It was the first tennis competition of the season on Thursday 17th May, with two U9 teams heading to House of Sport in Leckwith for the Sport Cardiff Mini Red tournament. Xinrong Z, Isabella C, Celeste R and Anna K made up Team #1 and won all of their matches in the morning to reach the afternoon's gold medal match against St. John's College. Team #2 (Phoebe C, Eloise H, Safia S-T and Lara O) lost an early encounter with finalists St. John's College, but won the rest of their morning fixtures to find themselves in bronze medal match in the afternoon. After lunch, Team #2 played their best tennis of the day and defeated The Cathedral School to win the bronze medal. They were joined on the podium by Team #1, who played a thrilling contest with St. John's College. After splitting their singles matches 2-2, Howell's went on to win both of the doubles matches (4-2 overall). Team #1 will now go on to represent Cardiff at the South Wales Finals in June.
It was the turn of Year 6 on Friday 18th May, with two U11 teams playing in the Mini Green competition at David Lloyd. It was a very busy tournament, with both teams starting the day well. Team #1 (Grace C, Issy C, Emily T and Olivia T) won their first three matches against St. John's College (6-0), Thornhill (6-0) and Lakeside (5-1). Team #2 (Lucy A, Liz R-J, Honor F and Olivia W) followed suit, defeating Whitchurch (6-0), Treganna (6-0) and Rhydypenau (6-0). As a result, the two HSL teams met each other in the final, with Team #1 winning 5 of the 6 games to win overall. Gold and silver medals were very well received by the girls, who played some great tennis throughout the day. Team #1 will go on to represent Cardiff at the South Wales Finals in June.
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