Our tennis team at the state championship on June 21 in Neu Isenburg

Once again this year, the school qualified for the state tennis championship in the WK II mixed teams division

Our tennis team will qualify for the “Youth Training for the Olympics” program.

Unfortunately, however, the successful team from the regional qualifiers was unable to take the field here, as not everyone could make it due to injuries and a school trip. Facing experienced and strong teams from Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, and Steinatal, our team nevertheless refused to be intimidated and played a number of matches successfully or on equal footing.

In the first match against Wiesbaden, our team didn’t win a single match, but they still managed to regroup and find new motivation for the second match against Frankfurt. Many of the matches in that game were much closer. In some matches, our players demonstrated high-level tennis and, overall, a great fighting spirit, so that this match was ultimately lost by a narrow margin of 6–8. In the subsequent match for 5th place, our team was determined to avoid finishing the tournament in last place. Against the Melanchthon School from Steinatal, everyone was highly motivated and rallied once more to deliver a great team performance, winning four out of seven matches. With one additional tie, this match ended 9–5 in favor of Steinmühle.

Given the circumstances, the team can be proud of its performance at the state finals, and simply reaching the state finals once again must be considered a major success. And with a little more luck in the draw and a full, healthy roster, a medal might even have been possible.