Eastbourne College girls' tennis team celebrate South East victory

Eastbourne College brought home their first big tennis title of the year after the girls’ senior team were crowned champions for the South East at a major UK tournament.
Sam Pole
By Sam Pole
Published 2nd Apr 2024, 16:12 BST
Updated 2nd Apr 2024, 16:16 BST
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The Lawn Tennis Associations’ (LTA) Winter Schools competition saw schools across the UK competing across four regions, with Eastbourne College becoming one of four winning teams nationally.

The girls’ team beat Peter Symonds College (Winchester) in a 5-1 semi-final match before defeating Hills Road College (Cambridge) 6-0 in the final at the tournament, held at the Sutton Tennis Centre.

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The Eastbourne College girls’ senior tennis team, which includes Year 13 pupils Becky Fisher, Lola Dutton, Annabel McKenna and Selena Braithwaite and Year 12 pupils Daisy Barrow and Emma Grantham, are the second team from the school to bring home the Winter LTA Schools title, following a previous win in 2020.

Eastbourne College brought home their first big tennis title of the year after the girls’ senior team were crowned champions for the South East at a major UK tournament.Eastbourne College brought home their first big tennis title of the year after the girls’ senior team were crowned champions for the South East at a major UK tournament.
Eastbourne College brought home their first big tennis title of the year after the girls’ senior team were crowned champions for the South East at a major UK tournament.