The School holidays provide a great opportunity for more time on court and tournament travel. Damien Ward and Charlotte Connon travelled to Queensland for a junior tour with 15 WA players. The first tournament was played on the Gold Coast for 12/U & 14/U players. The GCA Tennis Championships is a silver OJT event and contained a very strong field of players. There were some outstanding results from the WA players with James Newton winning the 12/U Boys Singles and Doubles events, Lily Fairclough and Rhea Makesar were in the final of the 12/U Girls Doubles which was abandoned due to rain. Arden De Melo was a singles finalist in the 14/U boys event. Arden teamed up with Ethan Cook to win the U/14 doubles event.
State Coach Len Cannell and John Thorpe joined Damien and Charlotte and a number of WA athletes in Brisbane at the Rod Laver Lead in Gold Event. Zach Viiala was the 12/U Boys Singles Winner. Tara Gilich finished 5th in the 16/U Girls event, Jaime Edwards finished 6th in the 16/U Girls event. Tara and Jaime were runner ups in the 16/U Girls Doubles event, Matthew De Groot finished 5th in the 16/U Boys event, Jerome Iaconi finished 6th in the 16/U Boys Event.
All of the results are below:
ROD LAVER LEAD IN
12 boys
- Zach Viiala – singles winner; doubles semi-finalist
- James Newton – doubles semi-finalist
12 girls
- Lily Fairclough – doubles semi-finalist
- Rhea Makesar – doubles semi-finalist
14 boys
- Ethan Cook – singles quarter finalist 7th placing; doubles finalist
- Arden De Melo – doubles finalist
14 girls
- Natasha Camer-Pesci – singles semi-finalist 4th placing
- Shanelle Iaconi – doubles semi-finalist
- Ella Hunt – doubles semi-finalist
16 boys
- Sam De Andrade – singles semi-finalist 3rd placing; doubles semi-finalist
- Matt De Groot – singles quarter finalist 5th placing; doubles quarter finalist
- Jerome Iaconi – singles quarter finalist 6th placing
16 girls
- Jaime Edwards – singles quarter finalist 6th placing; doubles finalist
- Tara Gilich – singles quarter finalist 5th placing; doubles finalist
18 boys
- Evan Manso – singles quarter finalist 5th placing
SINGLES DOUBLES
Winners – 1 Winners – 0
Finalists – 0 Finalists – 4
Semi-finalists – 2 Semi-finalists – 7
Quarter-finalists – 6 Quarter-finalists – 1
28 WA entries
21 Main Draw
ROD LAVER
12 boys
- Zach Viiala – singles finalist; doubles finalist
14 girls
- Natasha Camer-Pesci – singles semi-finalist 3rd placing; doubles finalist
- Shanelle Iaconi – doubles quarter finalist
- Ella Hunt – singles quarter finalist 6th placing; doubles quarter finalist
16 boys
- Sam De Andrade – singles semi-finalist 4th placing; doubles semi-finalist
- Matt De Groot – singles consolation winner; doubles semi-finalist
16 girls
- Jaime Edwards – singles consolation winner; doubles semi-finalist
- Tara Gilich – singles quarter finalist 7th placing; doubles semi-finalist
18 boys
- Evan Manso – singles finalist
SINGLES DOUBLES
Winners – 0 Winners – 0
Finalists – 2 Finalists – 2
Semi-finalists – 2 Semi-finalists – 4
Quarter-finalists – 2 Quarter-finalists – 2
Consolation winners – 2
National Academy Head Coach Andrew Roberts is taking a group of players to the Queensland ITF’s. The first ITF is played on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. The Elite Tennis International Qld Junior Winter International #1 with the second tournament, the Queensland Junior International #2 played on the Gold Coast. They are both Grade 4 ITF’s. The ITF Junior Circuit is the premier level for worldwide competition among under-18 junior tennis players. The ITF Junior Circuit’s aim is to improve competitive opportunities and help develop players’ skills.
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