College Record 2017

On 28 May we also held an inter-college tournament in collaboration with St
Antony’s and Green Templeton, in which 18 competitors, in two leagues, played the
day through and rounded it off with a Wolfson barbecue.
Next year we aim to make squash even more prominent among College activities, to
make the most of our wonderful facilities.
Tennis
The Club has been successful in recruiting Freshers and is steadily increasing in
numbers, using social media as its main channel of communication. It has encouraged
players of every age and level to sign out and use equipment stored in the boathouse.
Balls have been generously funded by the Social and Cultural Committee, and
racquets have been donated by previous students. A racquet-stringing machine has
even been purchased.
All members have been offered weekly coaching in term-time, whether to improve
and refine their technique or simply to learn the basics. These sessions have laid
the foundation for our participation in Cuppers and the University League. Despite
being knocked out in the first round of Cuppers, we provided stiff opposition and
displayed great moments of sportsmanship. The League matches every week in
Trinity Term have been more relaxed.
At the end of Trinity Term, we organized the first-ever Wolfson College Tennis
Championship, won by Marc Dämgen with a stunning record of five straight sets in
scorching summer heat. Afterwards we celebrated the end of term with strawberries
and Pimm’s, anticipating future sunshine and the more time for tennis. What a
blessing to have tennis courts so accessible!
Our activities this year have shown the impact of quite a small investment of time
and money in the welling energies and keenness of our members. This energy and
enthusiasm will continue, we hope, in the years to come.
Amy Kao (Captain, Wolfson College Lawn Tennis Club)
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