This month Newington year 12 students Paul Howe (12/LE) and Jun Sasagawa (12/LE) were part of the winning NSW Pizzey Cup team at the prestigious Australian National Schools Team Tennis Championships.

Paul and Jun represented New South Wales who remained undefeated throughout the championships to win the 2018 Pizzey Cup for the 10th consecutive year, marking the 30th title for NSW overall in the competition’s history. Introduced in 1978 the Pizzey Cup is an illustrious national schools team tennis championship.

The victory came at the 2018 School Sport Australia 18-and-under National Tennis Championships, which were completed at the University of Queensland in Brisbane.

At the conclusion of the event, School Sport Australia selected an All Australian Team. Selections were based on players’ individual and team performances throughout the week of competition. Jun Sasagawa merited inclusion in the All Australian Team which will attend the Australian Open in 2019.

The Newington Tennis community, parents, coaches, and associated staff are all very proud of the effort and commitment necessary for such accomplishment to be attained.

Congratulations to both boys on a stellar 2018.

Chris Steel 
Director of Tennis