by PNBHS

Super Eight Tennis

The Senior A Tennis team recently travelled to Napier to compete in the Super Eight Tennis Tournament. 

The team members that travelled were:

1. Jonty Giesen

2. Travis Christison

3. Jack Burden (c)

4. Matty Leary

5. Johnny Pratt

The tournament was played at the Hawkes Bay Lawn Tennis Club in central Napier and the team enjoyed the typical Hawkes Bay sunshine throughout the 3 days. The tournament was organised into a round-robin competition as some schools could not make the tournament.

The PNBHS team had the following results:

· Monday(am) vs Tauranga Boys College: lost 1-5

· Monday(pm) vs Napier BHS: won 4-2

· Tuesday(am) vs Hamilton BHS: lost 2-4

· Tuesday (pm) vs New Plymouth BHS: lost 0-6

The team played well throughout the tournament and several matches were closer than the score line indicates. Standout performer was Jonty Giesen who lost just one of his singles matches against some very strong opponents. All of the boys played well, and with a young team we are well placed to be competitive over the next few years.

Overall the PNBHS team finished 4th. Tauranga Boys College were the tournament winners.