The awards follow an unprecedented year of sporting success at Bradfield in which the Senior tennis boys won a first ever Independent Schools Tennis Association Youll Cup, one of four national championships won by Bradfield’s pupils across tennis, football, cricket and shooting. The Youll Cup wasn’t the only ISTA Championships success for Bradfield as the Senior girls won the Loveband Plate and the Junior boys won the Springthorpe Cup. Two of the Youll Cup winning side, Tom and Jack, represented an ISTA team at Wimbledon this past summer with Senior girls’ Captain Tina, who earned a Scholarship at an American university, called up as a reserve.
Upon winning LTA Regional School of the Year, Damian Fuller, Director of Tennis at Bradfield, said: “The award demonstrates the College’s commitment to tennis, from building the Indoor Centre in 2000 and the appointment of a Director of Tennis in 2011 to the construction of six world class clay courts in 2017 and the employment of a dedicated tennis coaching team. It is a tribute to my excellent coaching team and the staff and pupils of Bradfield College who commit their time to overseeing, playing and competing in regular tennis matches against other schools.”
Now in their eighth year, the LTA Tennis Awards celebrate the incredible achievements of some 22,000 schools and the thousands of individuals involved in helping to grow tennis around the country. The school and Selena were selected as winners from more than 2,200 nominations across 13 different categories, acknowledging outstanding contributions to tennis in 2022.
“I am fortunate to work with some of the most dedicated and talented people here at Bradfield College in the Tennis Centre”, commented Selena upon being named as Official of the Year. “Together, we have accomplished a great deal and I am proud of the work that we have done. I am grateful for this award and I am committed to continuing to work hard to improve the events that we host at Bradfield Tennis Centre.”
