Athlete Development Update – July
The 11/u and 13/u Australian Teams event was held at KDV Sport on the Gold Coast from 30 June to 4 July. The ACT sent four teams to the event which included 12 players and four managers.
A special mention goes out to the 11/u ACT boys team consisting of Hugh Taylor, Elijah Dikkenberg, Zae Dwyer and manager Alun Jones who had an amazing week finishing as runners-up.
They finished top of their pool group and in doing so defeated SA, NSW and the Northern Territory team. They then took on Queensland in the semifinals, and in a tightly fought contest, came out winners to reach the final.
Not since 2009 (Nick Kyrgios, Ryan Frawley) has an ACT team reached the final of a National teams event. The team took on WA in the final and in a very close contest, eventually falling two rubbers to one. Congratulations to the boys on an incredible effort all week.
Tennis Australia Talent Manager ACT/SE NSW, Alun Jones, was extremely proud of the achievements of all of the ACT teams.
“All teams performed very well and were extremely competitive against the bigger States and I believe next year we can be even stronger.
“It was only the 3rd time in history an ACT team has made the final, so it was a huge effort from the 11/u boys team.”
Final ACT team placings:
| Age | Team members | Manager | Final placing |
| 11/u Boys | Hugh Taylor, Elijah Dikkenberg, Zae Dwyer | Alun Jones | Runners-up |
| 11/u Girls | Alisha Kumar, Jessica Das, Ashlee Antonankos | Imogen Clews | 7th (out of 9) |
| 13/u Boys | Charlie Camus, Anirudh Nallaparaju, Jack Dugdale | Todd Larkham | 8th (out of 10) |
| 13/u Boys | Aliyah Dwyer, Sophie McDonald, Isabella Andrews | Alex Nancarrow | 7th (out of 10) |
Other notable results this month include
Nick Kyrgios – 2nd round Wimbledon Men’s singles
Alison Bai – Winner Women’s doubles W25 Corroios- Seisal
James Frawley – Winner Men’s doubles M15 Saarlouis
Aliyah Dwyer – Winner 12/u girls singles and doubles North Ringwood Silver JT
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