Saturday 28 July 2018
On Saturday St Augustine’s College played their eighth-round match against Oxley College in Bowral. It was an early start with the team setting off at just before 6:00am to get to the courts by 8:00am. The boys were fresh and eager to play after the holidays and once again we had our full contingent of players available, so we could experiment with our 3 and 4 combinations. The playing order was as follows: 1. Rick Andrews 2. Thiago Faria 3. Hugo Bryant 4. Paul Dracakis 5. Oscar McFarland. The boys arrived early at picturesque Bowral Tennis Courts. The weather was perfect, and it was also interesting for the boys to see some of the other divisions playing. There were two other schools playing in the Division 1 and Division 4 competition. Both teams played with great sportsmanship and provided some entertaining matches. Saints were too strong at the end of the day with the final score being 7 sets to 1.
Singles Matches: Rick Andrews won 6-0; Thiago Faria won 6-0; Hugo Bryant won 6-1; Paul Dracakis lost in a very close tie break 5-6
First Doubles: Rick Andrews and Thiago Faria won 6-0; Hugo Bryant and Oscar McFarland won 6-3
Reverse Doubles: Oscar McFarland and Paul Dracakis won 6-0; Rick Andrews and Thiago Faria won 6-0
James Kirkwood
ISA Tennis Convenor