Destanee Aiava (Vic) has claimed her maiden title in the capital after taking out the ACT Claycourt International #1 in convincing fashion on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Aiava dominated the match from the beginning, claiming a 6-2 6-2 win over Japan\u2019s Risa Ozaki.<\/p>\n
The 18-year-old was appearing in her fourth final in Canberra and her third at this event, with today the first time she walked away with the winner\u2019s trophy.<\/p>\n
It was an impressive win, with Ozaki previously ranked as high as 70 in the world and a former champion in the capital having claimed the 2016 Apis Canberra International.<\/p>\n
Aiava was happy to claim her first title in Canberra and fourth ITF World Tennis Tour title overall.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt means a lot to me.\u00a0 I haven\u2019t had the best start to the year so far but I felt pretty confident on the clay coming to Canberra.\u00a0 It\u2019s one of my favourite tournaments as well, so I\u2019m happy to get the win today and my first title for the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I stayed focused on one thing and that was to move my feet and not get too far ahead and pretend it wasn\u2019t a final.\u00a0 I know a lot of people but a lot of pressure on themselves in these big moments, but I just tried to clear my head and stay calm the whole match,\u201d Aiava added.<\/p>\n
It capped off a great week for Aiava who also made it through to the women\u2019s doubles final with Ellen Perez (NSW).\u00a0 The pairing were defeated in a close battle, with top seeds Naiktha Bains (Qld) and Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) coming out on top 4-6 6-2 10-4.<\/p>\n
For Bains and Mihalikova it was their second title together in just three appearances.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are really happy to win the doubles title here,\u201d said Bains.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s our third time playing together and we won a title together in Tunisia, a 15K a few years ago.\u00a0 We didn\u2019t have a good week last week, but we regrouped and got going again this week,\u201d Bains added.<\/p>\n
Prior to the final a Girls Make Your Move day was held at the Canberra Tennis Centre, with women and girls having the opportunity to try out seven different sports (AFL, Cricket, Hockey, Netball, Rugby, Tennis, and Volleyball), along with Yoga and Zumba session run by Next Gen Canberra.<\/p>\n
The Canberra Women in Business, Sport and Leadership Brunch was also held, featuring keynote speaker Libby Minogue, along with an athlete panel Alison Bai (World No.349), Sarah Mcappion (UC Capitals player), Erin Osborne (Canberra Meteors captain), and Claudia Obst (Brumbies Super W).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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