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Once leagues have started, you can view our current standing in that league/competition. League winners will progress to the knock-out stage of the event!
Sun 10th Nov: WJTI - Roehampton Bank Lane (A)
Team: Nicho and Aleks Result: WON 3-0
Sat 23rd Nov: Westside (H)
Team: Nicho and Aleks Result: WON Walkover
Sat 30th Nov: Esher (H)
Team: Nicho and Aleks Result: WON 3-0
Sun 8th Dec: Hawker Jets B (A)
Team: Nicho and Aleks Result: WON 2-1
Sun 13th Oct: Esher (A)
Team: Filip and Ronak Result: LOST 0-3
Sat 26th Oct: WJTI (H)
Team: Filip and Ronak Result: WON 3-0
Sun 10th Nov: Westside (A)
Team: Jeremy and Ronak Result: WON 2-1
Sun 8th Dec: Hawker Jets A (H)
Team: Filip and Ronak Result: LOST 1-2
Sun 20th Oct: Woking (H)
Team: Ronak and Kartik Result: WON 3-0
Sun 3rd Nov: Tennis England (A)
Team: Ronak and Kartik Result: WON 2-1
Sat 16th Nov: Esher (H)
Team: Kartik and Thomas Result: LOST 0-3
Sun 3rd Nov: St.Georges Hill (H)
Team: Thomas and Arian Result: LOST 1-2
Sat 30th Nov: Avorians (A)
Team: Thomas and Arian Result: WON 3-0?
Sun 15th Dec 11am: Pit Farm (A)
Team: Thomas and Arian Result:
Sun 17th Nov: Roehampton (A)
Team: Dora and Clara Result: WON 3-0
Sun 1st Dec: Tennis England (H)
Team: Dora and Sophie Result: LOST 0-3
Paul is managing this team. They played matches against Thames Ditton (A) - LOST 0-3, Wilton (H) - WON 3-0, and WJTI (A) - LOST 1-2.
Sat 19th Oct: Oxshott (H)
Team: George and Aryan Result: WON 3-0
Sun 3rd Nov: Coombe Wood (H)
Team: George and Francesco Result: WON 2-1
Sat 16th Nov: Avorians (A)
Team: George and Gusti Result: WON 3-0
Paul is managing this team. They played matches against Dorking B (H) - WON 2-1, Coombe Wood B (A) - WON 3-0, and Sutton Tennis & Squash (H) - LOST 0-3.
Paul is managing this team. They play matches against Wentworth (A) - LOST 0-3, Woking B (A) - WON 3-0, and St.Georges Hill (H) - WON 3-0.
Sun 13th Oct: Camber (H)
Team: Gusti and Aryan Result: WON 3-0
Sun 10th Nov: Wilton (H)
Team: Franky and Aryan Result: WON 3-0
Sun 17th Nov: Ember (A)
Team: Gusti and Aryan Result: WON 3-0
Paul is managing this team. They play matches against Wilton B (A), Thames Ditton (H), and WJTI (A) - WON 3-0.
Paul is managing this team. They play matches against Woking (A), Esher (A) - LOST 0-3, and Weybridge (H) - LOST 0-3.
Once leagues have started, you can view our current standing in that league/competition
Sat 23rd Mar: Cumberland (A)
Team: Nicho, Aleksander, Oliver, Filip Result: LOST 1-5
Sun 28th Apr: Hackney (H)
Team: Nicho, Aleksander, Oliver, Filip Result: LOST 2-4
Sun 12th May: DL Purley (A)
Team: Oliver, Filip, Ronak, Kartik Result: LOST 3-4
Sat 18th May: Rickmansworth (A)
Team: Oliver, Aleksander, Filip, Arian Result: LOST 0-6
Sat 8th Jun: Woking (H)
Team: Nicho, Oliver, Aleksander, Filip Result: LOST 1-5
Once leagues have started, you can view our current standing in that league/competition
Sun 28th April: Ashford (H)
Team: Ronak and James Result: WON 3-0
Sun 12th May: Walton (A)
Team: James and Oliver.P Result: LOST 0-3
Sun 16th June: Bourne (H)
Team: Kartik and Ollie Result: WON Walkover
Sat 29th June: Woking (A)
Team: Arian and Janik Result: LOST 1-2
Sat 4th May: Epsom 1 (A)
Team: ? Result: NOT PLAYED
Sun 9th June: Sutton Tennis & Squash Club (H)
Team: Thomas and Kaiser Result: WON 3-0
Sat 15th June: Ham & Petersham (A)
Team: Thomas and Kaiser Result: WON Walkover
Sun 7th July: Coombe Wood (H)
Team: Thomas and Nicholas Result: WON 3-0
Sat 27th April: Avorians (H)
Team: Thomas.P and Kaiser Result: WON 3-0
Sun 19th May: Godalming (H)
Team: Kartik and Janik Result: WON 3-0
Sat 15th June: Downswood (H)
Team: Arian and Nicholas.P Result: WON 3-0
Sun 23rd June: Epsom 2 (A)
Team: Thomas and Kaiser Result: WON 2-1
Sat 29th June: Ebbisham (A)
Team: Kartik and Ronak Result: WON 2-1
Sun 9th June 3pm: Roehampton (H)
Team: Dora, Clara, Sofia Result: LOST 1-3
Sat 22nd June: Woking (A)
Team: Dora and Monica Result: WON 3-0
Sun 14th July: Westside (A)
Team: Dora and Clara Result: WON Walkover
Paul is managing this team. They have matches against Oxshott (A) - WON Walkover, Byfleet (H) - LOST 1-2, Avorians (A), Ebbisham (H) - LOST 0-3, and Epsom (A)
Sun 21st April: St.Georges Hill (A)
Team: Gusti and Francesco Result: WON 3-0
Sat 25th May 2pm: Thames Ditton (H)
Team: Gusti and Aryan Result: WON 3-0
Sat 8th June: Woking (A)
Team: Gusti and George Result: WON 3-0
Sun 23rd June: Wentworth (H)
Team: Aryan, Francesco Result: WON Walkover
Sun 7th July: Avorians (A)
Team: Francesco and George Result: WON 3-0
Paul is managing this team. They have matches against Cheam (A) - LOST 1-2, Epsom 2 (H) - WON 3-0, Sutton Tennis & Squash (A) - LOST 1-2, Pensford (A) - WON 3-0, and Reigate Priory (H) - WON 3-0
Paul is managing this team. They have matches against Weybridge (H) - LOST 1-5, and Coombe Wood (A) - WON 4-2, Woking (H) - WON 6-0, and DL Purley (A) - WON 6-0
Paul is managing this team. They have matches against Woking (A), MDL (H), Roehampton (A), Westside (H), and Wilton (A)
Annual all-day Cup event vs Ham & Petersham Tennis Club
Men's: HAM wins 3-0,
Ladies: HAM wins 3-0,
U18's: HAM wins 3-2
U16's: HAWKER wins 3-0,
U14's HAWKER wins 3-0,
U14's Girls: HAM wins 3-1*
U12's A: HAWKER wins 3-2,
U12's B: HAWKER wins 3-2
*Ham mistakenly fielded an U15 player. We agreed the tie result would count, but not the sets won by the ineligible player, in the event of the cup being decided on sets won.
(Hawker leads the series 3-0 after 5-3 win in 2018, and 5-4 win in 2017) To date, 2019 was the last time this event was played.
