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15 December 2020 | Tennis SA

Sixty
participants from South Australia and the Northern Territory will take part in
the UTR Junior State Performance Championships at West Lakes Tennis Club
from Wednesday 16 to Friday 18 December 2020.

The new set
of tournaments will be held across seven Australian states and territories from
Saturday 5 to Tuesday 22 December, replacing the annual December Showdown this
year due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19 and state border restrictions.

Junior players
will instead compete in their home states, including New South Wales,
Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia and the ACT
in 12/u, 14/u, 16/u and 18/u age groups.

“While it’s
been a tough year for tennis players, we are fortunate in Australia that
through UTR we’ve been able to continue to provide competitive opportunities
for both juniors and pro players,” UTR Junior State Performance Championships
manager Francis Soyer said.

“We know
our junior players love any opportunity to compete and come together with their
peers, and we hope the UTR State Performance Championships in each city provide
a strong platform for juniors of all ages to do so in a fun and competitive
way,” Soyer added.

“After a
very difficult year, we are pleased to be hosting the UTR Junior State
Performance Championships in Adelaide this week,” Tennis SA CEO, Debbie
Sterrey
said.

“We are
thrilled to offer this competitive play opportunity for our junior players and
look forward to welcoming players from the Northern Territory to our state.
 

“Our
sincere thanks to the West Lakes Tennis Club for hosting this tournament, we
are looking forward to a wonderful week of tennis.”

Australian
junior players who have competed in Australian Ranking tournaments and UTR
events this year are eligible for the UTR Junior State Performance
Championships. A player’s current Universal Tennis Ranking will be used to
determine if they qualify for the relevant age group.

UTR Junior State Performance Championships
South Australia and Northern Territory
Player acceptance lists as at Tuesday 15 December 2020

12/u Girls

Players UTR
Sarah
Mildren (SA)
UTR
6.14
Christina
Bennett (SA)
UTR
4.86
Taylah
Lessue (SA) 
UTR
4.55
Eve
Kelly (SA) 
UTR
4.08
Josefina
Salmeron (SA) 
UTR
3.96
Leana
Nannapaneni (SA) 
UTR
3.8
Sienna
Privopoulos (SA) 
UTR
3.41
Jia
Shah (SA) 
UTR
3.25

12/u Boys

Players UTR
Filip
Fantasia (SA) 
UTR
7.59
Jeffery
Strydom (SA)
UTR
6.29
Markis
Kallos (SA) 
UTR
6.01
Jacquyn
Colalancia (SA) 
UTR
5.68
Joseph
Nak (SA) 
UTR
5.47
Nikola
Markulin (SA) 
UTR
5.3
Orlando
St Claire (SA)
UTR
4.53
Thomas
Antoniadis (SA) 
UTR
4.36

14/u Girls

Players UTR
Eva
Harris (NT)
UTR
6.82
Emily
Briggs (SA)
UTR
6.48
Jessie
Vo (SA) 
UTR
6.21
Alice
Kubler (SA) 
UTR
6.16
Kristina
Tai (SA)
UTR
6.08
Olivia
Rose Giotis (SA)
UTR
5.3
Erin
Cahill (SA)
UTR
3.5

14/u Boys

Players UTR
Jonas
Hahn (SA)
UTR
9.38
Christian
Salmeron (SA) 
UTR
8.73
Michael
Smith (SA) 
UTR
8.69
Gavin
Zhang (SA) 
UTR
8.66
Hugh
Winter (SA) 
UTR
8.65
Aiden
Shi Feng Lim (SA) 
UTR
8.56
Noah
Coghlan (SA) 
UTR
8.45
Timothy
Birkin (SA) 
UTR
8.3

16/u Girls

Players UTR
Mia
Tsoukalas (SA) 
UTR
9.09
Yilin
Elim Yan (SA) 
UTR
8.42
Chloe
Schwarz (SA)
UTR
8.31
D’estree
Colalancia (SA)
UTR
8.04
Georgia
Plunkett (SA)
UTR
7.75
Caitlin
Baker (SA)
UTR
7.4
Anna
Stewart (SA)
UTR
6.52

16/u Boys

Players UTR
Henry
Lamchinniah (SA) 
UTR
10.94
Alexander
Despoja (SA)
UTR
10.6
David
Reutlinger (SA) 
UTR
10.22
Ralph
Catipay (SA)
UTR
10.1
Patrick
Findlay (NT)
UTR
9.92
William
Clifford (SA) 
UTR
9.73
Hamish
Bartos (SA) 
UTR
9.67
Oliver
Thoeny (SA)
UTR
9.45

18/u Girls

Players UTR
Jasmine
Adams (SA) 
UTR
9.82
Juliette
Robinson (SA) 
UTR
8.78
Tully
Richter (SA)
UTR
8.67
Cydney
Crumbie (SA) 
UTR
8.51
Skye
Vandeleur (SA) 
UTR
7.53
Hayley
Riessen (SA) 
UTR
7.42
Kate
Brzostek (SA) 
UTR
6.95

18/u Boys

Players UTR
Stefan
Bianchet (SA)
UTR
11.65
Peter
Politis (NT)
UTR
11.38
Lachlan
Brain (SA) 
UTR
11.23
Edward
Vo (SA) 
UTR
11.17
Connor
Gibson (SA) 
UTR
10.49
Thomas
Van Haaren (NT)
UTR
8.76

For further information including live scoring and
tournament information visit: www.myutr.com/statechampseries-au.