely hard all week with the help of Joe and the other Braintree coaches, preparing them perfectly for this tough test.  Both Beatrice and Suzannah won their singles games (6-1) (6-0) , providing a great start to the afternoon. Both Tabitha and Anna played some great competitive rallies against their oppositions, with Tabitha losing her game in a tie break situation.   After the singles matches it was all even between the schools, leaving the doubles results to determine the winner. After two highly contested games the schools could not be split leaving a dramatic doubles tie break to decide the overall winner.  Beatrice and Tabitha were selected to play in this highly charged situation, with Suzannah and Anna supporting from the side with bated breath.  The pair were extremely calm and finished the tie break 10-4 up, to be crowned group A champions. This team now go through to play the winners of group B in a knockout situation, which if they win will take them through to the regional stages. A very well done to all the girls and good luck for the next chapter! 

In the last round of the Division B Aegon tournament the U15Bs were looking to make it win number 3 against New Hall.  The afternoon started well, the sun was shining and the girls had trained well in the week leading up to the match.  Emily O'Connor played some great tennis to beat their 2nd player (6-0).  Olivia Schweir also won her singles game (6-4) serving well and playing out some great rallies.  Gabby Doughty fought hard and was (5-1) up, but New Hall fought back well eventually winning a close game (7-5).  With Grace Prior also narrowly losing her singles game (4-6) it was all down to the doubles matches to decide the overall winner.  Emily and Gabby faced a very strong New Hall 1st pair and lost (6-1).  However, Olivia and Grace kept Felsted in with a chance of winning playing some superb tennis to give them a (6-1) victory.  As with the U15As it was down to a sudden death tiebreak, nail biting stuff.  Emily and Olivia were selected to play and did a great job to hold their nerve playing some great points and fighting right to the end.  Despite their best efforts Felsted missed out losing 10-7 in the tie break.

A great day of tennis, the girls were very unlucky not to come away winners