39 of South Australia’s best tennis players will arrive at Melbourne Park from today, Wednesday 28 November 2012, for the fifth annual December Showdown.
The three-week December Showdown carnival marks the start of Australia’s summer of tennis with the nation’s best juniors in the 12s, 14s, 16s and 18s age-groups competing in more than 2000 matches at Melbourne Park.
Three of South Australia’s players will enter their respective age Championship as the number 1 seed Thanasi Kokkinakis (Boys 18/u ), Bradley Mousley (Boys 16/u) and Jeanette Lin (Girls 12/u). Whilst, Stefan Norodom will enter the 12/u Boys Nationals as the 2nd seed.
Nine South Australian coaches listed below will also be travelling in an official capacity to the December Showdown including, Milo Bradley, Daniel Buberis, Jim Chaousis, Lachlan Ferguson, Rohan Fisher, Sharon Hambly, Joel Kerley, Brett McLennan and Craig Mousley.
Listed below are the South Australian athletes competing in Melbourne with their position within the event.
Boys 18/u Main Draw
1. Thanasi Kokkinakis
2. Jack Schipanski
5. Brad Mousley
Boys 18/u Qualifying
3. Lawrence Bataljin
13. James Ma
Girls 18/u Main Draw
8. Brooke Rischbieth
Girls 18/u Qualifying
9. Nicole Collie
12. Chloe Hule
Boys 16/u Main Draw
1. Bradley Mousley
5. Lawrence Bataljin
Boys 16/u Qualifying
11. Kurtis Willson
45. Mislav Bosnjak
49. Jonathan Norodom
Girls 16/u Main Draw
6. Chloe Hule
22. Nicole Kraemer
Girls 16/u Qualifying
12. Madison Frahn
18. Claudia May
31. Olivia Ley
34. Mimi Ahern-Briggs
45. Maria Lobanova
46. Petra Hule
Boys 14/u Qualifying
1. Mislav Bosnjak
3. Jean Paul Decorso
17. Jonathan Babich
19. Joonky Nah
WC Andrew Citti
Girls 14/u Main Draw
4. Brooke Milner
8. Nicole Kraemer
14. Mimi Ahern- Briggs
WC Petra Hule
Boys 12/u Main Draw
2. Stefan Norodom
12. Sam May
21. Oliver Douglas
Boys 12/u Qualifying
4. David Albafalter
Girls 12/u Main Draw
1. Jeanette Lin
6. Amber Marshall
7. Selina Turulja
10. Tahlia Van Der Eerden
Wc Madison Bishop
Girls 12/u Qualifying
9. Vanessa Cozamanis
17. Tayla Whitehouse
20. Isabella Ryles
27. Emilia Bowell
December Showdown schedule
| Event | Date |
| Newcombe Medal, Australian Tennis Awards | 3 December |
| Australian Open 2013 Play-off | 10 to 16 December |
| Optus 18s Australian Championships | 2 to 9 December |
| Optus 16s Australian Championships | 10 to 16 December |
| Optus 14s Australian Championships | 4 to 9 December |
| Optus 14s Australian Teams Championships | 28 November to 2 December |
| Optus 12s Australian Championships | 16 to 21 December |
| Optus 12s Australian Teams Championships | 10 to 14 December |
Day 1 of the December Showdown begins tomorrow with the 14/u Teams Championship. The SA girls team (Nicole Kraemer, Brooke Milner, Petra Hule – Coach Rohan Fisher) begin tomorrow’s Round Robin format against Tasmania in the morning. The SA boys team (Mislav Bosnjak, Jean-Paul DeCorso, Lliam Bishop – Coach Lachlan Ferguson) begin with a double header. NSW’s in the morning and WA in the afternoon.
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