Tennis West, in partnership with the Department of Sport and Recreation, travelled to Tasmania with 5 regional athletes from across Western Australia for a 9 day tour, 12th July – 20th July, 2015. All athletes competed in two Australian Ranking Tournaments; 2015 Stringlab Junior Championships & 2015 TTA Launceston Junior Championships.
The Regional Talent Development (RTD) Program is a scholarship in which regional athletes are able to apply for, if they meet a set criteria. Four of the six successful athletes received a full scholarship which included funding to support their tennis development (equipment, coaching, travel, tournament fees etc) as well as a subsidised tour interstate. Full scholarship holders were; Jack Hodgkinson (Geraldton), Kayla Myburgh (Bunbury), Joshua Tait (Bunbury) and Abbi Gibson (Albany, didn’t travel). A further two athletes were invited to Tasmania who just missed out on the full scholarship. These athletes were; Michael Frayne (Bunbury) and Connor Lord (Dalyellup). Team Managers were Paul Oldfield and Brooke Koenig from Tennis West.
RTD Athletes Results:
| 2015 Stringlab Junior Championships | 2015 TTA Launceston Junior Championships | |||
| Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | |
| Jack Hodgkinson | 14 & Under – QF’s
16 & Under – 4th Place |
14 & Under – QF’s | 14 & Under – Conso SF’s
16 & Under – 4th Place |
14 & Under – RU |
| Connor Lord | 14 & Under – Conso RU | 14 & Under – QF’s | 14 & Under – Conso SF’s | 14 & Under – QF’s |
| Kayla Myburgh | 14 & Under – RU
16 & Under – Winner |
14 & Under – Winner | 14 & Under – RU
16 & Under – Winner |
14 & Under – RU |
| Michael Frayne | 14 & Under – 4th Place | 14 & Under – QF’s | 14 & Under – QF’s
16 & Under – Conso Winner |
14 & Under – RU
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| Joshua Tait | 14 & Under – Conso Winner | 14 & Under – QF’s | 14 & Under – QF’s | 14 & Under – QF’s |
Tennis West would like to thank the Department of Sport and Recreation with their ongoing support to the development of tennis in country WA.
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