2024 Team Tennis U18 Premier Division: 6th position out of 6
2024 Team Tennis U18b Div 2: 3rd position out of 5
2024 Team Tennis U16a Div 2a: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2024 Team Tennis U16b Div 2b: WINNERS! (Out of 6 teams)
2024 Team Tennis U16 Girls Div 2: 2nd position out of 4
2024 Team Tennis U11 Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 6 teams)
2023-24 Team Trophy U18a Knock-Out: WINNERS! (19 teams)
2023-24 Team Trophy U18a League Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 3 teams)
2023-24 Team Trophy U18b League Div 2: 2nd position out of 3
2023-24 Team Trophy U16a Knock-Out: WINNERS! (32 teams)
2023-24 Team Trophy U16a League Div 1: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2023-24 Team Trophy U16b League Div 1: 2nd position out of 5
2023-24 Team Trophy U16c League Div 2: 3rd position out of 4
2023-24 Team Trophy U14 Girls League Div 1: 3rd position out of 5
2023-24 Team Trophy U14 League Div 2: 3rd position out of 3
2023-24 Team Trophy U11 League Div 2: 4th position out of 4
2023-24 Team Trophy U10a Knock-Out: Quarter-Finalists (34 teams)
2023-24 Team Trophy U10a League Div 1: 2nd position out of 4
2023-24 Team Trophy U10b League Div 1: 2nd position out of 3
2023-24 Team Trophy U10c League Div 2: 3rd position out of 4
2023-24 Team Trophy U9 League Div 2: 3rd position out of 4
2023 Team Tennis U18 Premier Division: WINNERS! (Out of 6 teams)
2023 Team Tennis U14 Premier Division: 6th position out of 6
2023 Team Tennis U16a Div 1: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2023 Team Tennis U16b Div 2: 2nd position out of 6
2023 Team Tennis U16 Girls Div 2: 4th position out of 4
2023 Team Tennis U14a Div 1: 3rd position out of 4
2023 Team Tennis U14b Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2023 Team Tennis U10 Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 2 teams)
2023 Team Tennis U9 Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2022-23 Team Trophy U18a Knock-Out: WINNERS! (22 teams)
2022-23 Team Trophy U18a League Div 1: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2022-23 Team Trophy U18b League Div 1: 3rd position out of 4
2022-23 Team Trophy U18c Knock-Out: Semi-finalists (22 teams)
2022-23 Team Trophy U18c League Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2022-23 Team Trophy U16a League Div 1: 2nd position out of 3
2022-23 Team Trophy U16b League Div 1: 2nd position out of 3
2022-23 Team Trophy U16c League Div 2: 2nd position out of 4
2022-23 Team Trophy U14a Knock-Out: Runners-Up (38 teams)
2022-23 Team Trophy U14a League Div 1: WINNERS! (Out of 3 teams)
2022-23 Team Trophy U14b Knock-Out: Quarter-Finals (38 teams)
2022-23 Team Trophy U14b League Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2022-23 Team Trophy U14c Knock-Out: Quarter-Finals (38 teams)
2022-23 Team Trophy U14c League Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2022-23 Team Trophy U9 Knock-Out: Semi-finalists (27 teams)
2022-23 Team Trophy U9 League Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2022 Team Tennis U18 Premier Division: 3rd position out of 5
2022 Team Tennis U16a Div 1: 2nd position out of 5
2022 Team Tennis U16b Div 7: 2nd position out of 6
2022 Team Tennis U14a Div 2: 2nd position out of 4
2022 Team Tennis U14b Div 11: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2022 Team Tennis U14c Div 11: 2nd position out of 4
2022 Team Tennis U12a Div 2: 3rd position out of 5
2021-22 Team Trophy U18 Knock-Out: Finalists (19 teams)
2021-22 Team Trophy U18 League Div 1: WINNERS! (Out of 3 teams)
2021-22 Team Trophy U16a League Div 1: 2nd position out of 3
2021-22 Team Trophy U16b Knock-Out: Quarter-Finals (29 teams)
2021-22 Team Trophy U16b League Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 3 teams)
2021-22 Team Trophy U14a Knock-Out: Finalists (40 teams)
2021-22 Team Trophy U14a League Div 1: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2021-22 Team Trophy U14b League Div 2: 3rd position out of 3
2021-22 Team Trophy U12 League Div 2: 2nd position out of 4
2021-22 Team Trophy U11 Girls League Div 1: 2nd position out of 3
2021 Team Tennis U18 Div 1: 2nd position out of 4
2021 Team Tennis U16a Div 1: WINNERS! (Out of 6 teams)
2021 Team Tennis U16b Div 2d: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2021 Team Tennis U16c Div 2g: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2021 Team Tennis U14a Div 1a: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2021 Team Tennis U14b Div 1b: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2021 Team Tennis U14 Girls Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2021 Team Tennis U12a Div 2a: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2021 Team Tennis U12b Div 2c: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2021 Team Tennis U11 Girls Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
***2020-21 TEAM TROPHY KNOCK-OUT STAGE CANCELLED DUE TO PANDEMIC***
2020-21 Team Trophy U18a League Div 1: WINNERS! (Out of 3 teams)
2020-21 Team Trophy U18b League Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2020-21 Team Trophy U16a League Div 1: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2020-21 Team Trophy U16b League Div 1: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2020-21 Team Trophy U16c League Div 1: 2nd position out of 3
2020-21 Team Trophy U14a League Div 1: 3rd position out of 4
2020-21 Team Trophy U14b League Div 1: WINNERS! (Out of 3 teams)
2020-21 Team Trophy U12a League Div 1: 3rd position out of 4
2020-21 Team Trophy U12b League Div 2: 3rd position out of 4
2020 Premier Team Tennis U14 Boys South East Region: 1/4 Finalists
***SUMMER 2020 COUNTY TEAM TENNIS CANCELLED DUE TO PANDEMIC***
2019-20 Team Trophy U18 League: 3rd position out of 3
2019-20 Team Trophy U16a Knock-out: WINNERS! (24 teams)
2019-20 Team Trophy U16a League Div 1: WINNERS! (Out of 3 teams)
2019-20 Team Trophy U16b Knock-out: Finalists (24 teams)
2019-20 Team Trophy U16b League Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2019-20 Team Trophy U16c Knock-out: Quarter-finals (24 teams)
2019-20 Team Trophy U16c League Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 3 teams)
2019-20 Team Trophy U14a League Div 1: 2nd position out of 4
2019-20 Team Trophy U14b League Div 1: 2nd position out of 4
2019-20 Team Trophy U14c League Div 1: 3rd position out of 4
2019-20 Team Trophy U12 League Div 1: 2nd position out of 4
2019 Ham/Hawker Cup (vs Ham & Petersham): WINNERS!
2019 Team Tennis U18 Div 2: 2nd position out of 4
2019 Team Tennis U16 Div 1b: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2019 Team Tennis U14a Div 1a: 2nd position out of 5
2019 Team Tennis U14b Div 1c: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2019 Team Tennis U14c Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 6 teams)
2019 Team Tennis U12 Boys Div 1b: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2019 Team Tennis U12 Girls Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2018-19 Team Trophy U17 Knock-out: Semi-finals (20 teams)
2018-19 Team Trophy U17 League: 2nd position out of 4
2018-19 Team Trophy U15 Knock-out: Last 16 (40 teams)
2018-19 Team Trophy U15 League: 2nd position out of 4
2018-19 Team Trophy U13a Knock-out: Semi-finals (43 teams)
2018-19 Team Trophy U13a League: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2018-19 Team Trophy U13b Knock-out: Runners-Up (43 teams)
2018-19 Team Trophy U13b League: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2018-19 Team Trophy U13c Knock-out: 1/4 Finals (43 teams)
2018-19 Team Trophy U13c League: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2018-19 Team Trophy U11a League: 3rd position out of 3
2018-19 Team Trophy U11b Knock-out: Last 16 (30 teams)
2018-19 Team Trophy U11b League: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2018-19 Team Trophy U11 Girls Knock-out: Runners-Up (18 teams)
2018-19 Team Trophy U11 Girls League: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2018 Ham/Hawker Cup (vs Ham & Petersham): WINNERS!
