Aussie juniors advance to quarterfinals
Australia’s Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup teams have continued their unbeaten runs in Shepparton to advance to the Asia/Oceania qualifying quarterfinals.
Shepparton VIC, Australia, 11 April 2015 | tennis.com.au
Australia’s Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup teams have continued their unbeaten runs defeating both Vietnam and New Zealand on Friday in Shepparton.
Both teams have finished atop their groups without dropping a set after three round-robin matches.
They will progress to Saturday’s quarterfinals, with a win seeing them qualify for the World Finals taking place in Madrid, Spain in late September. The top four Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup nations in the Asia/Oceania qualifying event in Shepparton will move through to September’s final.
Australia’s Junior Davis Cup team face fifth-seeded Philippines in the quarterfinals at Shepparton Lawn Tennis Club; the Philippines finished second in Group D after defeating Singapore 2-1.
Meanwhile, Australia’s Junior Fed Cup team quarterfinal opponent on Saturday will be Indonesia, which finished second in Group C after defeating Kazakhstan 2-1.
> view the complete group standings following round-robin play
Group B
RR3 [2] Australia d Vietnam 3-0
Matthew Romios (Vic) d Tri Henry Tu Minh (VIE) 6-1 6-0
Blake Ellis (Qld) d Dac Tien Nguyen (VIE) 6-1 6-4
Alex De Minaur (NSW) / Blake Ellis (Qld) d Dac Tien Nguyen / Tri Henry Tu Minh (VIE) 6-0 6-3
Group A
RR3 [1] Australia d New Zealand 3-0
Jaimee Fourlis (Vic) d Valentina Ivanov (NZL) 6-3 6-0
Destanee Aiava (Vic) d Nina Paripovic (NZL) 6-2 6-1
Destanee Aiava (Vic) / Seone Mendez (NSW) d Lauren Rose Alter / Nina Paripovic (NZL) 6-0 6-0