Tennis

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Score: 3-2 (Hall 6 Wins)

Hall 6 is through to the semi-finals! With a winning a team score of 3-2 against hall 2.It was a day where new bonds were forged within the tennis team, as many of the Players are partnering each other for the first time.

1^st game (Male singles)
The game was played by NTU’s number 1 Arun Prakash, the game he played looked so relaxing that most of the supporters didn’t know that he had started playing. Many had the impression that he was still warming up until he started shaking hands with his opponent to signal the end of the game. Oh yes we were dumbfounded.
Score: 6 -0

2^nd game (Women’s doubles)
Samantha Soh and Goh Shi Jing communicated and partnered well on the courts even though they were playing together for the very first time .The change was refreshing even for the supporters who are used to predictability in the line up for the players. Upon interview with the players, Samantha described the game to be “pretty easy” and Shi jing shed light into the finer details of the game she felt injustice for her team when the empire sentenced the ball out when it should be in when the ball touched the line running through the middle of the tennis court during a serve.
Score: 6-0

3^rd game (Males doubles)
Surprise! The crowd was pleased to have newcomer kasster soh zhi yang on the court. Kasster was paired up with Tan Yan Zhang Edwin. Edwin was giving tips to kasster on the court as they played,they looked brotherly as they played together. It should be noted that they are also partnering each other for the very first time. Edwin was steady with this power packed returns. Also, it was a commendable effort put in by kasster considering the fact that he has never played tennis competitively before. With more practice in pushing the ball forward So that the ball gets over the net, kasster will do better and earn more glory in tennis for hall 6.Do watch out for him in the next few games.
Score: 0-6

4^th game (Mixed doubles)
An entertaining chap, Tan Jien Yi Benny with his cool, calm and composed partner Weelin, played the 4th game .At first, we lost many points due to hall 2’ s tactic of playing the ball near the net. However Benny picked up and played to counter attack hall 2’s tricks and played more netballs , allowing him to hold hall 2 down. Benny Had his fair share of ups and downs in the match where he earned him self 2 double faults, which he begged me not to note down.ooops Benny. Weelin was on form with her returns, helping us chalk up more point’s .In this game, there were many faults in the serve and it kept the spectators edgy on the courts. The climax would be when Benny and weelin ran for the same ball crashed into each other but still miraculously managed to bring the ball across which hall 2 never anticipated. Vanessa from the crowd shouted “unity is strength” from the crowd. Indeed.
Score 3-4

5^th game (Women’s singles)
Teo Suat Hoon Elisabeth played a crucial match for the team, she would have to win this match in order for hall 6 to proceed to the Semifinals. However, she was still acting herself in the midst of the crowd’s pressure. This is one seasoned tennis player. Just like Arun, she played effortlessly and described the game as “ easy “. Hall 6 trails effortlessly into the semifinals with her win. Well done .
Score: 6-0

Story by :Tong Mingxiu

Tennis(Grp Preliminary) – Hall 6 vs Hall 11

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Tennis (Grp Preliminary) - Hall 6 vs Hall 8

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Score: 5 – 0 (Hall 6 win)

Unbeaten. The Hall 6 tennis team continued to force feed our competition with generous servings of zeros. The opening Men’s Doubles was played by Benny and Edwin, who thoroughly entertained with their yin and yang combination at play at the court. Benny’s moves were fluid and flighty with his hits while those powerful serves from Edwin were nearly herculean. They definitely made good partners on the court with their different strengths combined, winning the set at 6-0.

Weelin and Shijing were up next in the women’s doubles. Weelin played steady for her game, it makes one wonder how someone with such composure can allow her to return all the fast balls with such calmness, gaining the second set at 6-0. Definitely intriguing.

Elisabeth and Jinghan paired up for the mixed doubles .The duo coined as “long term friends” by the crowd had group dynamics going for them .The Eighters were clashing into each other which was starkly differing from the chemistry between Elisabeth and Jinghan as they played seamlessly together. The set score was 6-1 to Hall6.

The ladies singles was played and won with a set score of 6-0, by a strong lady with her fast moves and quick reflexes. She is none other than Samantha Soh, the bronzed lady on the court.

Kristian ended the day by gaining the last of the 5 sets, not without first infusing the crowd with his energy in the male’s singles as he darted about the court like a racing green car that returns balls.The blazing sun was not a nemesis for him.

A job well done by the tennis team! With 2 wins in the bag, they will be proceeding to the Quartnerfinals, which will be held 29th of December.

Story by: Tong Ming Xiu

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Tennis (Grp Preliminary) - Hall 6 vs Hall 13

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Score: 5 – 0 (Hall 6 win)

December marked the day where Hall 13 remembers how they were beaten hands down with the volume and strength of the Hall 6 supporters. Most importantly, we had the best players to boot .Our tennis players made a clean sweep by claiming all the available titles up for grabs at the preliminary match.

We would like to congratulate and encourage the players for their praise-worthy effort at the game.
Men’s Single - Kristian Slamet (6 - 0)
Ladies’ Single - Teo Suat Hoon Elizabeth (6 - 0)
Men’s Doubles – Lin Jinhan with Tan Jien Yi Benny (6 - 3)
Ladies’ Doubles - Serene Tan with Samantha Soh (6 - 1)
Mixed Doubles - Tan Yan Zhang Edwin with Silvia Vong (6 - 1)

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