Congratulations to our South Australian Bruce Cup team who were presented with silver medals on Saturday afternoon following an outstanding week of team and individual matches held at West Lakes and Seaside Tennis Clubs.
The Bruce Cup, 2018 School Sport Australia Tennis Championships saw 112 athletes from across the country descend 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 joined forces to bring the tournament for kids aged 12 and under to life after the tournament first began in 1939.
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
2018 Bruce Cup team final standings
Place | Team | Ties Won | Ties Lost | Points | Rubbers Won | Rubbers Lost |
1st | QLD | 7 | 0 | 21 | 122 | 46 |
= 2nd | SA | 5 | 2 | 17 | 122 | 46 |
= 2nd | VIC | 5 | 2 | 17 | 120 | 48 |
= 2nd | NSW | 5 | 2 | 17 | 117 | 51 |
5th | WA | 3 | 4 | 13 | 92 | 76 |
6th | ACT | 2 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 120 |
7th | TAS | 1 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 136 |
8th | NT | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 149 |
2018 Bruce Cup individual event results
Boys Singles:
[1] Mudiwa Munyimani (VIC) def [2] Charlie Camus (ACT) 6-4 6-3
Girls Singles:
[8] Lily Taylor (QLD) def [2] Rhea Makesar (WA) 6-3 7-6
Boys Consolation:
Gavin Zhang (SA) def Jackson Treacy (QLD) 4-1 2-4 10-5
Girls Consolation:
Ella Idzikowski (QLD) def Jesse Vo (SA) 4-2 5-4(2)