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TENNIS final of the Plate event, being eventually
beaten by St Mary 's I.
The ear 1990 marked a chancre in the The Minor I team, after a series of
Leinster S hools Tennis compe~tions. It ex~ellent wins against St Mary's, St
saw the ad ent of the first 'profe sional' Mtchael's and Terenure, again found the
school players. players who had Blackrock tennis machine too powerful
obtained ports scholarships from certain on the Savannah courts of Sutton L. T. C.
Dublin chools o a to facilitate and The Minor 11 were beaten on the same
impro e their practice routines. 1990 also day. in the Plate Final, by Castleknock.
saw the abolition of the 'round-robin' The annual Past versus Present match
format from the Minor and Junior was staged on a damp and overcast
competitions with the introduction of a evening near the end of the school year.
single knock-out competition for all An 'all-star' cast of Gerry Sheehan,
teams in each category. Gonzaga once David Coulson, Gavin Blake, Anthony
again fielded six teams, two in each Geoghegan, Michael Doran and Simon
category. and achieved some notable, if Ensor turned up and defeated the Present
surprising, results. team 4-2, finishing just before the rain
The Senior I team. so often the started.
stalwarts of Gonzaga's teams, after an Many boys from the Prep. School
ea y first victory against Colaiste availed of 'Short Tennis' coaching from
Chiaran, were beaten 4-3 by C. U .S. The Jimmy McDonagh each Tuesday of the
absence of two players and the incessant year for an hour. A ranking li st and
rain contributed to the defeat as did a American Tournament were organised
generally poor performance on all for the older Prep. School boys.
counts. They did reach the semi-finals of All the above activity could not have
the Plate event, beaten after another close happened but for the commitment of Mr
contest, this time against a strong Kehoe, Mr Byrne, Mrs Egan and Fr
Terenure I team, 4-3. The Senior 11 team Dunne, SJ who once again provided a
had the misfortune to meet Belvedere I computerised ranking li st for each
category, updated weekly. All the players
in the competition, losing all matches and would also like to extend our deepest
were also beaten in the Plate event.
The Junior I, comprised mainly of the gratitude to both Mr Keenahan and Mr
Byrne for their continued interest,
previous year's Minor I team, performed enthusiasm and effort. They give most
admirably, beating, amongst others, freely of their time and their efforts are
Mary's I and Belvedere's I before losing much appreciated.
to an extremely strong Blackrock team
composed of no less than three Irish C. Smith (Senior 5)
Junior International players in the semi-
finals. The Junior 11 team reached the
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beaten by St Mary 's I.
The ear 1990 marked a chancre in the The Minor I team, after a series of
Leinster S hools Tennis compe~tions. It ex~ellent wins against St Mary's, St
saw the ad ent of the first 'profe sional' Mtchael's and Terenure, again found the
school players. players who had Blackrock tennis machine too powerful
obtained ports scholarships from certain on the Savannah courts of Sutton L. T. C.
Dublin chools o a to facilitate and The Minor 11 were beaten on the same
impro e their practice routines. 1990 also day. in the Plate Final, by Castleknock.
saw the abolition of the 'round-robin' The annual Past versus Present match
format from the Minor and Junior was staged on a damp and overcast
competitions with the introduction of a evening near the end of the school year.
single knock-out competition for all An 'all-star' cast of Gerry Sheehan,
teams in each category. Gonzaga once David Coulson, Gavin Blake, Anthony
again fielded six teams, two in each Geoghegan, Michael Doran and Simon
category. and achieved some notable, if Ensor turned up and defeated the Present
surprising, results. team 4-2, finishing just before the rain
The Senior I team. so often the started.
stalwarts of Gonzaga's teams, after an Many boys from the Prep. School
ea y first victory against Colaiste availed of 'Short Tennis' coaching from
Chiaran, were beaten 4-3 by C. U .S. The Jimmy McDonagh each Tuesday of the
absence of two players and the incessant year for an hour. A ranking li st and
rain contributed to the defeat as did a American Tournament were organised
generally poor performance on all for the older Prep. School boys.
counts. They did reach the semi-finals of All the above activity could not have
the Plate event, beaten after another close happened but for the commitment of Mr
contest, this time against a strong Kehoe, Mr Byrne, Mrs Egan and Fr
Terenure I team, 4-3. The Senior 11 team Dunne, SJ who once again provided a
had the misfortune to meet Belvedere I computerised ranking li st for each
category, updated weekly. All the players
in the competition, losing all matches and would also like to extend our deepest
were also beaten in the Plate event.
The Junior I, comprised mainly of the gratitude to both Mr Keenahan and Mr
Byrne for their continued interest,
previous year's Minor I team, performed enthusiasm and effort. They give most
admirably, beating, amongst others, freely of their time and their efforts are
Mary's I and Belvedere's I before losing much appreciated.
to an extremely strong Blackrock team
composed of no less than three Irish C. Smith (Senior 5)
Junior International players in the semi-
finals. The Junior 11 team reached the
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