Tennis
At the age of 13, I went to St. Stephen’s College in Stanley. They required every kid to play at least one sport, some popular choices included athletics, swimming and x-country. I found myself only interested in ball games but I was too SHORT for basketball or volleyball. So I guess tennis maybe good for me. It looked like easy to hit the balls and it sounded lovely, yeah, the tennis wear looked much better than those of athletics too!
That’s how I started. I began attending tennis courses organized by the school in Form 1. It was just a 2-hour class per week, but it meant so much to me. Then I played more and more and began to represent my school in Division II Inter-school competitions in Form 2. Since then, I never stopped playing for 12 years. My peak period was in Form 3-4, practising 5 times a week during school term and 6 hours a day during the summer break.
I like tennis so much that I feel “sick” if I can’t play for a month or so. To a certain degree, I think playing tennis (or whatever sport) does help other things, e.g. studies, because it helps relax my mind and strengthen my body. You’ll know the difference when you take harsh exams. By going to competitions, it also trains my mind and teaches me many things that I could not have learnt from books.
My favourite players are: Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi and Michael Chang. Visit:
- Hong Kong Tennis Association
- HKTennis.com - I built the first tennis portal in Hong Kong, now retired because of consistent site vulnerabilities.
- HKU Tennis Club
Achievements
2001 - Present
HKU Ladies’ Tennis League Team (Grade A+)
Runner-up in the HKTA Summer League 2005
2005 - 2007
Easy Beas Ladies’ Morning League Team (Grade A+)
1999 - 2000
University Sports Trophy, HKUSU Sports Union
1997 - 2000
HKU Ladies’ Tennis League Team (Grade A)
Runner-up in the HKTA Winter League 1999-2000
Winner in the HKTA Winter League in 1998-1999
1997 - 2000
HKU Tennis Team
Winner in HK Post-secondary Championships in 1997-98, 98-99, 99-00
Ladies’ Team Captain in 1999-2000, responsible for supervising team practice and matches. Co-organized and led in the HKU - Meji University Tennis Exchange Tour in Tokyo in Feb 2000
1997 - 2003
Lee Hysan Hall Tennis Team, HKU
Winner in Inter-hall Tennis Competitions in 1997-98, 98-99, 99-00, 02-03
1997 - 2003
Law Faculty Tennis Team, HKU
Winner in Inter-faculty Tennis Competitions in 1997-1999, 02-03
1996
Girls’ Singles Champion, St. Stephen’s College School Competition
1992
Girls’ Singles Champion, Reebok Tennis Summer School
1991 - 1997
School Tennis Team, St. Stephen’s College
Participated in Inter-school competitions and a Tennis Exchange Programme with Beijing National Youth Team in Beijing in 1992 summer