22/03/23: The Seniors took to the courts for the first time at Shrewsbury yesterday, while St.Olave's claimed the U16 title.

Tuesday's Fives in the National Schools' Championships at Shrewsbury saw the Open competition get underway and progress to the semi-final stage, which will feature St.Olave's 1, Eton, 1, Berkhamsted 1 and St.Olave's 3. St.Olave's and Eton also dominated the final stages of the U16 competition with the two schools' first pairs defeating the other school's second pairs in the semi-finals before Olavians Aadi Agarwal and Tanish Arjaria completed an outstanding tournament with a straight games win over Eton in the final.

Today sees further action in the Open competition, while the U14 tournament takes centre stage across the majority of the courts.

U16 Competition

Semi-Finals

St.Olave's 1 (A.Agarwal & T.Arjaria) beat Eton 2 3-0 (12-1, 12-4, 12-2)

Eton 1 (J.Edsberg & L.Turcan) beat St.Olave's 2 (F.Adenugba & A.Sapozhenko) 3-0 (12-9, 15-11, 12-5)

Final

St.Olave's 1 beat Eton 1 3-0 (12-7, 12-5, 12-8)

Open Competition

Last 16

St.Olave's 1 beat Shrewsbury 1 2-0 (12-5, 12-9)

Ipswich 1 beat Mill Hill 1 2-0 (12-10, 12-7)

Harrow 1 beat Shrewsbury 2 2-0 (12-5, 12-5)

Berkhamsted 1 beat Eton 5 2-0 (12-2, 12-9)

Eton 1 beat St.Olave's 4 2-0 (12-9, 12-3)

St.Olave's 2 beat Eton 4 2-0 (12-2, 12-2)

St.Olave's 3 beat Shrewsbury 3 2-0 (12-4, 12-7)

Eton 2 beat St.Olave's 6 2-1 (12-15, 12-3, 12-9)

Quarter-Finals

St.Olave's 1 (G.Nsenga & A.Anoop) beat Ipswich 1 (E.Caldwell & W.Woods) 3-0 (15-14, 12-4, 12-3)

Berkhamsted 1 (B.Spooner & S.Kaynama) beat Harrow 1 (C.Stone & G.Stanhope) 3-1 (7-12, 15-11, 12-8, 12-2)

Eton 1 (S.Corso & M.Mauratille) beat St.Olave's 2 (T.Farmer & A.Agarwal) 3-2 (14-13, 10-12, 6-12, 12-9, 12-5)

St.Olave's 3 (F.Baron & E.Nancekivell-Smith) beat Eton 2 (D.Hurst & ) 3-1 (10-12, 12-5, 12-6, 12-7)