24 March 2017 | Tennis Queensland

Round 1: Australia maintained their 100 per cent record in the ITF World Junior Tennis Asia / Oceania Final Qualifying event in Thailand, beating Indonesia 3-0 to ensure a place in the quarterfinals.

Having beaten Sri Lanka 3-0 in their opening tie, Australia prevailed by the same scoreline on the second day to guarantee at least a top two finish in Group D.

Casey Hoole’s 6-4 6-4 victory in the opening singles rubber was the ideal start, before Philip Sekulic maintained Australia’s momentum with a 6-3 6-2 defeat of Azmi Januarsah.

Sekulic then partnered Edward Vo to beat their Indonesian counterparts 6-4 6-2 in the doubles rubber and ensure Australia would remain at the top of Group D.

Australia round out the group stages later today with a tie against fellow seeds and tournament hosts Thailand.

Round 2: Australia will take on India for a place in the ITF World Junior Tennis Asia / Oceania Final Qualifying semifinals after beating tournament hosts Thailand in their final group match.

Despite defeat for Edward Vo in the opening singles rubber, watched by a raucous home crowd, Australia eventually prevailed 2-1 to set up a quarterfinal clash with India.

Philip Sekulic maintained his impressive form with a 6-1 6-3 defeat of Tanapatt Nirundorn in the second singles rubber, before teaming up with Casey Hoole in the deciding doubles rubber, which went the way of the visitors 6-2 6-2.

The victory ensured Australia’s place at the top of the group and took them one step closer to securing their berth in the ITF World Junior Tennis Finals, held in August in Czech Republic.