Sunday 31 May saw East Torrens Kensington Gardens Tennis Club play host to Tennis SA’s ANZ Tennis Hot Shots French Slam.
The tournament attracted 56 children playing over Red, Orange and Green Ball divisions. With its modified environments, ANZ Tennis Hot Shots lets kids find success at tennis from a young age. The size of the court and racquet along with the compression of the ball (which alters bounce and speed in flight) are all designed to ensure players at each stage of development achieve success.
In a very close and entertaining final, Denver Bradford defeated Aaron Huynh 19 points to 14 to win the Red Ball 6 and 7 year olds division, whilst Kyle Zhang defeated Minh-Duc Nguyen 13-9 to win the Orange Ball 8 and under division.
In the Green Ball divisions, Connor Wallin defeated Erik Cokara 21 points to 13 to win the boys and Teagan White defeated Bridget Custance 12-8 to win the girls.
Results
Individual winners
Red Ball (6 and 7 year olds): Denver Bradford
Orange Ball (8 and under): Kyle Zhang
Green Ball Boys (9-12 year olds): Connor Wallin
Green Ball Girls (9-12 year olds): Taegan White
Team winner
Red team – Denver Bradford, Lucy Laube, Astrid White, Isla Campbell, Sophia Giesbertz, Makenna Francis, Ethan Huynh, Tom Rowntree and Nathan Luo
Best dressed competition
Winner: Kate Brzostek
Thank you to all of the children and parents for their support of this event. Also, a big thank you to Domenic Marafiote and East Torrens Kensington Gardens Tennis Club for hosting.
The ANZ Tennis Hot Shots French Slam is part of Tennis SA’s ANZ Tennis Hot Shots Tournaments, a series of events designed to give kids a positive introduction to tournament play in an exciting and fun environment.
The next tournament on our calendar is the ANZ Tennis Hot Shots London Slam. This event will be held on Thursday 9 July 2015 at Henley South Tennis Club.
For more information about ANZ Tennis Hot Shots, please visit the website.
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