National Academy Canberra athlete, Kaitlin Staines, has been selected to represent Australia at the Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania final qualifying in India from 11-16 April.
Staines will be joined by Jeanette Lin (Toorak, Vic) and Jessica Zaviacic (Melbourne, Vic) and led by captain and Tennis Australia coach Louise Pleming.
The boys competition will get under way this week, as Alex Crnokrak (Varsity Lakes, Qld), Thomas Bosancic (Brighton, Vic) and Sean Van Rensburg, (Seaford Rise, SA) make their debut in the green and gold.
Kathryn Oyeniyi, Tennis Australia Professional Teams Manager, said Junior Davis and Fed Cup was a great opportunity for juniors to gain experience on the international stage.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for our up-and-coming players to don the green and gold and compete against some of the best players in the world in their age group,” Oyeniyi said.
“Both teams will gain solid experience working as part of a team and, with some great results behind both teams, we look forward to seeing some competitive matches over the next couple of weeks.”
One hundred and fifty competitors aged 16-and-under, as well as officials and staff from more than 15 countries in the Asia-Pacific region are expected to travel to India to battle it out for a top four position and the chance to compete at the Junior Davis and Fed Cup world finals in September.
Australia has a proud history of Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup competition. Since the international teams competition began in 1985, Australia has won the Junior Davis Cup title six times, most recently in 2009, and the Junior Fed Cup title five times, most recently in 2011.
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