The Bruce Cup, the 2018 School Sport Australia Tennis Championships will kick off today with 112 athletes from across the country descending on Adelaide, South Australia for the prestigious event from 21 to 27 October, 2018.
Tennis Australia in conjunction with School Sport Australia and School Sport South Australia are joining forces to bring the tournament for kids aged 12 and under to life after the tournament first began in 1939.
The tournament will see athletes compete in both team and singles events across two venues; the Seaside Tennis Club and the West Lakes Tennis Club.
The Bruce Cup has impressive history, former greats such as Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Pat Rafter, Todd Woodbridge, Wally Masur, Alicia Molik and more recently, the likes of Ash Barty, Nick Kyrgios, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Jordan Thompson and Destanee Aiava all represented their respective states.
Tennis Australia Director of Participation Paul Cammack said Bruce Cup was an opportunity to capitalise on quality match play opportunities.
“The Bruce Cup is a great team experience for juniors in the early stages of their tennis journey and an important step on their junior development pathway.”
“In tennis we are committed to developing young Australians in both their sporting and educational endeavours and see the Bruce Cup as an integral part of this development.
“Along with this, the Bruce Cup also provides a unique opportunity to forge new friendships and to have memorable cultural experiences.”
As well as an opportunity to take part in consistent and quality match play, the athletes will also get the chance to take part in an educational excursion on Wednesday 24 October, which will see them take a cruise down Port River on the Dolphin Explorer.
Quick facts
- Mudiwa Munyimani (Vic) and Gloria Jovic (NSW) are the top ranked male and female players respectively according to their current 12/u Australian Rankings
- New South Wales took home the Bruce Cup in 2017 for the first time since 1994
- The Bruce Cup was donated by Henry (Harry) Adam Bruce to encourage an interstate school tennis competition between Queensland and New South Wales
- New South Wales won the first event held in 1939
- The Bruce Cup is now a national competition with all eight states and territories competing
- The Bruce Cup has a long and proud tradition with many of Australia’s finest tennis players beginning their international careers at this event
- At the 1948 competition Ken Rosewall played Roy Emerson and met his future wife Wilma McIvor
- Rod Laver represented Queensland in 1952.
For a full list of past winners click here
Team SA
Boys
Blake Hanlon, St Marks College
Christian Salmeron, Nazareth Catholic College
Noah Coghlan, Stirling East Primary School
Oscar Wang, Prince Alfred College
Gavin Zhang, Whitefriars Primary School
Michael Smith, Sunrise Christian School Marion
Hugh Winter, St Peters Woodlands Grammar School
Girls
Ioanna Papastamouli, Stradbroke Primary School
Emily Glavas, St Francis School Lockleys
Jessie Vo, St Margaret Mary’s College
Sukhi Venkatesh, Holy Family Catholic School
Diana Badalyan , Charles Campbell College
Kalina May Stefanov, Stradbroke Primary School
Alexandra Ciccone, Fulham North Primary School
Bruce Cup 2018
Boys 12/u
| Ranking | Player | State |
| 1 | Mudiwa Munyimani | Victoria |
| 2 | Charlie Camus | ACT |
| 3 | Hayden Jones | Queensland |
| 7 | Blake John Hanlon | South Australia |
| 8 | Finley Dyer | New South Wales |
| 10 | Gautham Santhosh | Queensland |
| 11 | Bailey Liu | Victoria |
| 12 | Christian Salmeron | South Australia |
| 13 | Noah Coghlan | South Australia |
| 15 | Nicholas Jovanovski | Victoria |
| 17 | Caspian Tuckwell | New South Wales |
| 18 | Toby Everard | Queensland |
| 19 | Oscar Wang | South Australia |
| 20 | Jake Dembo | Western Australia |
| 21 | Christian Caldwell | Queensland |
| 22 | Maita Munyimani | Victoria |
| 23 | Aleksander Franko | Queensland |
| 24 | Aedan Nelson | Victoria |
Girls 12/u
| Ranking | Player | State |
| 2 | Gloria Jovic | New South Wales |
| 3 | Rhea Makesar | Western Australia |
| 4 | Chelsea Elliott | Victoria |
| 5 | Yelena Mana Kelleher | Western Australia |
| 6 | Ioanna Papastamouli | South Australia |
| 7 | Rianna Alame | New South Wales |
| 8 | Mahi Khore | Victoria |
| 11 | Lily Taylor | Queensland |
| 12 | Zara Lumanovski | Victoria |
| 14 | Sukhi Venkatesh | South Australia |
| 15 | Emerson Jones | Queensland |
| 16 | Ella Maree Idzikowski | Queensland |
| 17 | Milana Dejanovic | New South Wales |
| 19 | Alana Subasic | New South Wales |
| 20 | Sarah Birchall | Queensland |
| 21 | Jana Ruzic | Western Australia |
| 22 | Chelsea Stergiopoulos | Victoria |
| 25 | Talia Edgar | Western Australia |
| 26 | Georgia Bigeni | New South Wales |
| 28 | Jessica Jeong | New South Wales |
| 30 | Emily Glavas | South Australia |
| 31 | Lucy Quinlan | Queensland |
| 32 | Aliyah Dwyer | Australian Capital Territory |
| 33 | Eva Harris | Northern Territory |
| 34 | Peyton Duckett | Western Australia |
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