Tennis NSW

Pascoe captures Austria Cup for Australia

Tennis NSW Director, Wayne Pascoe, along with team mates Glenn Busby and Gary Thoroughgood have captured the ITF Seniors Championships Austria Cup 55+ over the weekend in San Diego. The men have started their year off with a bang, Busby taking the 55+ men’s singles title at Australian Tennis Seniors Championships in Perth beating his team mate Thoroughgood 6-3 6-2.

Busby and Thoroughgood ranked men’s 55+ number one and two as well as Pascoe ranked number 21 made up the formidible team. Australia had a weight of expectations on their shoulders, already winning the title for the last seven years in a row.

Placed in Group A with Germany and Switzerland, Australia dominated the field winning 6-0 matches and taking the all important 2 points in their group.

Meeting United States of America in the final Australia had a tough task ahead of them. Pascoe gave the team the lead in the final, battling out a win against Sal Castillo 2-6 6-3 6-0.

World number one, Gary Busby, then had a suprising loss to Dan Waldman, 4-6 7-6 (5) which meant that the doubles match would decide the winner of the Austria Cup.

Busby partnered up with Gary Thoroughgood to take on Ross Pearsons and Dan Waldman. It was a tight first set going to a tiebreak, with the Aussies pushing out a win 7-6 (4). The Aussies gained confidence from the first set and won the second set 6-4. Australia has now won the Austria Cup a record eight years in a row.

Congratulations also goes to Brenda Forster and Leanne Swaysland both from NSW as well as Ros Balodis who have captured the Maria Esther Bueno Cup 50+ women. Australia also beat the United States of America in the deciding doubles match 6-1 6-2.

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