The ACT Junior Challenge and White AMT was held at the Canberra Tennis Centre from the 23rd-26th of April. Players from NSW, VIC, SA, and the ACT participated in the Bronze Junior Tour event and White AMT. A number of Canberra players performed well, with locals taking out 6 titles.
In the AMT Men’s singles, Canberra player James Frawley defeated Jay Laginestra in the final 7-5, 6-1. The Men’s doubles final was a battle of the locals with Jake Okines and Yuki Okamoto defeating Jack Fuller and Daniel Green. In the AMT Women’s event, ACT’s Chorlida Kang had a great tournament, defeating the number 2 and 9 seeds on her way to the final. In a closely contested final, Kang was beaten by Alya Kalachova 7-5, 6-4. In the AMT Women’s Doubles, Monique Burton and Charlotte Littlejohn were too strong for locals Annerly Poulos and Leah Williamson.
In the junior events, 3 ACT players won their respective singles events. In the 12 girls singles, Alysssa Simoncini won an all ACT final defeating Lejla Hajdar in a close 3 set match. Erik Chen and Jimmy Fu, battled it out in the 12 boys singles with Chen coming out on top. Jamieson Nathan won the 16 boys singles in straight sets against fellow Canberran Zac Donalson. Stephanie Pang made the final of the 16 girls singles, losing to Phillipa Davis from NSW, while Matina Ujdur lost the closest final of the tournament going down to Charlie Hargreaves 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 in the 14 girls singles. In the 14 Boys singles Martin Dreyer defeated Nikola Ivaneza.
In the doubles events, Canberra’s Ellie Koundouris and Annerly Poulos won the 12 girls doubles, while Erik Chen and Jimmy Fu made the final of the 12 boys.
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AMT Women’s Singles
Alya Kalachova (VIC) d Chorlida Kang (ACT) – 7-5, 6-4
AMT Men’s Singles
James Frawley (ACT) d Jay Laginestra (SA) – 7-5, 6-1
AMT Women’s Doubles
Monique Burton (NSW)/Charlotte Littlejohn (NSW) d Annerly Poulos (ACT)/Leah Williamson (ACT), 7-6(6), 6-4
AMT Men’s Doubles
Jake Okines (ACT)/Yuki Okamoto (ACT) d Jack Fuller (ACT)/Daniel Green (ACT), 6-4, 6-1
12 Girls Singles
Alyssa Simoncini (ACT) d Lejla Hajdar (ACT), 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
12 Girls Doubles
Ellie Koundouris (ACT)/Annerly Poulos (ACT) d Camila Felix-Vonarx (NSW)/Cassie Pleming (VIC), 6-0, 6-4
12 Boys Singles
Erik Chen (ACT) d Jimmy Fu (ACT), 6-3, 6-4
12 Boys Doubles
Daniel Lawrence Smith (VIC)/Paris Torosidis (VIC) d Erik Chen(ACT)/Jimmy Fu (ACT), 6-1, 7-6(5)
14 Girls Singles
Charlie Hargreaves (VIC) d Matina Ujdur (ACT), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5)
14 Boys Singles
Martin Dreyer (NSW) d Nikola Ivaneza (NSW), 6-3, 6-3
16 Girls Singles
Phillipa Davis (NSW) d Stephanie Pang (ACT), 6-4, 6-2
16 Boys Singles
Jamieson Nathan (ACT) d Zac Donaldson (ACT), 6-1, 6-3
14/16 Girls Doubles
Charlie Hargreaves (VIC)/Amy Stevens (VIC) d Lucy Colbourne (NSW)/Monique Hogg (NSW), 6-2, 6-1
14/16 Boys Doubles
Max Flaherty (VIC)/Alex Kevill (VIC) d Nikola Ivaneza (NSW)/Raagi Shah-Brittain (NSW), 6-1, 6-1
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