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29 September 2016 | Tennis NSW

The Australian Clay Court Championships were held in Canberra this week, with NSW players claiming five titles.

Anastasia Berezov claimed her second national title of the year, winning the 12/U girls singles to add to her grasscourt championship from earlier in the year.

Berezov beat South Australian Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz 6-4 6-1. She then added the doubles title, teaming up with WA’s Lauren Nikoliski to defeat Kempenaers-Pocz and NSW’s Catherine Aulia 6-2 6-2.

In the 14/U Girls singles, Zara Brankovic won a tight final over No. 2 seed Annerly Poulos, 6-7(3) 6-1 7-6(2). Brankovic was also the runner-up in the doubles with Caitlyn Portela, going down 6-0 6-2 to Krystal Clarke (NSW) and Natasha Russell (SA).

NSW’s Taj Hibbert took out the 12/U Boys doubles title with WA’s Ryan McConkey, beating Alec Braund and Owen Yu-Hao Lin 6-3 4-6 [10-7].