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22 March 2017 | Tennis NSW

The 2017 NSW 12/U State Teams Championships were held at Bathurst Tennis Centre over the weekend, with 96 athletes from seven NSW regions as well as ACT competing for the the Jan O’Neill Cup (girls) and the Tony Roche Cup (boys).

The event provides the state’s best 12 and under players with first class competition, in an enjoyable team atmosphere, whilst introducing the educational aspect of on-court managers.

Jan O’Neill was in attendance on the Saturday and spent the day watching NSW’s most promising young girls compete for her namesake trophy.

”It was fantastic to see such a high level of tennis and great sportsmanship throughout the whole weekend, and having Jan O’Neill in attendance was such a treat for the players” said Tournament Director Nikita Sayle.

Both of the finals were very tightly contested, with the final of the Tony Roche Cup ending in a draw, with the North East Breakers and ACT Velocity even on sets and games at the end of the match. The Jan O’Neill Cup was an all city final, which saw the Metro Green Dynamite defeat the Metro Orange Flames 4-2.

Results:

Jan O’Neill Cup
Champions:
Metro Green Dynamite (4 sets, 30 games)
Sarah Rokusek
Piper Freeman
Erin Lawless
Cara Korhonen
Jessica Engels (Manager)

Finalists:
Metro Orange Flames (2 sets, 28 games)
Karla Pirina
Isabella Pirina
Ameerah Khan
Chanella Saofaileta
Lucie Kriegsmannova (Manager)

Tony Roche Cup
Joint Champions:

North East Breakers (3 sets, 27 games)
Charlie Pade
Timothy Yeung Packer
Caspian Tuckwell
Oliver King
Shannyn Ricketts (Manager)

ACT Velocity (3 sets, 27 games)
Charlie Camus
Charlie Snow
Daniel McDonald
Dylan White
Robert Tompsett (Manager)

Player Development Awards

Player Team Award
Sienna Leeson Metro Navy Slammers Strong Technique
Pavle Marinkov Metro Green Dynamite Strong Technique
Mika Hosoi Northumberland Thunder Tactical Understanding
Cooper Wilkinson North West Wizards Tactical Understanding
Max Prest South West Heat Great Movement
Eva Lozitskaya Metro Red Fireballs Aggressive Risk Taker
Boyd Schrieber South East Waves Aggressive Risk Taker