2018 Team Tennis U18 Div 2: 3rd position out of 6
2018 Team Tennis U16a Div 1b: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2018 Team Tennis U16b Div 2: 4th position out of 6
2018 Team Tennis U14 Div 1c: 3rd position out of 4
2018 Team Tennis U12a Div 1b: 2nd position out of 5
2018 Team Tennis U12b Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2018 Team Tennis U10 Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2017-18 Team Trophy U17 Knock-out: Semi-finals (15 teams)
2017-18 Team Trophy U17 League: WINNERS! (Out of 3 teams)
2017-18 Team Trophy U15a Knock-out: Semi-finals (24 teams)
2017-18 Team Trophy U15a League: WINNERS! (Out of 3 teams)
2017-18 Team Trophy U15b League: 2nd position out of 3
2017-18 Team Trophy U13a Knock-out: Semi-finals (32 teams)
2017-18 Team Trophy U13a League: WINNERS! (Out of 3 teams)
2017-18 Team Trophy U13b League: 2nd position out of 3
2017-18 Team Trophy U11a Knock-out: Semi-finals (28 teams)
2017-18 Team Trophy U11a League: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2017-18 Team Trophy U11b Knock-out: 1/4 Finals (28 teams)
2017-18 Team Trophy U11b League: WINNERS! (Out of 3 teams)
2017 Ham/Hawker Cup (vs Ham & Petersham): WINNERS!
2017 AEGON Team Tennis U14 Div 1b: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2017 AEGON Team Tennis U12 Div 1a: 4th position out of 5
2017 AEGON Team Tennis U16 Div 2a: 2nd position out of 5
2017 AEGON Team Tennis U12 Div 2a: 4th position out of 6
2017 AEGON Team Tennis U9 Div 2a: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2016-17 Surrey U18's Cup: 3rd Place (Out of 13 teams)
2016-17 Little League U10's Finals Day: 3rd position out of 5
2016-17 Little League U10's: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2016 AEGON Team Tennis U16 Surrey Play-Offs: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2016 AEGON Team Tennis U14 Div 1b: 2nd position out of 5
2016 AEGON Team Tennis U10 Div 2a: WINNERS! (Out of 6 teams)
2016 AEGON Team Tennis U18 Div 2a: 5th position out of 6
2016 AEGON Team Tennis U16 Div 2a: WINNERS! (Out of 6 teams)
2016 AEGON Team Tennis U14 Div 2a: 6th position out of 6
2016 AEGON Team Tennis U12 Div 2a: 6th position out of 6
2016 AEGON Team Tennis U10 Div 2d: 2nd position out of 6
2015-16 Little League U11's: 4th position out of 5
2015 AEGON Team Tennis U16 Surrey Play-Offs: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2015 AEGON Team Tennis U16 Div 2a: WINNERS! (Out of 6 teams)
2015 AEGON Team Tennis U14 Div 1b: 3rd position out of 5
2015 AEGON Team Tennis U12 Div 2b: 5th position out of 6
2015 AEGON Team Tennis U12 Div 2c: 5th position out of 6
2015 AEGON Team Tennis U9 Div 2d: 4th position out of 6
2014 AEGON Team Tennis U16 Div 1a: 2nd position out of 4
2014 AEGON Team Tennis U14 Div 1b: 4th position out of 5
2014 AEGON Team Tennis U12 Div 2a: 3rd position out of 5
2013-14 Little League U11's Finals Day: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2013-14 Little League U11's: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2013-14 Little League U10's: 3rd position out of 5
2013 AEGON Team Tennis U14 Div 1b: WINNERS! (Out of 6 teams)
2013 AEGON Team Tennis U14 Div 2a: 3rd position out of 6
2013 AEGON Team Tennis U12 Div 2a: 2nd position out of 4
2013 AEGON Team Tennis U10 Div 2c: 6th position out of 6
2012-13 Little League U11's: 2nd position out of 5
2012-13 Little League U10's: 3rd position out of 5
2012 AEGON Team Tennis U14 Div 2a: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2012 AEGON Team Tennis U14 Div 2b: 2nd position out of 5
2012 AEGON Team Tennis U12 Div 2a: 2nd position out of 5
2012 AEGON Team Tennis U10 Div 2a: 3rd position out of 5
2011-12 Little League U11's Finals Day: WINNERS! (Out of 6 teams)
2011-12 Little League U11's: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2011-12 Little League U10's Finals Day: 3/4 position out of 7 teams 2011-12 Little League U10's: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2011 AEGON Team Tennis U14 Div 3: 2nd position out of 5
2011 AEGON Team Tennis U14 Girls Div 2: 3rd position out of 5
2011 AEGON Team Tennis U12 Div 2: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2011 AEGON Team Tennis U10 Div 5: WINNERS! (Out of 6 teams)
2010-11 Little League U11's Finals Day: 2nd position out of 6
2010-11 Little League U11's: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2010-11 Little League U10's Finals Day: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2010-11 Little League U10's: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2010 AEGON Team Tennis U16 Div 2a: 4th position out of 5
2010 AEGON Team Tennis U12 Div 2c: 2nd position out of 5
2010 AEGON Team Tennis U12 Div 2d: 3rd position out of 5
2010 Mini League U9's: 3rd position out of 5
2009-10 Little League U11's Finals Day: WINNERS! (Out of 8 teams)
2009-10 Little League U11's: WINNERS! (Out of 4 teams)
2009-10 Little League U10's: 2nd position out of 5
2009 Mini League U9's: 5th position out of 6
2008-09 Little League U11's Finals Day: 4th position out of 6
2008-09 Little League U11's: WINNERS! (Out of 5 teams)
2008-09 Little League U10's: 5th position out of 6
Here's the full version of the article that was minimally featured in Surrey Tennis Quarterly edition No.4 in October 2024:
Our club has been involved in this event for 10+ years, but it was only in 2022 that any of our players had got past the Surrey/Regional qualifiers and actually qualified for the national finals, which are played on the practice courts of Aorangi Park at Wimbledon.
Tristan Scurr and Georgiy Lesyuk have been part of the club for many years since they were young juniors, and have played regularly together as a pair since they were 14.
In 2022, they qualified for the 18U Doubles category, and had a great run, squeezing through their round robin group, and then winning 1/4 Final and semi-final matches before losing the final 62 76.
The event is incredibly well run, and all competitors are treated fantastically, including generous goody bags and a daily cash allowance to spend on food and drink. The boys were very keen to come back!
In 2024, one year into Uni, they went in for the Men’s doubles, and once again qualified for the national finals. The round robin group wasn’t a formality, with a champions tie-break win needed to progress.
The guys played better and better as the week went along, winning their 1/4 final 62 75, and then their semi-final by a tense 76 57 (10-4) scoreline, before saving their very best for the final.
The experience of the lost final 2 years ago really helped, and the guys were completely relaxed as they played the best match I’ve ever seen from them, with near faultless tennis to land a 61 61 win, and become National PYWTW Champions!
Our club has had a rich vein of success in the competition in recent years, as in 2022 we also had Lucca Strack qualify for the Finals in the U14 Boys Singles, as did Oliver Scott in 2023. Tristan and Lucca also paired up in 2023 and made the U18 Doubles Finals.
We have a strong Hawker Tennis family vibe at the club, much like the Surrey Tennis family vibe. The camaraderie, fun, and good times are what it’s all about! Each year, we’ve had such a great time at this event, with a strong support network for our players including myself (the coach), family, friends, and Hawker team-mates. I’d strongly recommend all clubs to get involved in the 2025 edition, and perhaps enjoy a similar journey with lasting memories!
The guys with their winners trophies, and £150 gift shop vouchers!
