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to rally and put in a convincing performance, still unfortunately losing but defying the trend and picking up more points in his second game, 6-11. Giovanni De Cesare, our number one seed, struggled against a formidable opponent, but still managed to pick up five points in his first game, before unfortunately being beaten more convincingly in the second game. We told ourselves this was just a warm-up! We then steeled ourselves for our next opponent, Bloxham. Nishil Magecha struggled in the first game, losing 5-11, but rallied and despite conceding the second pushed his opponent all the way to lose it 10-12. Rohan Aggarwal performed very consistently, but unluckily conceded his two. Oscar Williams lost the first game 5-11, but came back and won the second 11-7. In the third game, however, his opponent triumphed 11-6. Hari Nolan played fantastically to stay in his match, and despite losing the first

Writes Oscar Williams (L6): On 24th January the School Squash V ventured up to Abingdon Squash Club, to participate in the National Schools Squash Championships, to play Aylesbury, Bloxham and Abingdon. We had done well to get into the cup; our previous set of matches helped us gain qualification, with the top two going into the cup competition, whilst the bottom two entered the plate (a fate we avoided). After a brief warm-up, play commenced against Aylesbury, a very strong school. Nishil Magecha, our number five seed struggled to break into the game against a tough opponent. Seeking revenge, our number four seed Rohan Aggarwal roared into his match, coming up just short in his first match, losing only 8-11, before losing some steam. The number three seed Oscar Williams suffered the same fate, faring well in his first game before falling away. Hari Nolan, our number two seed, despite losing the first game 5-11, managed

game 5-11, managed to pick up three more points in the second, losing 8-11. Giovanni De Cesare faced a difficult opponent, losing the first game 5-11, but came back, beating his opponent 11-9 in the second. It all came down to the last game, and, despite going five points up, unluckily lost the last. We gathered ourselves for the final set of matches against Abingdon. Nishil and Rohan both unfortunately lost their matches, however accrued many more points in both second games. Oscar Williams managed to do the same, despite losing, whilst Hari dug deep and maintained a consistent score throughout, refusing to be crushed by a close first game. Giovanni De Cesare finished off the afternoon by unfortunately conceding both games, but not without a fight. Overall, it was a very positive experience, and the team would like to thank Mr Hilton-Dennis, Adam Edge, and Mrs Hale for the coaching and organising.

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