Burford claims third junior title

EMERING tennis talent Jack Burford won a third consecutive Red Cliffs Lawn Tennis Club junior championship at the weekend.

The young gun went undefeated through his round robin matches to finish as the winner of the Boys A Grade ahead of Tague Morris.

In the return of the Girls A Grade event, Nicola Demaria came out on top after also wining every match, with Tami Fanoiki runner-up.

Burford also did the double as he and Josh Williams won the A Boys doubles for the second year in a row, while Layla Searle and Mercedes Kaiser were the A Grade girls double champions.

Red Cliffs Lawn Tennis Club Junior Tournament results:

SINGLES

A Boys: Winner – Jack Burford, runner-up – Tague Morris.

A Girls: Winner – Nicola Demaria, runner-up – Tami Fanoiki.

B1 Boys: Winner – Antonio Daniele, runner up – William Keens.

B1 Girls: Winner – Mercedes Kaiser, runner-up – Chloe Brady.

B2 Boys: Winner – Louis Nakhla, runner-up – Braxton Ficarra.

B2 Girls: Winner – Samuella Allieu, runner-up – Jessica Allieu.

C1 Boys: Winner – Dallas Campbell, runner-up – Neff Augustine.

C1 Girls: Winner – Diana Tran, runner-up – Majorca Ficarra.

C2 Boys: Winner – Elijah Amos, runner-up – Archie Torney.

C2 Girls: Winner – Natasha Cavallaro, runner-up – Elsa Allieu.

D Boys: Winner – Noah Toala, runner-up – Hunter Kampman.

D Girls: Winner – Lila Kee, runner-up – Marly Freer.

DOUBLES

A Boys: Winners – Jack Burford and Josh Williams, runner-up – Tague Morris and Aydin Yazici.

A Girls: Winners – Layla Searle and Mercedes Kaiser, runner-up – Milly O’Shannessy and Leticia O’Shannessy.

B1 Boys: Winners – Antonio Daniele and Pasquale Demaria, runner up – Onat Guzelburc and Aaron Williams.

B2 Boys: Winners – Patrick Edwards and Derek Gardner, runner-up – Isaac Keens and Corey Pollard.

B2 Girls: Winners – Samuella Allieu and Jessica Allieu, runner-up – Majorca Ficarra and Diana Tran.

C1 Boys: Winners – Owen Short and Finn Cupper, runner-up – Caleb Leamon and Callum Baird.

C1 Girls: Winners – Holly Batchelor and Clara Keens, runner-up – Charlotte Hardy and Abhiraj Gill.

C2 Boys: Winners – Elijah Amos and Nicholas Keens, runner-up – Liam Amos and Archie Torney.

D Boys: Winners – Jacquay Tran and Jacob Kotsiakos, runner-up – Hunter Kampman and Noah Toala.

D Girls: Winners – Natasha Cavallaro and Elsa Allieu, runner-up – Summer Stewart and Avery Fisher.

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