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Staff member in charge: Miss Julie Salmon, Senior Performance Coach

A former GB international who played on the WTA tour for 12 years, twice reaching the 3rd round of Wimbledon and competed against Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King and Hana Mandlikova.

Tennis is a well supported and extremely successful sport at St Bede's. Many students play to a national standard.

Coaching: Private coaching is available and Tennis is available every afternoon in the activity programme.

Facilities: Six outdoor courts and use of an indoor facility in Brighton

Fixtures: St Bede's have fifteen teams in cup competition and around ten friendly teams in all age groups including:

  • National Glanvill & Aberdare cup
  • British Schools Tennis tournament U15 Boys/Girls
  • Sussex Shield U15
  • Sussex Independent Schools U18, U16
  • Sussex Schools U18, U16

Dress: Black shorts with a white and green shirt.


2008 Notable achievements:

The tennis team have once again had a successful year commencing with the victory over Millfield in December to win the boys National U15 title.

Throughout the summer we have competed for 7 trophies winning the following 6:

  • Boys Sussex Independent Schools U/18(Singles and Doubles)
  • Boys Sussex Independent Schools U/16(Singles and Doubles)
  • Boys Sussex Independent Schools U/15(Singles and Doubles)
  • Girls Sussex Schools Singles U/15
  • Boys Sussex Schools Singles U/15
  • Boys Sussex Shield 15 and Under (Doubles)

...and narrowly losing in the final of the Girls 15 and Under Sussex Shield.

Both the Boys and Girls U/19 Teams have again qualified for the School Nationals (Top 16 in the Country) in Hertfordshire in July.

2009 Notable achievements

The school won all of the County trophies for which we were eligible

Boys Sussex Independent Schools U18
Boys Sussex Independent Schools U16
Boys Sussex Independent Schools U15
Girls Sussex Shield U15
Boys Sussex Shield U15

We also came 6th in the Country at Nationals Boys U19 age group.


The following students competed in the Nationals in 2007:

  • Bradley Bant
  • Kate Smith

The following students are now playing full time tennis since leaving St Bede's:

  • Adam Hassan
  • Scott Sears
  • Bradley Bant
  • Edward Ellis
Latest Results
Aberdare and Glanvill Cup National Finals at Queenswood School, Hertfordshire (4th-9th July)
04 July 2010
The St.Bede's U19 Boys Tennis Team had a tremendous result reaching the semi-finals in the National School Finals where the top 16 schools in the country compete in the week long tournament. This is following many qualifying matches commencing in April and around 3,000 school entering at the initial stages. In the quarter-finals they beat the number 3 seeds from the North-East, Rivington & Blackrod;the team that knocked us out at the quarter-final stage last year. This was another tense affair and after going down 3-1 the boys fought back and responded well to coach Julie Salmon who was determined that these boys were not to go out of this competition without digging deeper and finding a way to turn this match around. There were some superb performances and incredibly high level of tennis to tie the match at 3-3 before Valentin Clements and Julian Cash won a nail biting tie break shoot out to reach the semi-finals.This was the first time that any of the team had reached this far in the National Event and pleasing to see how elated the were at this comeback and a semi-final the following day.We were then beaten by the favourites and eventual champions Reed's School. A really pleasing week for a team the has been committed all year and driven to succeed in this in this fabulous tournament. St.Bede's is now ranked 4th in Great Britain. Team:Sam Chamberlain, Valentin Clements, Julian Cash, Elliot Moyle and Harrison Seward
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Glanvill Cup Regional Final v Sir Rorer Manwood's School
21 June 2010
U19 Glanvill Cup Team beat Sir Roger Manwood’s, Kent 6-0 to qualify and join our girl’s team for the National Finals in Hertfordshire.
Go to Event
Boys U14, U15 v Lancing College (H)
19 June 2010
U14 Won 5-4 U15 Lost 5-4
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