Jack Burford – Work Experience Student, Irymple Secondary College
THE month of July is full of tournaments for winter tennis in the Sunraysia region.
On Saturday, July 5, the Sunraysia District Tennis Association Junior Doubles Tournament was held.
The A Grade section was split into two cards of three and was dominated by Cooper Young and Antonio Daniele who went undefeated throughout the tournament.
The duo won this section’s final 6-0 against Aaron Williams and Nate Hogarth.
Tami and Tomi Fanoiki also claimed a dominant victory in the A Grade girls’ section, overcoming Layla Searle and Nevae Strangio (6-2).
The B Grade Mixed section was packed, with seven teams competing in a round robin draw.
Samuella and Jessica Allieu were triumphant throughout all of their matches in this grade, only accumulating seven games against (24/7).
Ethan Davis and Derek Gardiner were close runners up in the B mixed section, finishing with 22/11.
Nicholas Keens and Archie Torney were unstoppable on the day with a dominant performance that saw them only accumulate one game against in the C Grade Mixed draw (24/1).
The D Grade mixed was a smaller section, with only three entrants.
Maeli and Diesel Kehl went undefeated in this draw, narrowly beating Zac White and Victoria Pedler 6-5 to come out on the top of the card with a total score of 12/10.
The next major SDTA event is the senior doubles and junior singles tournaments, both set for July 19 at the Aerodrome Oval Tennis Courts.
Regular winter tennis season play will resume on July 26.
SDTA Junior Doubles Tournament results
A Grade Boys
Winners – Cooper Young & Antonio Daniele (6)
Runner-ups – Aaron Williams & Nate Hogarth (0)
A Grade Girls
Winners – Tami Fanoiki & Tomi Fanoiki (6)
Runner-ups – Layla Searle & Nevae Strangio (2)
B Grade Mixed
Winners – Samuella Allieu & Jessica Allieu (24/7)
Runner-ups – Ethan Davis & Derek Gardiner (22/11)
C Grade Mixed
Winners – Nicholas Keens & Archie Torney (16/2)
Runner-ups – Jacquy Tran & Jacob Kotsiakos (13/8)
D Grade Mixed
Winners – Maeli Kehl & Diesel Kehl (12/10)
Runner-ups – Zac White & Victoria Pedler (11/10)
