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three hard-fought sets. Against Rondebosch (who
are unbeaten) Burke and Van Gysen played weU
to take a set off the unbeaten Rondebosch No. 2
couple.
We also played the Old Boys who, unfortunate.ly,
were represented by only four members.
The School excelled themselves by winning three
matches to one. Heartiest congratulations must be
conveyed to Rodger Mcfarlane, one of our Old
Boys, who was recently awarded a 'Varsity Blue.
Once again we played the staff, wbo bad a particularly
strong team. The Scbool proved just too
strong, winning by the narrow margin of four
matches to three.
To mark the opening of their new courts, we
wcre invited to play a match against the Girls'
School. This match was divided mto age groups
and was good fun, with the boys winning fairly
comfortably. The final of the House matches is,
at the time of writing, still being played, with De
Waal and WelJington contesting the final.
In some of tbe recent Cape 10wn tournaments
a number of our boys did extremely well. In tbe
"Link" Tournament D. Asher won all tbree titles
in the Under 14 section at the beginning of the
year, and later on in the W.P. Championships
reached the semi-finals of the doubles. L. SWomovitz,
a promising young player, also did well in
the W.P. Championships, reaching the finals of
the Under 14 doubles. In another tournament A.
Werbeloff reached the finals of the Under 14
doubles. In the Ranson Tournament G. Davis
reached the finals of the Under 16 singles.
Finally, our thanks are due to Mr. Boltman,
whose keenness helped to raise the standard of
our tennis. Often during the summer season Mr.
Boltman stayed until 7.30 p.m. at Rondebosch.
where the 1st Team play their matches.
Results:
1ST TEAM LEAGUE MATCHES
Beat Jan van Riebeeck 6-1
Beat Herzlia 6-0
Lost to Rondeboscb 2-5
Lost to S.A.C.S. 3-4
Beat C.B.C. 6-0
Lost to Wester ford 3-4
Beat St. Joseph's 7-0
Played 7; Won 4; Lost 3.
School Championships
Open Singles: D. Asher.
Open Doubles: D. Asher and S. Leyser.
Under J5 Singles: R. Blackbeard.
Under 15 Doubles: R. BJackbeard and G. Davis.
Under 14 Singles: G. Barnard.
Beginners' Singles: J. Katz.
Most Improved Player: R. Blackbeard. After
losing in the Under 14 Singles Final at the beginni'lg
of the year he improved considerably
and then recently won the Under 15 Singles.
Colours:
Awards
A. BlIert. B. Castle, L. Bridgens.
S. LEYSER (Captain).
TABLE
Chairman: B. Castle.
Secretary: J. Fine.
Master-in-Charge: Mr. Boltman.
The Table Tennis Club remained one of the
most strongly patronised activities this year. The
membership increased to about a hundred and
interest was keenest during the winter months ..
At the time of writing, the annual school competition
is reaching the final rounds and the four
seeds, B. Castle, A. Werbeloff, J. Fine and L.
Schlomowitz, are still well in the running. The
newly instituted house matches proved a great
·uccess. The teams were:
Van Riebeeck: L. Schlomowitz, D. van Gysen.
De Waal: B. Castle, A. Felbert, B. de Vries.
Wellington: J. Fine, P. Reynolds.
TENNIS
The Table Tennis Club was unfortunately
severely restricted owing to circumstances beyond
the committee's control. The fact that both the
Table Tennis Club and the Gym. Club must
operate in our small hall has proved a serious
drawback, and the many activities for which the
hall is used both during and after school ha
greatly restricted our limited playing time.
Tennisette
During the first term of 1966 well over a hundred
boys played tennisette at School. With the
acquisition of a further three courts on the
newly-developed part of the playground, we now
have six courts suitable for matches, and another
three practice courts. making a total of nine
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