Monday 19th August 2024: An incredible triumph for Team Hawker, and for Surrey, when Tristan and Georgiy WON the Men's doubles at the National Finals of this year's Play Your Way To Wimbledon!
They won the Hawker qualifier, and then the Surrey qualifier, to make it.
It was a very open field of 24 teams, and the boys needed to win their group to progress to the 1/4 Finals. They did this with a routine straight sets win, followed by a less routine 6-1 2-6 (10-4) victory to seal the deal.
They upped their game in the 1/4 finals with an excellent serving display, not being broken in a 6-2 7-5 win. The semi-finals followed later in the day, and another strong performance saw them again find their best when they needed to in a tense 7-6 5-7 (10-6) win!
In the final, the boys achieved the perfect relaxed mindset before the match, and maintained it right the way through. They played near flawless tennis with strong serving, consistent returning, and solid volleying, and crushed a very decent pair 6-1 6-1, the most one-sided match in the whole competition!
This victory was possible not just from their excellent tennis, but from the strong Team Hawker support of family, friends, and coach for every match! The power of human connection and achieving something together was in full force!
Monday 15th July 2024: Another fun and very successful season saw us once again qualify for the Premier Tier in the U18 Boys category, and also win 13 out of 16 matches at county level.
Our U18 team was much weakened from last year without Tristan, Georgiy, and Lucca, but we battled admirably, and only lost one match convincingly, whilst the others were much closer affairs. Well done to the boys for feeding off the Team Hawker spirit to give their best and enjoy their tennis.
At county level, our U11's won all their matches, thanks to great performances from our ever-improving squad of Gusti, Aryan, Francesco, and George.
With no Div 1 at U16's available this year (which we have won most years since 2015), all our U16 Boys teams could do was win their Div 2 leagues, and they both did this quite convincingly.
Our U18 Boys at county level had a mixed season, but we rotated the team around to give everyone some valuable match experience.
Our U16 Girls were a strong team on paper, but it was a nightmare trying to get the matches organised. We ended up not playing one, and then playing the others with incomplete teams as the opponents didn't have enough players. A win against Woking and a loss against Roehampton, still produced some great tennis.
Monday 29th April 2024: An amazing season that saw us win 2 events for the first time in a single season!
We defended our U18 title from last year, and added the U16 title as well!
Our U16 Boys team was lead by Nicho and Ronak in the league phase, and they won every match they played, including away at Roehampton and Woking. The team also won at Westside, when Oliver stepped in, and from the quarter-finals onwards, it was Nicho and Oliver who lead the way, getting to the final without dropping a rubber!
Our U18 Boys involved Nicho, Jeremy, Aleksander, and Oliver for one match. Once again, our teams won every match, and set up the final by beating Southfields away.
We were lucky enough to have home ties for both finals, and these were played against Leatherhead, who had also made both finals!
It was a great day at Hawker, as first Nicho and Oliver toughed out two tricky singles matches to give us an unassailable 2-0 lead, and they eased through the doubles for good measure.
Nicho then stayed on, and won another match in the singles, and when Aleks came through a 2nd set tie-break in his singles, we were confirmed double champions!
With Nicho pretty tired, Ronak stepped in to play the dead doubles rubber at short notice, showing the great team spirit and camaraderie we have at Hawker!
Monday 26th June 2023: They look miserable, that's because we thought we'd blown our best chance to win a Premier Division title! We only had to win our last match at Stony Stratford, but it all went wrong! We lost 2-4, after having match points in 2 of the ties that we lost, and quite a big lead in another. Only an unlikely result in another match in the league could save us.
There was a surprise meal out for the team after the match if we had won, but we went for our meal out anyway. The effort the team gave throughout the season was excellent, and thoroughly deserved a reward regardless of the result.
Highlights saw an 8-4 win over 2nd placed Cumberland, where Nicho saved a match point in a crucial tie to help get the team over the winning line. Georgiy, in his last ever junior match for the club, scored the crucial 4th rubber win to get our win at home to Woking. The boys had an easier time at both Cranleigh and Hackney, before the Stony match.
Tristan played his last ever junior match for us at Stony, and went out Federer style, losing after having a match point in the doubles tie! However, the difference was that the team didn't lose 1st place! Hackney did us a big favour by beating Cumberland, which allowed us to stay top and finish with our first ever Premier Division title!
Huge well done to all the team members, who all scored crucial wins for us at various stages. Lucca won all 5 of his singles matches, and Tristan won 4 out of 5 playing as No.1 for the team!
Monday 26th June 2023: Our U14 team were put in the wrong division, and ended up facing some of the best players in the whole country in their league!
We were out of our depth, but I was determined to turn a potentially negative experience into a positive.
The boys didn't win a single set in 5 matches, but we used each match to learn, develop, and enjoy their tennis.
I'm proud that we fulfilled all our fixtures, including a couple of lengthy away trips. The first was a trip to Chelmsford, where the boys enjoyed the challenge, and learned the importance of cherishing every moment in the match, so that they didn't come off with any regrets of feeling they could have done better. Oliver and Filip put up a great fight in a competitive doubles tie.
We also had some injury issues through the season, and in our home match with Georgians, Filip stepped up to play as our No.1 against a very strong opponent, and he put in a fantastic effort, keeping his opponent busy for well over an hour, and impressing with his attitude and skill level.
In the final 2 matches, my main goal for the boys was to focus in on their 'enjoyment' reasons for why they play tennis. The emphasis was on enjoying the highlights, enjoying the challenge of playing strong players, and laughing off the difficult moments.
Big well done to all our U14 team!
Monday 26th June 2023: Another exciting season, with the highlight being yet another 16U Boys 1st division title at county level. We pride ourselves on developing players to this standard through the squads, and for the 6th time in 8 years, we have been division 1 winners. The other 2 years, we came 2nd place!
This year, the title was decided in our home match with Purley, who brought a strong team. The match went all the way to 3-3, which meant a sudden death shoot-out to decide the league! Our boys stayed calm under pressure, and eased us to a comfortable 10-5 win!
Elsewhere, Paul's mini tennis teams enjoyed a fantastic unbeaten season, with his Green U10 team winning their division, along with his Orange U9 team.
We also picked up another league win with our Boys U14 B team winning their division.
Another fun and relentless season saw us achieving success at all levels, and most importantly enjoying the special Team Hawker camaraderie that exists in our club. All the players support each other, and as coach, I love supporting them as often as I can both at home and when they're on the road.
Monday 3rd April 2023: It was an exciting season with our U18, U16, and U14 Boys teams all in with a shout of success!
In the end, it was the U18 Boys who were crowned Surrey Team Trophy Champions, and what a fantastic way for Tristan and Georgiy to finish their last Winter Season at Hawker!
They breezed through all their matches, until the final, where a clinical deciding doubles performance was needed to get the better of Epsom.
Our U14 Boys almost made it a glorious double , getting all the way to the final, only to be pipped by the narrowest of margins by a strong Westside team, 8-10 in the deciding doubles tie-break. Great effort by Oliver and Filip!
Finally, our U16 Boys team had a really tough defeat at Woking which sent them out at the group stage. Given how the competition works (strongest teams play each other in the group stages), had we come through that match, we would have had a good chance to go all the way.
Tough luck for Lucca and Nicho, but it was still a fun day, and important lessons learned to take forwards.
Monday 29th August 2022: Huge well done to Lucca, who pushed on from his adventure at Wimbledon, to win a Grade 3 at Sutton, and then finish the summer in style by winning the U14 Boys Singles at this year's Surrey Championships!
Seeded 4th, he made his way to the final without dropping a set, including a straight forward win over the boy who had beaten the 2nd seed. The final was against the 6th seed, who had narrowly beaten the top seed in the semi-final, in what was a very high quality match.
