¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Boys Tennis Team Crowned National Champions at 2023 Thailand School Cup
Our Seahawk varsity boys tennis players were in Minburi from Saturday to Monday, September 2-4, to vie for the title of national champion at the 2023 Thailand School Cup, sponsored by 100Plus and organized by Thai Tennis Magazine at the Game-Set-Match Tennis Center. Twelve of the country¡¯s top boys teams were invited and seeded based on a criteria that included past performance, international (ITF) and national (LTAT) ranking of each team¡¯s individual players. This year¡¯s field included international schools, as well as Thai government schools and Thai private schools, seeded as follows: Seed 1 – ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½; Seed 2 – Prasarnmit Demonstration School; Seed 3 – Khon Khaen University Demonstration School; Seed 4 – Panyapiwat Institute Of Management Demonstration School; Seed 5 – Assumption College Sriracha Campus; Seed 6 – Assumption College Thonburi Campus; Seed 7 – Triam Udom Suksa School; Seed 8 – Patumwan Demonstration School; Seed 9 – Ramkhamhaeng University Demonstration School; Seed 10 – St. Gabriel¡¯s College; Seed 11 – Silpakorn University Demonstration School; and Seed 12 – Bangkok Patana School.
In pool play, Wells went undefeated, beating Assumption College Thonburi, St. Gabriel¡¯s College and Ramkhamhaeng University Demonstration School, all by the same score of 3-0. In the semi-final match, Wells was paired against Patumwan Demonstration School who, despite a lower seed, made it out of pool play as the 4th-ranked team. However, Wells boys continued their dominance, with Penn Charusorn winning 2-0 (4-1,4-0) at 1st Singles, Riku Higash winning 2-0 (4-0,4-0) at 2nd Singles, and the pair of Kla Laosakulphan and Patrick Pattanalerthpan winning 2-0 (4-1,4-1) in doubles.
The championship matches were arguably the most challenging. However, true to form, our Seahawks wrapped up an undefeated tournament run, defeating 2nd-ranked Prasarnmit Demonstration School, 3-0. However, though Penn cruised to a 2-0 (4-0,4-0) win and Kla/Patrick also won 2-0 (4-1,4-1) in doubles, Riku did face a stiff challenge in the 2nd Singles match. However, he eventually pulled off the win at 2-0 (5-3,4-2).
After the dust settled, the final Thailand top-four school rankings for boys tennis teams were as follows:
??????1st Place – ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½
??????2nd Place – Prasarnmit Demonstration School
??????3rd Place – Assumption College Sriracha Campus
??????4th Place – Patumwan Demonstration School
With Thai competition completed, our tennis players, boys and girls, will be preparing for higher level international competition at overseas venues throughout the school year.
Congratulations Seahawks!
