Thursday 26 April 2012
Junior Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Final Qualifying – update
Australia’s Junior Davis and Fed Cup teams have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Junior Davis and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Final Qualifying event in Bendigo.
Australia’s boys’ team proved too strong for New Zealand 3-0, before out powering sixth seeds Philippines 2-0 to move through to the next round.
Thanasi Kokkinakis (Seacombe Heights, SA) defeated New Zealand’s Alex Klintcharov in straight sets 6-1 6-1 this morning before joining Daniel Guccione (Bundoora, Vic) to round out the tie with a 6-2 6-3 win over Klintcharov and William Matheson.
Guccione was then back on court to play his first singles rubber for Australia, taking a 6-1 6-1 victory over the Philippines’ Kyle Benjamine Parpan.
South Australia’s Li Tu was pushed to three sets by Jurence Zosimo Mendoza but eventually prevailed to win 4-6 6-1 6-2 to secure the team a berth in the quarterfinals and an opportunity to compete for a place at the World Finals in Spain.
“To finish off this morning was terrific and you know to come out this afternoon against the other seed in the group [Philippines], Dan was just too strong and Li had to respond,” said Junior Davis Cup Captain Mark Woodforde.
“It was good for him to be pushed. In a sense you like them to feel a bit of pressure for what lies ahead because that’s going to happen, whether it’s tomorrow or the day after.
“Li was able to really work out, take a bit of time, change up his way of playing and came out victorious again. So there was some good smart play by him.”
Results – Junior Davis Cup
RR2 – [4] Australia d New Zealand 3-0
Li Tu d Kyle Butters 6-1 6-0
Thanasi Kokkinakis d Alex Klintcharov 6-1 6-1
Daniel Guccione/Thanasi Kokkinakis d Alex Klintcharov/William Matheson 6-2 6-3
RR3 – [4] Australia d [6] Philippines 2-0
Daniel Guccione d Kyle Benjamine Parpan 6-1 6-1
Li Tu d Jurence Zosimo Mendoza 4-6 6-1 6-2
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Junior Davis and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas is an international team event for boys and girls aged 16 and under.
Qualifying events are played in Asia/Oceania, Europe, South America, North/Central America and Africa to determine the top sixteen teams. The top four qualifiers from the Asia/Oceania group will go on to compete in the World Final in Barcelona, Spain in late September.
Junior Davis and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Final Qualifying is taking place at the Bendigo Tennis Association, Nolan Street, Bendigo, Victoria from 24-29 April. Entry is free.
Countries competing in Bendigo are as follows: Australia, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand and Uzbekistan.
For more information about the Junior Davis and Fed Cup visit www.tennis.com.au or www.itftennis.com/juniors.
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