23 March 2015 | Tennis Queensland
Brisbane Boys College recently finished fourth, representing Australia at the International Schools Federation World Schools Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Organised by the International School Sport Federation, the ISF tennis tournament showcases some of the best young players from around the globe. As well as Australia, participating nations included England, Germany, Italy, Turkey, France, Belgium, China and Brazil.
The BBC team of Jie Dong, Lewis Edwards, Jack Jaede, Nick Liddy, Tom Liddy and Mitchell Wilson lost in the semi-final against China-Taipei by 1 game. England then defeated China-Taipei in a close final. Earlier on in the tournament the Australian team had a 3-3 draw against England in their pool matches. A big congratulations to the Australian Girls Team from the Meriden School in NSW on winning the World Title!
BBC was eligible to travel to Qatar to represent Australia after winning the Australian National Schools Tennis Challenge in November 2014.