U13s: St.Olave's Nationals Campaign Off To A Winning Start

05/02/26: St.Olave's won the National Schools' U13 title at Eton on Monday, defeating Cranleigh Prep in the final.

The Howard Wiseman Olavian production line is showing no signs of slowing up and there were two St.Olave's pairs in the semi-finals of this year's competition. 48 pairs made it to the start line and the St.Olave's first pair made it past Berkhamsted in the semi-final and then Cranleigh Prep in the final to win the school's first title at this level since 2017. Mention should be made of another fine performance by Craneigh Prep, under the guidance of Mark Halstead, who continue to punch above their weight in the junior age categories.

Our thanks go to Eton for hosting the tournament, Advanta Wealth for their continued support and to Mark Williams for running things on the day.

U13s

Semi-Finals

St.Olave's 1 (M.Borovyy & D.Devaguptapu) beat Berkhamsted 1 (J.Barham & C.Doubal) 2-0 (12-4, 12-2)

Cranleigh Prep 1 (O.Fairburn & J.Johnson) beat St.Olave's 2 (A.Jha & A.Chaudhary) 2-0 (12-4, 12-4)

Final

St.Olave's 1 beat Cranleigh Prep 1 2-0 (12-1, 12-4)

Plate A

Summer Fields 3 beat Berkhamsted 10 12-7

Plate B

St.Olave's 4 beat St.Olave's 6 12-7

Plate C

Cranleigh 2