Tristan Scurr has been named as the 2025 varsity tennis captain for the University of Gloucestershire. The sports scholar has been playing competitive tennis since the age of 12. A privilege for any sportsperson to represent a whole team, a position Scurr has worked hard for.
“I started playing tennis when I was three and since then it’s been my whole life, I compete in nationals each year, and I don’t do much else other than tennis and uni work.
“I’m a massive fan of tennis, I love playing tennis and I wouldn’t know what I’d do without the sport”.
In 2022 he made it to the finals of Play Your Way Wimbledon, then to the quarter-finals in 2023. Scurr gave 2024 one last shot which proved a good decision as the second-year student went on to win the competition Play Your Way Wimbledon. This then put Scurr through to a regional stage and then to a national final played at Wimbledon.
Since Scurr has been at the helm of UoG tennis he’s not only grown and bettered the side but also created a space where women can perform at this year’s varsity.
“We’ve got some singles matches, some doubles matches for both men and women at varsity and that was a big push for us this year – we really wanted to have a women’s team playing, we hope it’s a chance for everyone to have a go at playing”.
UoG tennis have competed in the Bucs league this year. As a team, some results have been tough to take but the individuals have improved as a team.
With just a fortnight to go until varsity, the UoG tennis team are preparing themselves for another tough test.
“Last year we lost four two, I won my matches and that’s something I’m hoping to continue this year, but if it’s the guy I’m thinking of it’s going to be a real struggle, he’s a good player”.
The TV production student has a very practical course which can take up a lot of extra work and time. Like Tristan, many sporting students find it hard to juggle their university course load with their sporting timetable.
“Sometimes it can get a lot, my lecturers are helpful they always allow me to play the matches when it comes to it, I’m a sports scholar so they understand and they very much allow me to do that, I have an interest to the course so I always catch up, overall it can be a struggle sometimes but I think I handle it quite well, for now”.
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