Lucca started the final a little nervous and flat, but after going 5-1 down in the 1st set, he took the next 2 games and started to find his form. He went an early break down in the 2nd set, but again battled well to win the next 2 games. At 1-1, he saved a break point with a stunning lob volley winner after a really long rally. If one point can signify the change in momentum in a tennis match, this was it!
Lucca suddenly had his usual energy and belief, and was pumped up and ready to compete for the Surrey title. He won the 2nd set, and then edged a tense tie-break 11-9 to become champion! A clever mix of well executed drop shots and solid heavy baseline hitting enabled him to earn a deserved 3-6 6-3 (11-9) victory!
To cap off a great day, Lucca also teamed up with Robbie Taylor to convincingly win the doubles final, and end up as both singles and doubles champion at this year's Surrey Champs!
Monday 15th August 2022: What an amazing week for these guys and for Hawker Tennis! Huge congratulations to Tristan, Georgiy, and Lucca!
Tristan and Georgiy were stars of the show, going all the way to the final of the national finals of this event! Their match had a professional umpire, and 4 cameras filming the action, with Tim Henman keeping an eye on all the finals taking place.
Watch the highlights of the Final here!
The boys had a slow start in each set, but came roaring back in the 2nd set to force a tie-break, eventually losing 62 76. Previous to that, they won their qualifying group, including a very tight 76 36 (10-5) win vs the winners of the West Midlands qualifier. Their 1/4 final saw them save 2 set points whilst breaking back at 5-6 down 1st set, before easing to a 76 62 win, and the semi-final was a more routine 64 62 victory against the winners of the Kent qualifier.
Meanwhile, Lucca won an edgy one hour match vs Nicho 6-4 to qualify for the Surrey Play-off. With only one place in the national event on offer, Lucca had to win this event, which he did! The final was a battle, where he saved 7 set points in the 2nd set before winning 62 76.
Lucca then qualified from his group with impressive wins over the Lancashire play-off winner and the North Scotland play-off winner.
In the main draw, he won another match against the winner of the Hampshire & IOW play-off, before meeting his match against the UK No.31 player from Devon.
All in all, an amazing week, and amazing experience for the boys. It was hugely enjoyable working with these guys at such a great event. Thanks to Wimbledon and the LTA for putting on this iconic tournament each year!
Monday 18th July 2022: Another fun and very successful season for the Hawker Jets. After last season's huge success, we decided to put many of our players in higher age groups, and also to target Premier Division at the U18 age group, all to give them the right mix of challenging matches and opportunities to win.
Our U18 Premier Division qualification was great news for Tristan, Lucca, Nicho, and Georgiy, who got to play 3 very high level matches. The boys were fantastic, scoring a number of impressive wins, especially Tristan and Nicho in their singles matches (both winning 2 out of 3). A fourth match vs Sutton Tennis Academy was cancelled when Sutton twice failed to organise a team, so the boys finished 3rd place in a league of 5, and all will be eligible to play again next summer.
At County level, we had loads of fun and success in age groups from U12 up to U16. We had 6 teams, and they finished runners-up in all but one of the leagues, which we won!
The U14 Boys B team were the champs of their division, beating Woking and our U14 C team! The U14 C's also beat woking, and Telford Park (whom the B's actually lost to!), but a 1-2 Hawker Jets finish was already assured.
The U16 A's, lead by Nicho, won all their matches except a crunch showdown with Roehampton, which they fought really well in but just fell short. The U16 B's had a similar story, winning all but one of their matches.
The U14 A's did the same, but were soundly beaten by a strong Purley side for 1st place, whilst the U12's did a great job finishing 2nd in a strong league with Guildford Academy, St.Georges Hill, Wentworth, and Woking.
Monday 4th April 2022: There was only one way to go after the incredible summer season, and that was down! We love it though, and after a few struggles early in the season, Hawker Jets finished the league phase of the competition strongly, with 3 of our 7 teams winning their groups and qualifying for the knock-out stage. 3 other teams finished 2nd, and just one team came 3rd.
Despite set-backs during the knock-outs, not always having our best players, and having to play matches away from home (due to resurfacing works), we managed to make 2 finals! Big well done to the U14 Boys (Lucca, Nicho, Jeremy, Fabian), and also the U18 Boys (Tristan, Georgiy) for finishing runners-up in this winter's Surrey Team Trophy!
Both Finals saw some crucial tie-breaks go against us, but our teams played very well, especially the U18's who were up against very strong opponents in Byfleet.
Monday 13th September 2021: A truly insane season saw Hawker Jets win 9 out of the 10 leagues they entered. Within that, our teams won a staggering 28 out of 29 matches this season!
A HUGE well done to the whole squad, and the 26 different players who represented the Jets at least once!
Personal highlights: U16 Boys winning away to Roehampton, scoring 2 crucial doubles wins to set up a 4-2 overall win, a crucial victory in that particular league.
U12 Boys A opponents not showing up, opposing team captain having messed up and apologetic saying he would come down with some gifts for our boys when we re-scheduled, and also that his players were in the wrong league and too strong. He didn’t show, and we beat his boys on deciding doubles!
U16 C team (represented by our U14’s) winning a league decider at Guildford tennis academy. Both teams had barely lost a game to the other teams in the league, and it was another fantastic effort by our boys to score a 3-0 win!
U14 A team scoring a crucial away win at Surbiton, and completely outclassing them 6-0!
Match points saved in epic tie-break: Our in-experienced U12’s found themselves 9-5 up in their deciding doubles match tie-break, and after missing 7 match points, and saving 2 match points, they won the match and the tie on their 8th match point, the score 16-14!
A truly insane doubles record, winning 34 out of 37 doubles matches, 5 of them tie deciders, a great reflection on the work we do on doubles in training, and the team spirit of the Hawker Jets!
Away record: Unbeaten away from home in 14 matches, including at big clubs like Surbiton, Guildford Tennis Academy, and Roehampton. This shows the fantastic adaptability our players have, and the team spirit they draw upon to produce consistent winning tennis in unfamiliar surroundings.
Match tie-break record: Once again, our teams are well above 50% in terms of match tie-break wins, winning 12 out of 16 this season, and showing that their mental strength and ability to perform under pressure have once again been well above average.
Monday 7th June 2021: Sadly the knock-out stage of this fun event was finally cancelled due to the Jan-Mar lockdown, and clubs having too much court pressure to be able to fit in the matches around the Summer Team Tennis fixture lists.
A huge well done to our teams though, especially the 5 teams who managed to finish top of their divisions! 4 of those were tough division 1 leagues, a performance that once again keeps our status as one of the most successful junior team tennis clubs in Surrey!
The U18's saw Tristan and Joey Black secure an amazing win against Roehampton, 10-8 in the deciding doubles tie-break having lost the 1st set heavily! That win helped secure top spot, whilst James and Josh didn't lose a match for the U18 B's ensuring top spot there too!
The U16's saw all 3 teams do very well, the A's and B's finishing top. Perhaps they were on the way to a repeat all-Hawker final from the previous season?! The C's came 2nd after a tough loss away to Brightwell. Tristan, Georgi, James, Josh, Rohan, Charlie, and Sam all helped contribute to another amazing season for the U16's!
The U14 A's saw Jeremy and Nicho play 3 very tough matches, all highly competitive against quality opponents. They won 1 and lost 2 to finish 3rd. The B's won their league, with Lucca and Thomas going undefeated!
The U12's had their first taste of Team Tennis, and found it tough going. They gave their best and gained valuable experience in the process. Both A and B teams finished 3rd out of 4 in their divisions.
