10 October 2014 | Tennis Victoria

­­­­­­­­­­Tennis Australia’s exciting competition, the Asia-Pacific Tennis League, featuring the modified Fast4 format, is set to reach new heights in 2014. The addition of Tasmanian men’s team and several star players signing on for the expanded South East Conference promises to deliver first class tennis action.

The player headline acts in the men’s competition will be recent US Open boys’ singles and doubles titles winner Omar Jasika (Tennis World Taipans), current Davis Cup team members Sam Groth (Dingley Dingoes) who reached a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 92 (July 2014) and Chris Guccione (Tennis World Taipans), and Luke Saville (Royal South Yarras) former junior world No. 1 and winner of both the 2011 Wimbledon boys’ singles title and the 2012 Australian Open boys’ singles title.

The women’s competition will feature current and former Fed Cup team members Storm Sanders (Bayside Thunder) and Sally Peers (Kooyong Classics), former junior world No. 1 and 2010 US Open girls’ singles winner Daria Gavrilova (Bayside Thunder) and Anett Kontaveit (Kooyong Classics) the 2012 US Open girls’ singles finalist.

The men’s Conference will feature the Dingley Dingoes, Kooyong Classics, Royal South Yarras, Tasmanian Devils, Tennis World Taipans and Waverley Warriors.

The women’s Conference will feature the Frankston Firebirds, Kooyong Classics, MCC Stars, Mornington Missiles, Bayside Thunder and Waverley Warriors

The league will commence on Friday 28 November and feature 5 rounds. The competition will culminate in a Finals Day at the National Tennis Centre on Sunday 14 December.

In the ATL South East Conference, teams will compete for the $6000 winners’ cheque and the opportunity to progress to the ATL Play-offs at the Australian Open in January. Both the winners of the men’s and women’s Conference will complete for $55K prize money (each) against the other State Conference champions and teams from Japan, Korea, New Zealand and Pacific Oceania.

See the website for full teams and fixtures.