Royal College will be hoping for a repeat of 2022 when they host traditional rivals S. Thomas’ College in their annual Royal-Thomian tennis encounter played for the EFC Pereira Challenge Trophy at Royal’s newly constructed P. Nagendran Tennis Complex on August 12, 2023 from 8.00 am onwards.
This is the 18th encounter in the series, being inaugurated in 2003. The encounter will consist of three singles and two doubles matches in the under-13, 15 and 19 categories. The winners of the under-19 tie will be awarded the Trophy.
As the teams are evenly balanced the matches are expected to be highly competitive and exciting.
Royal is the present custodian of the Trophy having won last year’s encounter and the tie is dominated by Royal with a record of 13 wins as against four by S. Thomas’.
(TBR)