Monday 21st September 2020: Back in the Summer of 2018, our U12's squad set the goal to qualify for Premier Team Tennis 2020 when they would be U14's! They smashed that goal, qualifying for division 1 in the South East region, despite cruelly losing 2 players due to eligibility based on the new age changes.
Our original squad of Josh, Jackson, James, Rohan, Sam, and Charlie (with Harry also joining later), all set about increasing their training and targeting tournament success where they could gain the ranking points that would hopefully collectively qualify them for the highest tier of Junior Team Tennis in the UK.
The boys were fantastic, both in regular team tennis and in their individual tournaments, with all of them enjoying big highlights at times, and scoring impressive upset wins against higher rated opponents. Then came the bitter news that the LTA was changing the age groups structure, which would mean Josh and Jackson became ineligible as their birthdays were at the end of the year.
LTA made an exception for the Road to Wimbledon event, but failed to make an exception for Premier Team Tennis, and our appeals fell on deaf, stubborn, and wholly un-empathetic ears. For all the good work the LTA do, it's clear that at the highest levels, key skills that would drive faster growth and progress are still lacking, such as empathy, willingness to learn from the diverse tennis community, and the ability to subdue the ego.
Anyway, the competition was not cancelled, like all other Summer competitions! It was turned into a knock-out event, with the top 8 teams from each region starting in the 1/4 finals. We had a tough tie away to Bromley, and the 4 remaining eligible boys (James, Sam, Rohan, and Charlie) did Hawker proud with a strong display of battling quality tennis, but our opponents were too strong, and we wish them the best of luck for the remainder of the competition.
The boys were treated to a meal out in Bromley after the tie, to celebrate the incredible journey that will have given them much more than just improved tennis skills. Covid guidelines for restaurants at the time were adhered to!
Monday 16th March 2020 (Update 1st Nov): It was a dream come true for Hawker after the U16's knock-out draw was made and the possibility of an all-Hawker final became a reality!
After a change in rules that meant only 3 of our teams qualified for the knock-outs, we found ourselves with all 3 of our U16 Boys teams in the 1/4 Finals stage. The dream came true! An all-Hawker final was confirmed when Tristan and Georgiy went away to St.Georges Hill on the last weekend before lockdown, and scored a sensational win against a strong team!
Our B team (James and Josh) had already won a nail-biting semi-final away at Ham & Petersham against older players. The final was played on 1st November. Tristan beat James 6-1 6-1, and Georgiy clinched the title with a tense 6-7 6-2 (12-10) win over Josh! Big well done to all the boys!
I want to highlight the amazing team spirit that we have amongst the squads at Hawker. This is one of our magic ingredients for success, and makes the whole thing so much more than just being about tennis. It's about enjoying life, learning and growing, supporting each other, and overcoming challenges together.
Our 3 U14's teams struggled to assert control in their top division leagues, though two of them finished runner's-up, a position that would have qualified them for the knock-outs based on last years rules.
Our U12's suffered a similar fate, competing well in a high quality division, but finishing runners-up too.
Finally, our U18's finished last in their high division group, but it doesn't tell the full story. Moritz and Lloyd competed strongly in both matches, and there was much quality tennis on show.
Monday 7th October 2019: Another sensational and exciting Ham/Hawker Cup, and another win for Hawker! After more than 9 hours of tennis, the two clubs were locked at 4-4. The set count-back declared us winners by 15-14! Had the sets been tied, we would have lost with a -3 game count-back!
Our two U12's teams were awesome! Both their ties went to the 5th rubber, and our boys got the wins in both! Nicho, Liam, Thomas, and James.C the hero's! The U14 Girls tie was overshadowed by Ham's ineligible player, but Rosie and Catie played incredible tennis, which included Catie scoring a crucial win in her singles.
Moritz was a superstar in the U18's, saving 2 match points in an epic 7-6 (11-9) win against the much higher rated Zain, and then he did it all again, when he beat Ham's No.1 junior Jamie 6-4!
In the end, our U16's still needed to win 3-0 against quality opponents. Tristan and Georgiy were exceptional, winning both their singles to go 2-0 up. The whole cup rested on the doubles tie. Last year, they lost the doubles to the same pair 6-1. This year they showed their huge improvement both with their doubles skills, and their partnership, by taking a tense battle 6-4!
It took several exceptional performances to get this cup win, and it was the same story last year. The cup, more than any other regular event, has allowed me to see how well our players can rise to the occasion by playing strong intelligent tennis under pressure. It's just so pleasing to know the juniors are responding so well to what we do in squads training, and are able to put it into practice in this way.
Finally, a huge thank-you to Ham & Petersham for making this such a memorable and valuable event for both clubs. We look forward to returning to them next year for the 4th edition!
Monday 15th July 2019: Hawker Jets had their most successful Team Tennis season yet! We had 7 teams involved, and 5 of them won their leagues, whilst the other two came 2nd place!
Our players consistently produced winning tennis, and we also pulled out some great victories against Surrey's top clubs. St.Georges Hill - played 2, WON 2, Woking - played 4, WON 4, Roehampton, Surbiton, and Wimbledon Club - all played 1, WON 1! We lost to Westside's U16's with an U14 team, but still went on to win that league!
Our U14 A's (pictured after victory at St.Georges Hill) were undefeated in Surrey's strongest U14 division, but just missed out on league victory when we drew 3-3 at Weybridge Tennis Academy and then lost the sudden death shoot-out!
Our U12 Boys and U12 Girls were both awesome, winning every match they played!
Hawker Jets played 24 matches in total, and won 20 of them!
Monday 25th March 2019: We entered 8 teams in this year's competition, and managed to surpass last year's excellent showing. Incredibly, we had 7 of our teams qualify for the knock-out phase of the competition, the best of all 48 clubs who were involved. Once again, 4 of our teams made the semi-final stage, and this time two of them cleared that hurdle to book their spot at Finals Day. We had 3 U13's teams, and they were outstanding. Only one team were able to stop them, as St.Georges Hill ended up beating all three, with our A's just a tie-break away from making it an all-Hawker Final. Our U11 Girls were the other star performers (pictured), storming to the final where they put up such a brave fight against a really strong Roehampton team, who needed 3 and a half hours of gruelling tennis to finally get their win. In fact, team spirit was evident across all the age groups, with some stunning individual performances mixed with great character and fight. It could have been better still, as our U11 Boys had to give away their knockout tie versus a team who went on to the final, because one of our boys fell ill during the match. Another great Winter season, which maintains out status as one of the most successful junior clubs in Surrey!
Sunday 30th September 2018: Hawker retain the Cup they won in 2017 when this new annual event was launched. This was an even sweeter victory due to doing it at their place, and defeating an incredibly strong line-up that Ham assembled for this year. Tristan's opening victory against Ham's No.1 in the U14's was one of numerous huge performances by our players. Tristan played near flawless attacking tennis to win 6-2 and set the path for the crucial U14's age group to be won by Hawker. After the opening 4 ties, Hawker lead 3-1 (easy wins in U12's, and U11's A, and an easy Ham win in U16's). The Men's was a high quality affair, especially the doubles, but Ham were too strong, 3-2. The U13's was another crucial tie, and Jackson's 6-4 upset win over Ham's No.1 set that tie going our way. The U11's B's saw a tight opening match go Ham's way which set them up for an easy win. 4-3 Hawker with 2 ties remaining. The Ladies were overwhelmed by Ham in 2017, but an excellent 6-4 upset win by Victoria over their No.1 gave Hawker an unexpected lead. Their No.2, Sarah, was also a tough proposition, both club champion at Ham and nearby Teddington. Our Sara produced an inspired display though, saving a match point before winning 7-6 (8-6), and putting Hawker 2-0 up, one match from victory! The Ladies went down in the doubles 6-4, and then it was Sara back on in singles, and another inspired performance netted a 6-1 win and sealed the Cup win for Hawker! The U18's was incomplete at this stage (Ham leading 2-1), and it was decided not to finish it. Another excellent team effort from Hawker, with team spirit and unity across the whole squad very much the key to victory!
