Four new national singles champions have been crowned at the\u00a02024 12\/u and 14\/u Australian Claycourt Championships\u00a0<\/b>held at the Canberra Tennis Centre.<\/p>\n
Ana Maric<\/b>\u00a0(Vic) was a standout in the 12\/u competition, defeating Piyushi Bandara (ACT) 6-4 6-1 to claim the girls\u2019 singles title.<\/p>\n
Maric, who also triumphed alongside Lara Wu (SA) in the girls’ doubles event, won all nine matches she contested throughout the championships, losing only a single set.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a great week. My main thing in the final was to stay positive and keep pushing through on those moments I was down,\u201d Maric said.<\/p>\n
In the 14\/u girls\u2019 competition, second seed\u00a0Emilie Chen<\/b>\u00a0(NSW) defeated fifth seed Tori Russell (Qld) 7-5 6-3. Chen also paired with Vesna Marinkov (NSW) to win her fourth national doubles title.<\/p>\n
\u201cFeels so good to be champion. I\u2019ve made semis and finals before but never got the win, so to walk away with a win is great,\u201d Chen said.<\/p>\n
In other singles finals action, second seed\u00a0Christian Joseph<\/b>\u00a0(Qld) overcame top seed Tommy Camus (ACT) 6-3 7-6(8) to win the 12\/u boys\u2019 championship, while top seed\u00a0Ethan Domingo<\/b>\u00a0(NSW) defeated second seed Flynn Coventry-Searle (NSW) 7-5 6-2 to win the 14\/u boys\u2019 championship.<\/p>\n
The finals were a fitting end to a tournament that has hosted 128 players from around Australia over the past week, giving all the opportunity to play for national titles and gain valuable experience.<\/p>\n