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.