Sebastien Scaux felt his 10is Academy 1st and 2nd mixed teams played good tennis but had no “killer instinct” in their close defeats.
The 1st team played away at Newmarket LTC and the away 1st pair (Alisa and Tom) took 3 out 4 sets while the 2nd pair (Disa and Jordan) despite some scintillant tennis did not manage to take a set giving Newmarket a 3 sets to 5 victory overall.
This defeat is a setback in their quest to gain promotion in their first season and marked the end of the unbeaten run. Nevertheless 10is Academy’s players remain in a good position to avoid relegation.
“I’ve got no complaints with the way the players played. The only thing missing was the finishing.” Sebastien Scaux said. “There was very little between the two teams, but I thought that would be the case because Newmarket had picked up an experienced team.”
“After the first two rubbers, we looked in control. Our serving and baseline game was really good but what let us down was our quality to finish at the net and impatience trying to hit winners from all parts of the court”.
The pivotal moment came when Tom injured his groin shortly followed by Alisa pulling a back muscle. They still managed to win their first match 6/0 7/6 and draw their second match 6/4 4/6.The 2nd pair made of Jordan and Disa played together for the 1st time, and they fought hard but unfortunately, couldn’t take their chance and lost their rubbers. 6/4 7/5 and 7/6 6/1. On Saturday evening, the mixed 2nd team slipped to a 5-3 defeat at home.
After the half way mark, Cottenham was leading 3 sets to 1, leaving 10is Academy needing to win the remaining 4 sets to win the match but the Ely based players could only managed a draw. Sebastien Scaux was left hopeful after watching the majority of his players get another match under their belt.
“It was another great experience for us,” he said. “We did really well and deserved at least a draw.”
“The team is made of many players who never played official matches and they need to gain some experience. The result is what it is, but the goal was to accumulate matches and gain experience. Our young players (Sam and Ciara) have now played 2 matches and the difference between their first match and the one they played this week is unbelievable: they are quickly improving. We need to give them a bit more game time but it is coming along well.”
Sebastien was also keen to praise the attitude of his new-look squad and added: “I’m really pleased with the adult players. Their attitude has been first class throughout the season. They are new to matches and not only do they have to focus on their game but also support our young players. The group made up of teens and adults is gelling nicely. All of them have the desire to improve and we look technically strong.”
Next the 1st pair will welcome Haslingfield on Saturday 31/07/21 while the 2nd pair will go to Cambourne on 19/08/21.
If you would like to join the 10is team, email us at admin@10is.co.uk We are always in the lookout for players to train and bring to the next level.
Press release from 10iS Academy
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