For the first time since 2011 SEASAC Tennis took place in KL hosted by KLASS at the Bukit Kiara club.
After a busy and successful season, both the Boys and Girls travelled with a high sense of anticipation.
As the Girls had lost in last years final they were seeded 2 and were looking to go one better, whereas the boys were seeded 5 so had a trickier route to the later stages.

Day 1 started bright and early for the boys with a 7.00am start against Garden International School, who we comfortably beat 5–0. The Boys then followed this up with a good win against CDNIS 3-2 with Pete and Phin winning the decider in the super tiebreak.

After a more leisurely morning the Girls arrived for the their opening match against cross town rivals NIST who put up a good fight but our girls were too strong and ran out 4-1 victors.

Day 2 was another early start for the Boys but as they only had one match also an early finish, the team were on point all match and defeated defending champions UWC East 3-2 with some excellent tennis highlighted by Anton who won his super tie break 16-14.

The Girls had a longer day with two matches which wasn’t helped by a lengthy rain delay late afternoon but they remained focused throughout beating BSJ 5-0 and UWC East 4-1 and with the last ball hit at 11.00pm, were grateful to get back to the hotel for a bit of rest.

Day 3 and semi finals is always a big day as win and guaranteed a medal but lose and in the dreaded 3rd/4th play off. The Boys faced off against Harrow, with whom we have had some fantastic matches over the years. Although the tennis wasn’t of the level of the day before, it was good enough to get us over the line and another 3-2 victory saw the Boys into the final for the first time since 2018! The Girls, however, shone and despatched CDNIS 5-0 and really looked strong with commanding performances from all players.

Day 4 and finals day saw the usual nervy moments but with both teams playing at the same time all three coaches had to make sure all players were settled and ready for the task in hand.

The Girls once again flew out of the blocks against UWC Dover who we had played in the last four finals with Asama and Anna winning their doubles match in straight sets, quickly followed by Mila in her singles and then Pip and Raichah sealed the victory with a commanding win to put us into an unassailable 3-0 lead – unfortunately Rinka and Amy were unable to finish the job off in style as due to time restrictions and immiinent flights the match was stopped as we had already won.

The Boys battled hard also against but UWC Dover but unfortunately couldn’t make any inroads and their match also ended at 0-3 with the Dover Boys just a bit stronger all round.

Overall it was a fabulous four days of tennis with a great group of students all working towards one team goal supported by Coach Gift and Pie who wealth of knowledge and experience gave all students a valuable insight into the matches. Thanks also to our parent support who were always there when needed but never too involved and a great help to all.

Finally, Congratulations to the Girls’ team whose legacy in this event is amazing as this was their 10th win since 2011 (not including Covid years) but their first in three years so memorable in many ways.

Teams
Girls – Pip Kaocharern (Captain) Rinka Bunsokuwan, Raichah de Sousa-Huynen, Asama Jittachalodhorn,Amy Soukvilay, Mila Chakrabandhu, Anna Wierda and Tatsha Kuansongtham

Boys – Parit Leenabanchong (Captain) Al Limvatanayingyong, Anton Limvatanayingyong, Justin Miller, Takeyoshi Aiyama, KK Anuras, Samrit Singh and Phineas Larmer-Beech