Monday 9th July 2018: Yet another highly successful season for the Jets!
3 league wins from the 7 which we entered, with the younger players performing particularly well. The U12's A team finished 2nd in a strong league (pictured), whilst the B team blitzed their division to take the title. The U10's backed up their league win last year as U9's with a dominating performance to win again as U10's. The U16's A team exceeded expectations by winning a tough league despite limited preparation. The B's and the U18's couldn't overcome their lack of preparation, but both teams scored a number of wins in their respective divisions. Big well done to all involved for helping to keep the Hawker Jets compeition wins rolling in!
Monday 19th March 2018: We entered 7 teams in Surrey's inaugural Winter Season team competition, and it was a great success and lots of fun for all those involved. Sadly, we didn't have any representation at Finals weekend in March, but all 4 of our A teams made the semi-finals! In fact, all 7 teams between them blitzed the group stages, winning 13 out of 15 matches, including 39 out of 45 individual rubbers. 5 of them qualified for the knock-out stage, where the 4 A teams all hit a wall at the semi-final stage. We were the ONLY team in Surrey to have representation in the semi-finals of every boys age group. Westside, Woking, and Wilton only managed representation in 2 of the 4 age groups. An excellent effort that shows our strength at all ages, and once again re-affirms our position as one of the most successful clubs in Surrey when it comes to team tennis. This is all the more impressive given the modest levels of commitment that most of our squad players have.
Monday 6th November 2017: This is a new Davis Cup style event to be held each year between Hawker Tennis and Ham & Petersham Tennis Club.
The inaugural event was hosted by Hawker, and was a big success! Hawker managed to win by a 5-4 scoreline! Pivotal to victory was the U14's, which saw Arjan and Tristan both win singles against strong opposition, before securing the tie with a doubles victory.
The Men's event was the classic tie of the day. The first singles were split, leading to a fantastic doubles match, with Hawker (represented by Nick and Mike) starting slowly vs Ham (represented by Zino and Jonny). We went 0-3 15-40 down, but stormed back to serve for it at 5-3. One match point was missed, and the score was soon 5-5. At 6-5, Hawker missed two more match points. The deciding tie-break saw Hawker come from 1-3 down to win it 7-5 in front of a lively crowd!
Ham would come back to win the remaining singles and take the tie 3-2 though.
Elsewhere, Hawker were too strong in the younger age groups, with Ham proving too strong in the older age groups.
Monday 10th July 2017: The Hawker Jets once again performed excellently, with a Division 1 win for the U14 Boys, narrowly pipping Ham & Petersham for 1st place, and also an excellent debut win in Division 2 for the U9's (pictured), who were a class above all opponents they faced. The U16 Boys were beaten into 2nd place by Ham & Petersham in their league. With the County Play-Offs scrapped after a 2 year pilot scheme, we can, however, officially say U16 Hawker Boys are the only team to have ever won the Surrey Play-Off Finals! The U12's were placed in the highest possible leagues, and struggled, understandable given almost all have just come out of U10's, and they'll have another go in U12's next Summer.
Sunday 19th March 2017 (Surrey Cup and Little League): Our first ever entry into the Surrey Junior Cup was hugely successful, with a 3rd place finish. This is an U18's event, yet Harry and Moritz are 16 and 15 respectively, and have 2 more years to try and go even further! After a simple Round 1 victory, Moritz scored a crucial singles win in the 1/4 final, before the boys clinched the deciding doubles. A trip to Leatherhead (the defending champs) proved too tough, and that set up a play-off against Ham & Petersham, and a reunion with Zino, who was with us for many years. Zino beat Harry 64 63 in a high quality match, whilst Moritz beat Tom Luca 64 75. The doubles was a tight affair, but our boys held their nerve and played great in the big moments to edge it 62 16 64!
Our U10's Little League team demolished the opposition in the group stage, but unfortunately for Finals Day we had to send a weakened team. Mackenzie and Charlie battled well against the other 4 finalists, winning 2 matches, and losing 2, but all were close. A good effort to finish in 3rd place from 22 teams overall who entered this years event.
Monday 29th August 2016: 2016 was one of our best seasons ever! Our U16's Boy's team won their league to qualify for the end-of-season Play-Offs for the second straight year! And for the second straight year, they won the Play-Off Finals at Sutton Academy! Big congratulations to Harry and Moritz (pictured), who performed at a very high level to win all 4 matches they played on the day. Another incredible league win came from the U10's team, who demonstrated an unbelievable team spirit, and determination. Every team in the league was stronger than us on paper, and our boys won 10 out of the 11 matches that went to deciding tie-breaks! Full story below! Elsewhere, our U14's Boys also had a great season, narrowly missing out on a league victory in their division 1 group. Our U18's, U14's B team, and U12's all struggled, and were found wanting in terms of ability, and in a few cases, commitment to the cause. Overall though, a fantastic 2016 season!
U10's Team Tennis 2016 - A great story of team spirit, and mental toughness: The A team started with a home tie to Sutton Academy, with the Jets taking a narrow 4-2 win. 4 of the 6 matches went to a deciding tie-break, and we crucially won 3 of those, including Sam's incredible fightback from 0-4 0-2 down in his singles match! An away trip to Southwark looked destined to go 3-3, until Rohan and Sam made a miraculous comeback in their doubles, coming from a set down and saving 5 match points! 4-2 win for the Jets! Next up was Rock's Lane, and a close match was lost on a shoot-out 3-4. But the league was still in our hands as we went away to the league leaders, who were undefeated. The boys were fantastic, scoring a 5-1 win, including Rohan's epic singles that saw him save 2 match points in the tie-break! The boys then went to Annabel Croft Academy and thumped them 6-0 to win in style! The B team also surpassed themselves, winning their first 4 matches, and missing out on the title by 2 points when the last match went into a shoot-out. Many incredible performances kept the results flowing, and kept us in the final match against a very strong team, and our B team can proudly claim wins over the A teams from Wimbledon Club, Wilton, and Westside, 3 big local clubs!
PICTURE: Awesome U10's A team after they clinched league victory away at Downs in 2016 (story above)
Monday 31st August 2015: A fantastic achievement for the Hawker Jets, when our U16's not only won their AEGON league, but then went on to win the inaugural county Play-Offs at the end of the Summer. They played off against 5 other teams, and edged 1st place in a very competitive event! Well done to our team of Zino and Harry, and also to Milan and Leonard who contributed to the league season. Elsewhere, our teams generally found the high divisions they were playing in quite tough. U14's won 2 or their 4 matches to finish 3rd, both U12 teams struggled, just picking up 1 win in their leagues. The U9's were the highlight though, finishing 4th out of 6, but claiming 2 wins, and performing admirably in their 3 losses, all by the narrowest of margins (4-6)! A great first taste of team tennis, well done Mackenzie, Rohan, William, Hassen, Charlie and Tommy!
Sunday 29th June 2014: It's been our worst season to date, but our players should only be commended for how they handled the challenges put before them. A combination of being in very high level leagues, and repeatedly being without our best players for matches, were key factors that lead to us having mid-table finishes in all 3 leagues we competed in. One performance stands out for me: Zino's win over Michael Mhangami, a highly rated youngster. Zino fought so well, and eventually powered past an opponent who was 4 rating bands above him! This levelled the tie at 3-3, but Zino and Alfie Heiberg couldn't win the shoot-out tie-break against Michael, and Andy Faull (who's ranked Top 50 nationally in U18's!). An example of the caliber of opposition we faced, and the experience will no doubt have done all those who played a power of good.
