What a cracking start to the NT’s tournament season with players from Gold Coast QLD, Geraldton WA and Alice Springs getting amongst the action. Here’s our tournament wrap up…
Day 1 – Saturday 5th of April
We had our very first Red Ball Singles tournament with 14 players from the Darwin International Tennis Centre crew.
We were lucky enough to watch the Tourneur brothers compete in the Grand Final, ending with Finalist Leo Tourneur and Champion Mason Tourneur.
Day 2 – Sunday 6th of April
Tennis NT also hosted it’s very first Pickleball Tournament with 20 entries!
Thank you to David Grady for helping facilitate the event on court and playing, helping with tournament rules and refereeing the Grand Finals, ending with Finalists Hayden Litis & Will Roberts and Champions Jarrod Ashcroft & Jonathan Lee
Hope you enjoy your new Franklin Outdoor Pickleballs and Wilson Pickleball grips!
The Social Singles & Doubles wrapped up on the Sunday evening. All players made a great effort battling through Darwin’s heat with back-to-back matches throughout the day.
The Social Singles Finalist was Gardens player Alejandro Vargas, with travelling player from Gold Coast, Champion Byron Neophytou
The Social Doubles event was packed with Gardens Tennis Sunday Social stalwarts, with the exception of a Gold Coast pair who came with their sons travelling up for the tournament. The Finalists were Luke Popovic & Matthew Brooks and Champions Jake Berry & Debbie Wecker… Please see Bryan at Gardens Tennis for your rightfully earnt Gardens Tennis Stubby Coolers!
Day 3 [FINALS DAY] – Monday 7th of April
Everyone got a sleep-in for finals day, with matches running from 3pm to beat the heat.
Green Ball Singles got to finish their final round in both pools to qualify for the Finals play offs.
The winner from Pool B played against the winner from Pool A, resulting with Finalist Lawrence Sun and Champion Hanna Pingo
Green Ball Doubles had a great mix of players across all Darwin and Palmerston clubs.
The finals was a very close match to watch, ending with DITC pair Isaiah Salaa & Ricardo Rolle as Finalists against brothers Lawrence & Lucas Sun taking the Champions title with a score of 7-6 (7)
The Div 1 Junior Singles was also a great match to watch. Interestingly enough, the Finals and 3rd/4th play-off was the same pairings in the Territory Junior League Div 1 Finals played on Friday the 4th of April.
With Finalist William Pengelly against Champion Christina Prete with a score of 7-5 6-2.
The play off for 3rd and 4th place found Roy Vo victorious. 3rd place Roy Vo against 4th Milo Bender (6-3 6-0).
The Div 2 Junior Singles Finals and 3rd/4th also ended in Match Tie-Breakers! Finalist Micthell Proctor and Champion Alana Ward played a TWO HOUR match, with the score of 7-6 1-6 (6). 3rd Elishia Crowhurst & 4th Elizabeth France (from Alice Springs) 1-6 6-1 (4)
The Junior Doubles was ANOTHER close match!
With Finalists Roy Vo & Mitchell Dorant (WA) against Champions William Pengelly & Rafael Prete with a score of 6-1 7-6 (3)
Now the Men’s Open events…
Darwin International Tennis Centre’s very own coaches battled in a head-to-head for the Men’s Open Singles event, resulting with Finalist Andy Bhardwaj and Champion Hayden Litis.
The Men’s Open Doubles ended the night and closed the tournament with a duration TWO HOURS! Gold Coast pairing Jasper Tam & Lennox Boles reign as Champions with a score of 7-6 (5) 1-6 (8) against local Darwin players, Jono Grigg & Ben Proctor.
Tennis NT would like to say thank you to you all for playing and participating in such a great event to start off our tournament season, and to the Gardens Tennis Committee and Referees and Officials for assisting.
If you would like to see photos taken at the event, you can do so through our Facebook album HERE.
You can also check out the tournament results through this link HERE
We hope to see you at future tennis events, including the 2025 Palmerston Open which will be starting today, Wednesday the 9th of April at Tennis Palmerston.
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2025 Mindil Beach Casino Resort Gardens Open
Venue Host: Gardens Tennis Club
Major Sponsor: Mindil Beach Casino Resort
Tournament Referee: Jennifer Roe
Tournament Director: Grace Henderson (Tennis NT)
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