Mateusz Rabenda – Head of Tennis

Tennis Gala Day 

Last Wednesday, Emanuel School competed in the annual CDSSA (Combined Districts School Sports Association) Tennis Gala Day held at Tennis World North Ryde.  

This is a highly competitive day featuring schools including: International Grammar School, Pal Buddhist School, Moriah College, Pittwater House and the International Grammar School.  

Teams consist of four players, with the top two seeds playing singles matches and seeds three and four playing doubles against each school. Scores are then tallied, and teams play off for final positions.  

Our School entered five teams; two senior boys, two junior boys teams and one senior girls team, with 20 Emanuel students competing (the highest number of students competing from a school). It was an excellent opportunity for students to play against others in the CDSSA and challenge themselves in a competitive environment. 

• The 1^st Senior Boys team (Aron Harpaz, Jett Sher, Jake Fleisher and Tobias Topolinsky) performed very well and came 3^rd overall, losing the runner-up spot by one point to International Grammar School, and Moriah winning the event.
• The 2^nd Senior Boys team (Ethan Epstein, Daniel Zipser, Toby Seeman and Joshua Barnet) displayed great tennis skills and fought to the last point, coming 5^th overall. 
• The 1^st Junior Boys team (Julian Fisher, Jack Harrison, Daniel Jadouin, Ezra Glover-Sanders) placed 3^rd, just behind IGS and Moriah.   
• The 2^nd Junior Boys team (Benjamin Bergheim, Isaac Shammay, Arlo Broughton-Oshlack and Alex Gellert) did their best against strong competition and came 5^th overall.
• The Senior Girls team (Ruby Miller, Alice Milner, Netali Jadouin and Maya Balkin) played some great tennis and did their absolute best, losing the 2^nd spot to Moriah by only a few points, and IGS winning the event.

All students played to the best of their ability and showed wonderful sportsmanship. Congratulations!  

Aidan Zlotnick – Head of Basketball

Emanuel Basketball

Emanuel Firsts Basketball Squad travelled to North Sydney on Tuesday 14 March 2023 to compete against the SHORE 2^nds at their home court. Despite going down 13 at one point, the Emanuel team fought back to win the game 75-71. The birthday boy, Joseph Becker, was a stand-out with some clutch 3-point shots and diving out of bounds to save a loose ball. Marcus Tsimbler did a fantastic job of guarding the other teams better players as well as scoring in a variety of ways.

Most importantly, the team represented the School’s values and competed to the best of their ability and SHORE have already said that they would gladly have us back.

A great day for the Emanuel Basketball Program all round!

Emanuel Firsts Basketball Squad