Report on the National Schools Girls Championships

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Marlborough College
Sunday, 23rd March 2025

STOP PRESS  The senior pair from Blundell’s, Mitchell and Talbot, did the double once more, winning the Singles and Doubles as they had done last year at Oundle. The substantial squad from Alleyn’s dominated the three younger categories, winning Singles and Doubles titles at U16, U14 and U13. Congratulations go to Barrow and Dunkley for their efforts in the U18 contests, to the lone player from Bloxham who picked up the 3rd place in the U16 Singles, and to the young players from Eastbourne, Stamford and Marlborough who defied the onslaught of players from South East London to pick up medals and plates in both Singles and Doubles.

Scores

U18 Singles

Group A: 1st D Tiwari (All); 2nd D Dunkley (Eastb); 3rd N Talbot (Blun); 4th X Barton (Marl)
Group B: 1st D Barrow (Eastb); 2nd A Guo (All); 3rd S Fellows (Eastb)
Group C: 1st E Erdmeier (All); 2nd I Steed (Eastb); 3rd L Fitzherbert (Blun)
Group D: 1st J Mitchell (Blun); 2nd J Ho (All); 3rd N Bathard-Smith (Eastb)

Quarter-finals: Mitchell bt Guo 11-6; Erdmeier bt Dunkley 11-5; Tiwari bt Steed 11-3; Barrow bt Ho 11-0
Semi-finals: Mitchell bt Erdmeier 15-0; Barrow bt Tiwari 15-10
Final: J Mitchell (Blundell’s) bt D Barrow (Eastbourne) 15-9
3rd place match: D Tiwari (Alleyn’s) bt E Erdmeier (Alleyn’s) 15-8
Plate: N Bathard-Smith (Eastbourne) 

U18 Doubles

Quarter-finals: Eastbourne 1 bt Eastbourne/Blundell’s 15-4; Alleyn’s 2 bt Eastbourne 2 15-4
Semi-finals: Eastbourne 1 bt Alleyn’s 1 15-10; Blundell’s 1 bt Alleyn’s 2 15-6 
Final: Blundell’s (J Mitchell & N Talbot ) bt Eastbourne 1 (D Barrow & D Dunkley) 15-5
3rd place match: Alleyn’s 2 (J Ho & D Tiwari) bt Alleyn’s 1 (E Erdmeier & A Guo)  
Plate: Eastbourne 2 (S Fellows & I Steed) bt Eastbourne/Blundell’s (N Bathard-Smith & L Fitzherbert)

U16 Singles

Group A: 1st T-R Foo (All); 2nd I de Soyza (All); 3rd N Brown (Blox)
Group B: 1st A Brown (All); 2nd F Hebblethwaite (All); 3rd K Eley (All)

Semi-finals: A Brown bt N Brown 15-3; Foo bt Hebblethwaite 15-0
Final: A Brown (Alleyn’s) bt T-R Foo (Alleyn’s) 11-7, 11-7
3rd place match: N Brown (Bloxham) bt F Hebblethwaite (Alleyn’s) 15-7
Plate: K Eley (Alleyn’s) bt I de Soyza (Alleyn’s)

U16 Doubles: 1st Alleyn’s 1 (A Brown & F Hebblethwaite); 2nd Alleyn’s 2 (K Eley & I de Soyza); 3rd Marlborough (B Davies & D Michaelis)

U14 and U13 Singles [Group stage combined; knock-out separate]

Group A: 1st S Antonova (All); 2nd F Dornan (All); 3rd E Morris (Stam)
Group B: 1st A Ratto (All); 2nd A Dennison (Stam); 3rd T Cannon (All); 4th S Vasdev (Eastb)
Group C: 1st I Lewis (All); 2nd E Butler (All); 3rd A Kasar (Eastb)

U14 Singles

Final: A Ratto (Alleyn’s) bt A Kasar (Eastbourne) 15-1
Bronze: S Vasdev (Eastbourne)
Plate: A Dennison (Stamford)

U14 Doubles: 1st Alleyn’s (I Lewis & A Ratto); 2nd Marlborough (M Grader & D Scott); 3rd Eastbourne (A Kasar & S Vasdev)

U13 Singles knock-out

Quarter-finals: E Butler (All) bt A Dennison (Stam) 11-7; F Dornan (All) bt S Antonova (All) 11-8; E Morris (Stam) bt T Cannon (All)
Semi-finals: I Lewis (All) bt Butler 11-6; Dornan bt Morris 11-1
Final: F Dornan (Alleyn’s) bt I Lewis (Alleyn’s) 11-9
Bronze E Butler (Alleyn’s) bt E Morris (Stamford) 11-6
Plate: S Antonova (Alleyn’s) bt A Dennison (Stamford) 11-7

U13 Doubles: 1st Alleyn’s 1 (S Antonova & F Dornan); 2nd Stamford (A Dennison & E Morris); 3rd Alleyn’s 2 (E Butler & T Cannon)

The competitors

Alleyn’s squad

Medallists from Eastbourne

The U18 Singles finalists from Eastbourne and Blundell’s

The organiser and Stamford

The U18s

The U16s

The U14s and U13s

Action from the Singles

Doubles action: Marlborough versus Alleyn’s