Tennis

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: Four 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 U18 (Singles and Doubles)
• Boys Sussex Independent Schools U16 (Singles and Doubles)
• Boys Sussex Independent Schools U15 (Singles and Doubles)
• Girls Sussex Schools Singles U15
• Boys Sussex Schools Singles U15
• Boys Sussex Shield 15 and Under (Doubles)

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

Both the Boys and Girls U19 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.

2010 Notable achievements:

The school won the following competitions

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

Boys U19 team reached the semi-finals of the National Championship

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