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01 A few of our players who Tennis 06
competed at this year’s
U9’s Somerset County Millfield Prep was once again awarded LTA U10 We’ve had a couple of inspirational trips this year,
Championship, with Zara G Performance Programme status this year, a one of which was taking 13 pupils to Wimbledon
and Noah F as winners
02 Finn S, winner of a G3 fantastic reflection of the dedication shown by our for the day to tour the grounds and learn about the
tournament pupils and coaching team. history of the biggest tournament in the world.
03 Wimbledon museum
04 Almendra C, doubles
runner-up at Nationals It has been a hugely successful year for tennis. Throughout the year, we also continued to host
05 Hope L, who won our road Both our boys’ and girls’ teams have reached LTA tournaments most weekends. These events
to Wimbledon tournament the knockout stages of the National Schools gave our players valuable competitive experience
06 Centre court at
Wimbledon Competition, which will continue in September. A and the chance to compete at home, while also
07 Almendra C, Lowri S number of pupils were invited to regional training, showcasing our excellent facilities to visiting
and Oscar F, all winners including Finn S and Charlotte A in the U9s, and players and families.
at the Somerset County
Championship Noah F and Isabella W in the U10s.

Almendra C and Max W competed in their first
European tournaments, with Almendra reaching 07
the quarter-finals at her debut event. At national
level, Hope L(U11) and Almendra (U12) qualified
for the Nationals, where Almendra finished runner-
up in the doubles event.

County success was also strong, with Almendra C,
Lowri S, Oscar F, Noah F and Zara G all winning
titles, some in multiple age groups.

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