Sunday 23rd March 2014: Massive congratulations to Harry and Max (pictured), who took the Hawker Jets to another glorious Little League crown! Our U11's team won all their group matches to win their league and qualify, and then they beat all other league winners on Sunday in Woking to take the outright title! The teams they beat were Old College (3-0), Reedham (2-1), Virgin Active (2-1), and Wilton (2-1). All the 2-1 wins were decided with the doubles match, so it took excellent teamwork from the boys to secure those vital doubles wins! No surprise, as both boys started at Hawker tennis when they were 4 yrs old, and have partnered each other many times over the years!
Sunday 16th June 2013 (Team Tennis - Div 1 WINNERS!): It was a fantastic Sunday, that saw our U14 A team go to Byfleet knowing a win would secure the Division 1 title. They did it in great fashion, showing ruthless determination to win 6-0! Big well done to Harry, Zino, Louis, Leonard, and Moritz, who between them accomplished Hawker's finest achievement to date! It was almost a super double too, with the U14 B team also going for a league win, but despite a hard-fought battle, they lost the final crucial match 2-1 at home to Woking, and we ended up in 3rd place due to 3 teams being on the same points total, and it being decided by sets % won.
Sunday 17th June 2012: Another Team Tennis campaign is over, and it's fair to say it has been another successful one for Hawker Jets. We were in higher leagues than previous years, and yet managed to win one of them (our first ever U14 title!), and finish with a record of P15 W11 L4 (a 73% win rate!). The U14 A's were our winners, with Owen, Zino, and Louis rotating equally to play 2 matches each. The U14 B's almost made it a double, but a narrow defeat in our last match meant we had to settle for 2nd place behind Epsom after the top three teams all had the same number of points. It was a similar situation with the U12's, ending up tied on points at the top, but finishing 2nd as Byfleet had a better match/rubber record than us! The U10's league was extremely tight, and this time the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th teams all had the same points, Hawker Jets finishing 3rd. The overall tale of success continues, as our record since the start of 2011 reads P56 W47 L9. An incredible 84% win rate from 56 matches, and a very proud achievement for our players who continue to prove time and again that they know how to win tennis matches!
Sunday 25th March 2012: More glory for the Hawker Jets as the U11's win the entire Little League competition! Gary and Joseph (pictured) lost only one rubber between them, against Wigmore's No.1, but as usual they paired up well to win the doubles comfortably and take the match 2-1. An easy 3-0 win against Purley secured their place in the final against Byfleet. Gary breezed through his singles, whilst Joseph beat his opponent in a nail-biting tiebreak, meaning they didn't need to bother with the doubles. This is the 2nd time in 3 years that Hawker Jets U11's have won this competition, and the 3rd consecutive year we have won one of the two age groups (as we won the U10's outright last year)!
Saturday 24th March 2012 (Little League Finals Day): The U10s went to Wimbledon Park to compete in this year's Little League finals. Sebastian, Barney and Moritz won their league over the winter and qualified for this day alongside 7 other teams from around Surrey. Moritz and Seb were placed in a group with Reigate, Elstead and St. George's Hill. They won comfortably against St. George's Hill (3-0) and Elstead (2-1). Their encounter against Reigate was a true battle, with 2 of the matches going into very close tie-breaks. The Hawker boys fought tirelessly but got a bit unlucky, losing both tiebreaks, which meant they came 2nd in their group and Reigate won a place in the final against Roehampton. Well done to the boys - it was a brilliant effort and the level of play and focus was impressive throughout.
Sunday 22nd May 2011 (Team Tennis): The U10's (pictured) landed us our second league win of the season, by winning their final match at home to Telford Park. Gary, Finlay, Joseph, and Charlie were made to work for the win, but in the end it was fairly easy, and big congratulations to all those who played for the U10's (Oisin, Gary, Finlay, Joseph, Jason, Charlie, Harry).
Sunday 15th May 2011 (Team Tennis): The amazing winning run finally came to an end this week, when Owen and Jack were beaten by a strong U14 team at St.Georges Hill. However, not before Robert and Zino extended it to 11 unbeaten in our first ever Team Tennis season, and 18 unbeaten in 2011! On Saturday, they went to Byfleet and came away with a 2-1 win. Robert lost his singles, Zino won his, and the boys teamed up well to win the deciding doubles. That made it 4 wins from 4 in the U12 league, which means we win that league! Well done to the 6 boys who represented the U12 Boys team this campaign (Tom, Zino, Robert, Tomos, Harry, and Klaus).
Sunday 10th April 2011 (Little League Finals Day): Our teams did fantastically well this weekend, despite both teams being robbed of their best players! Harry couldn't lead our U10 side as he was away on hols, so Oisin played No.1 and Finlay stepped in as No.2. The boys beat all their opponents with ease, Oisin winning all his singles, and the boys teaming up to win all their doubles. They finished top, well clear of Woking who were runner's-up. Big congratulations to Harry, Oisin, and Finlay for being so dominant right the way through and landing our second Little League crown in as many years! The U11's suffered the cruel loss of Louis to a nasty injury days before Finals Day, so Frederick stepped up to play as No.1, whilst Klaus stepped in at late notice to play at No.2. The boys won their first 2 matches (against Reigate and Claremont), and then faced a final showdown against Dorking. Frederick won his singles, Klaus lost his, and the boys were narrowly edged out in the deciding doubles by a 4-2 scoreline. So close to an incredible double, but big well done to Louis and Frederick for winning their league so easily, and to Frederick and Klaus for fighting hard to finish us in 2nd place!
Saturday 12th June 2010 (Little League Finals Day): The U11's went to Surrey Sports Park in Guildford to contest the 2010 Little League Finals. U11's Little League is a Grade B junior team event run by Surrey Tennis, and open to every affiliated club in the county. 42 teams entered, the majority of which were well-established bigger clubs. Julius and Tom won their league over the winter and qualified for this day alongside 7 other league winners from around Surrey. We were placed in a group with Downswood, Elstead, and Walton. The boys lost the first match 2-1, won the next 3-0, and won the last 2-1. 3 teams had 2 wins so the group was decided on a game count-back, and thanks to Tom's convincing scorelines in his singles matches, we won the group and made the grand final. There we faced Dorking, and after the singles matches were split, our 2 stars won the deciding doubles to give Hawker Jets their proudest moment yet! Massive congratulations to Julius and Tom (pictured) on this fantastic achievement!
Sunday 13th September 2009 (Little League Finals Day): Hawker Jets joined 5 other league winners from around Surrey to compete in the U11 Little League Finals at St.Georges College, Weybridge today. Our first round robin match was against Woking (who would end up as champions), and Robert and Owen made their opponents work for it, but eventually succumbed 3-0, each losing a singles and then also the doubles. Purley were next, and Ben played No.2 for this one. This time, we were too strong for them, and won this match 3-0. That left us 2nd place in the group, and playing for 3rd/4th place overall. We played Epsom, and Owen came up against a really strong player and lost, but Robert beat their weaker No.2 player to set up the doubles decider. Ben stepped in for this, but the boys lost. Even so, a really impressive achievement to make the finals day in the first place, and then to finish 4th out of 6 on the day. A big well done to Owen, Robert and Ben!!!
The beginning!: The very first Hawker squad was formed in late 2007, with just 4 players, and the very first Matchplay took place on 13th October 2007.
The first ever picture record I can find was the one above, which was the then enlarged Hawker tennis squad in early 2009.
Back row: Harry, Tomos, Felix, Edwin, Julius, Robert, Ben
Front row: Raphael, Nick, Henrike
The squads have come so far since these very small beginnings, but everything has to start somewhere, and this is where the hawker Tennis Squads story begun!
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