The inaugural National Indigenous Tennis Carnival was officially opened on Thursday by former world No.1 and 14-time Grand Slam champion Evonne Goolagong Cawley in Darwin.
The South Australian team consisting of Mia Dodd, Shanece Gilbert, Poonyarrah McKenzie and Keeral McKenzie, along with Team Managers Egon Loh and Rebeka Schaefer, travelled to Darwin on Thursday morning to take part in the three day event.
“It’s a great opportunity. I don’t get to go to Darwin every day, so I think it will be awesome and a great experience,” said Dodd.
The first ever National Indigenous Tennis Carnival will bring to life culture, fun, friendship and health and wellbeing through a variety of on-and-off court activities across the four days. It also provides the opportunity for the community to interact with the event through a range of free activities.
With more than 190 participants from every state and territory, and 2000 locals expected to attend, the National Indigenous Tennis Carnival will have something for everyone.
The carnival will see the participants taking part in one of two tennis streams: Future Stars for those learning the sport and Challenge for talented juniors in the girls’ and boys’ 14-and-under and 14-and-over categories.
The best performers in the Challenge stream will be given the opportunity to represent Australia at the ITF (International Tennis Federation) Fiji Open in 2019, a big incentive for any up-and-coming tennis stars.
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