Westlake Boys High School Premier Table Tennis team competed at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships in Palmerston North earlier this week. After winning the initial three tournament matches, Westlake beat Macleans College in the semi-finals to advance to the finals against arch-rivals Auckland Grammar School.
In the best of seven games, Auckland Grammar School had the title in their grasp, only to be undone by the most remarkable of shots by Westlake’s top two players Victor Ma and Roger Wang in the doubles match. Westlake were 8-10 down in the fifth and last set, staring defeat, when four extraordinary shots blasted the AGS combination into oblivion giving Westlake the much desired victory. From there it was simply a matter of time before the Westlake team would be claiming their fourth consecutive National Title.
Another great tournament moment came from David Minsch, Westlake Boys German Exchange student, who smashed the winning points to place the Westlake Premier B Team in ninth position overall.
All boys enjoyed a very successful tournament and were yet again great ambassadors for our school. Congratulations to all involved