Golden Era of Tennis Returning to WYK

Dear All,

I am thrilled by the exciting developments of the past season. We have witnessed an unprecedented interest in tennis among the WYK students and Old Boys (and their children) too.

Waking up late on a Saturday morning and strolling down to WYK for a game of tennis, I am surprised to find that all four courts were packed with familiar faces. I even had to wait for 30 minutes on the sidelines before getting a game. This is a pleasant wait, as I was witnessing good Doubles games played all over the place. Spending more time in WYK tennis courts than at home, Ernest has slowly instilled a new sense of purpose and culture among our tennis players. Of course, he is ably assisted by Edmond Ip in this revolution.

The transformation of the team is amazing. This Saturday, we witnessed Tony Chow playing mature doubles against Kane and Kelvin. It will be beneficial for Tony to play against the likes of Kane, Kelvin and other experienced League players. We expect Tony to beat most of us by the end of this summer. The same must be said about Barry, who played magnificently on Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday. Barry is now holding his own against the likes of Kane, Ricky, Kelvin, Ambrose and Joseph. Tommy is another outstanding improver. Chris is practising solidly and can improve his mental game. Nicholas and Jordan will be pushing for First Team places next season. Joseph and I started to work on left-hander Kenny's game for the first time and see a lot of potential in him. He was flying on practice courts, but played quite differently in match situation.

Our Team of Old Boys are also practising hard. Jack and Alvin hardly missed a practice lately. Medes has been playing with us for a few Saturdays now. Tony Ko always makes practice when he is not saving lives. Ambrose, Kane, Joseph, Charles and Kelvin (honorary) showed their whole-hearted support and practised with the Team all the time. In fact, all the Old Boys are playing much better tennis now than a couple of years ago. While we are helping the WYK Team, we are also helping ourselves. Kane and I have a much improved backhand now than before. Joseph was given a new serve and return.

The future is brighter with the next generation, those who have not yet reached 12 years old. Chun Chun (Kane's son) and Brian (Alvin's son) will become top juniors one day given their talents and commitment. Jeffrey (Joseph's son) is improving. Galax (Ambrose'son) and Jarvis (Jack's son) are both interested in tennis. Ernest will sort them out one by one.

We are seeing the return of the golden era of tennis in WYK. While our Boys may struggle in Division One for a season or two, we expect them to end up in the Top Half of the Table rather than the bottom Half with years to come. It will be unrealistic to think that we can win the Divison One title again given the talents and sound recruitment policy in sports in DBS and La Salle these days.