Canberra’s Ros Balodis will captain the Australian Women’s 60+ team at the ITF Seniors World Team Championships in Lisbon and Estoril, Portugal from 4-9 August.
The Australian’s are the defending champions in the Alice Marble Cup, with Balodis the only remaining team member from last year, with Victorian’s Fiona Walker, Leanne Scott, and Rosemary Everett joining the team.
“I’m really looking forward to being in a team with the people who have been selected, they are all nice people and good players and I’m sure we’ll have a good week.”
Despite missing a lot of 2019 due to injury, Balodis is fresh off a solid week back on court at the Tennis Seniors Queensland Championships where she claimed the singles, doubles, and mixed titles without dropping a set.
“It was nice to get back to playing my first tournament of the year. I feel like I’ve got a few things to work on, but looking forward to getting back to good form.
“I’ve been injured since January so I’m on the comeback trail and looking forward to being in the Australian team.”
While the Aussies are the defending champions, Balodis is expecting the competition to be tough.
“The US always set the standard, but France and Great Britain, also have good teams along with Germany this year.”
Following the team championships, Balodis will also compete at the ITF Seniors World Individual Championships from 10-17 August.
In 2017, Balodis was inducted to the Tennis ACT Walk of Fame. She boasts 26 world titles to her name including seven team titles.
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