The 29th Women in Tennis Legends Breakfast was held on Thursday 5 January at Perth Arena’s VIP Reverley Room, with special guest Roger Rasheed. 128 people attended this very special event, which aims to raise funds for the promising junior female tennis players in WA.
Among those in attendance was Tennis West CEO and Hopman Cup General Manager, Michael Roberts, Hopman Cup Tournament Director Paul Kilderry, Women in Tennis President Trish Ross, Tennis West President, Wayne Firns, and Tennis Australia Board Member, Greg Hutchinson.
Channel 7’s Peter Vlahos, was the event’s Master of Ceremonies and conducted a fantastic interview with Roger Rasheed, who engaged the audience with candid stories about his playing, coaching and media career.
After the audience heard from the Special Guests and tucked into their superbly presented breakfast, there was a live auction of Daria Gavrilova’s tennis shoes, along with a much-anticipated raffle draw, with the prizes kindly donated by Doris Brinkhaus from Brinkhaus Jewellers.
- 1st Prize: Stunning bracelet – Stunning White Gold and Diamond Ring valued at $1,690
- 2nd Prize: Exquisite silver ring with large feature S/Sea Pearl and Blue Sapphires valued at $840
- 3rd Prize: Stainless steel & bronze bracelet with diamonds valued at $675
All proceeds from the sale of the raffle and the auction went directly to the Women in Tennis Fundraising Committee, to assist with the development of junior female tennis players in this state.
As part of the Breakfast package guests purchased tickets to the Czech Republic v Spain match, which immediately followed the breakfast.
This year’s breakfast was a huge success, largely due to the hard work of the Women in Tennis Committee, and their very generous sponsors. Tennis West, and all of the juniors in WA who benefit from fundraising events such as these, are very thankful for all of the Committee’s tireless work.
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