6 July 2016 | Todd Larkham

16-year-old National Academy scholarship holder Kaitlin Staines led the way in June, with a fantastic two weeks of tournaments in Fiji.

Staines was undefeated over a course 18 matches in a row, winning both the singles and doubles titles consecutively.

As a result of her great results in Fiji, Staines is now ranked 170 in the world junior rankings.

To gain a place in the main draw of the French Open and Wimbledon junior events in 2017, Staines is now on a mission to get her ranking inside the top 100 for the Australian Open juniors and inside the top 60 in the world.

13-year-old Ashleigh Simes also took out a title in June, winning the 14/u singles event at the Wollongong Gold Juniors.

Simes is currently ranked No.7 in Australia for her age and should move up a couple of places when the new rankings come out on 8 July 2016.

A big congratulations to Nick Kyrgios for his outstanding Wimbledon campaign. Kyrgios made it through to the fourth round for the third consecutive year. Well done Nick.

In July, we welcome new athlete, Lisa Mays to the National Academy ACT. Lisa will take up a scholarship in Canberra when her dad relocates to Canberra from Sydney for work. If you see Lisa, please welcome her to our tennis community.

More outstanding results from ACT players in June:

Ashley Keir – Winner, womens singles, Batemans Bay AMT

Dimi Morogiannis – Runner-up, boys singles, Fiji ITF

Imogen Clews – Semi-finalist, womens singles, Batemans Bay AMT