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Real Tennis

Aims of Sport, mission statement

1. To provide all Cliftonians with a taste of this ancient and thoroughly enjoyable game. Real Tennis is a complicated but very social game, which can be played at any age, whatever one’s ability. Clifton is one of only 4 schools to have a court on its own campus.
2. To identify a group of between 4 and 10 pupils per year group, boys and girls, who play regularly and provide a pool of talent for matches against other schools and clubs. Scholarships to provide free lessons are available, and several Cliftonians have benefited from this scheme.

Venues:

Bristol and Bath Tennis Club at Beggar Bush.

Number of Teams Run:

1st, 2nd and Under 16 pairs. Different configurations are possible, depending on the opposition.

Achievements/Honours:

3rd in the 1st and U16 pairs at the National Schools in 2009. 2nd in both the 1st and 2nd pairs in 2010. Joint winners of the National Doubles in 2011.

Major Fixtures/Competitions Entered:

National Schools Competition Singles in the Michaelmas Term (from 2010), Doubles in the Lent Term.

Radley, Oratory, Canford.

Important Coaches:

The professionals at BBTC.

Development:

For further information, visit www.bbtc.org.uk.

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