Rounds four and five of the 2015 Junior ATL were held at the Millswood Tennis Complex on Sunday.
In the Boys draw, Hills and Glenelg Districts played in a very tight match, with Hills prevailing 4-2.
5 of the 6 rubbers played went to three sets, which took the duration of the match over 3 hours. Kristo Daminato from GDTA fought from a set down to defeat Matt Casey from HTA 2-4 4-3 4-3 to get his team on the board, but Brandon Wall and James May were too strong in the end claiming their doubles 4-1 4-2 against Pierce Hynes and Kristo Daminato.
SDTA had a 4-2 win against EDTA. Stan Karahalios and Stefan Bianchet had 4-0 4-1 wins over Callum Gale and Jack Wu to set-up the victory. David Jung fought hard for EDTA, claiming his singles 4-3 4-1 against Alex Bruschi, then combining with Jack Wu to defeat Stefan Bianchet and Alex Bruschi 4-1 4-0.
NETA had a 4-2 win against WDTA. Chris Hoang and Blake Lowen won their singles 4-2 4-2 and 4-1 4-1 against Nicholas Brown and Caleb Hansen respectively. Harrison Paton gave WDTA some hope heading into the doubles with a 4-1 4-0 win over Matt Hoang, but NETA were too strong in the end.
SDTA and EDTA enjoyed a hard-fought battle in the Girls draw. Jacqui Scott put SDTA ahead early with a 4-2 4-3 win against Alana Repanich. Meeka Marshall of EDTA had a 4-3 3-4 4-0 win against Ebony Harper. SDTA secured a 4 rubbers to 2 victory after Lucy Eaton and Ebony Harper defeated Rita Zhitsova and Angela Galentomas 4-2 3-4 4-3 in a very tight match.
HTA defeated GDTA 6-0. Olivia Hughes defeated Olivia Manzie 4-2 4-1, whilst Emily Nairn defeated Caitlyn Hedger 4-2 4-1 to set-up the win.
WDTA had a 6-0 win against NETA in the final match. Maggie Pearce had a 4-0 4-1 over Michiko Trebilco, whilst Millie Pearce and Caitlyn Wyatt had a 4-1 4-2 win against Taylor Hoffman and Maddison Wilson.
In the final round action, SDTA boys had a 6-0 victory against GDTA. Josh Laka enjoyed a 4-0 4-1 victory over Pierce Hynes. Jock Piper also had a victory for SDTA, defeating Seth Henderson 4-2 4-0 to lead SDTA to a win.
HTA defeated WDTA 4-2. Brandon Wall started brightly for HTA, with a 3-4 4-2 4-2 win against Nikolai Dobrovolski. Nicholas Brown and Harrison Paton fought gallantly for WDTA in the doubles, claiming a 2-4 4-2 4-3 win over Matt Casey and Cameron Hutchesson.
In the closest contest of the 2015 Junior ATL so far, NETA claimed a win against EDTA on games after both teams won 3 rubbers. Dale Nixon put NETA in a commanding position early with a 4-0 4-0 win against David Wang, but EDTA fought all the way. David Jung defeated Chris Hoang 4-2 4-1.
Bradley Smith of NETA won a very long singles match against Callum Gale 3-4 4-3 4-3. After being 2-2 going into the doubles matches, NETA prevailed by 5 games overall after Bradley Smith and Chris Hoang defeated Jack Wu and David Jung 4-0 4-2.
EDTA defeated NETA 6-0 in the Girls final round draw. Angela Galentomas defeated Taylor Hoffman 1-4 4-2 4-1, before joining Meeka Marshall to defeat Taylor Hoffman and Audrey Christiansen 4-0 4-0.
Michiko Trebilco and Natalie Quast were gallant in defeat for NETA, eventually going down 4-2 4-2 to Alana Repanich and Hayley Waterman.
WDTA had a 6-0 win against HTA. Maggie Pearce defeated Olivia Hughes 4-0 4-0 to set the scene for WDTA. Jacquie Smith and Maddie Hughes of HTA pushed Millie Pearce and Caitlyn Wyatt all the way in their doubles encounter, with Millie and Caitlyn winning 4-3 4-3.
SDTA defeated GDTA 6-0. Lauren Ward of SDTA defeated Jayne Hedger 4-3 4-2 in a close encounter. Olivia Manzie also fought hard for GDTA, eventually going down 4-2 4-3 to Jacqui Scott.
Ebony Harper and Lauren Ward defeated Charlotte Thomas and Jayne Hedger 4-0 4-3 in the doubles to confirm the 6-0 win for SDTA.
That concludes the group stage of the Junior ATL. The finals will take place this coming Sunday, November 22nd at 9am at Next Generation. Congratulations to all the finalists.
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