Morris takes out Merbein junior tennis title

Matt Taylor

TAGUE Morris had to survive a thrilling super tie-break to take out the under-18 boys title at the Bendigo Community Bank Merbein Junior Tennis Tournament at the weekend.

Morris overcame a determined Jack Burford to win the marquee event of the day, taking out the Merle Watson Perpetual Shield for the 18-and-under champion.

The tournament attracted a record field of 50 up-and-coming tennis players, who took advantage of the perfect winter conditions at the Sacred Heart/St Andrews tennis courts.

The event attracted players from as far away as Melbourne and Renmark to play.

RESULTS

Under-18 boys’ championship: Winner: Tague Morris. R/up: Jack Burford

16-and-under boys: Winner: Abhinav Chowdhry R/up: Mitchell Hoye

14-and-under boys: Winner: Nate Hogarth R/up: Pasquale DeMaria

12-and-under boys: Winner: Aydin Yazici R/up: Antonio Daniele

10-and-under boys: Winner: Avaneeth Jeyakanthan R/up: Louis Nakhla

16-and-under girls: Winner: Aathana Jeyakanthan R/up: Bianca DeMaria

12-and-under girls: Winner: Nicola DeMaria R/up: Aveena Jeyakanthan

10-and-under girls: Winner: Kaitlyn Bennett R/up: Clara Keens

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