Felsted tennis teams reach national finals

Posted on 19th Feb 2019 in School News, Sport, Achievements

(Left to right) Elliott Butler, Isabelle Broom, Oliver Butler, Jason Wynn-Mittag, Sebastian Martinez-Minett, Sophie Conrad and Edward Platt.

Felsted School has two teams through to the National Aegon Tennis Finals after the Mixed Doubles and Boys performed at the top of their game at the regional finals.

The Mixed Doubles team consists of Year 13s Isabelle Broom and Sophie Conrad partnered alongside Year 12 Elliott Butler and Year 11 Jason Wynn-Mittag. Elliott and Jason are joined by Year 12 Oliver Butler and Year 11s Edward Platt and Sebastian Martinez-Minett to make up the boys’ team.

The teams will now attend the National Final in Bolton on 7th–10th March where the boys will play six matches in total, singles and doubles, whilst the mixed team will play four doubles matches.

Isabelle Broom comments, ‘We are really proud to have made it to the national finals and are looking forward to a great day of competitive matches in which we hope to do our school, coaches and teams proud.’

Mrs Roslyn Marriot-Cox, Director of Tennis at Felsted, commented, ‘We are very proud of the team. After lots of hard work, training in the dark evenings in all types of weather, they have been a credit to themselves and Felsted School.’