{"id":4680,"date":"2012-11-12T09:42:08","date_gmt":"2012-11-11T23:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/?p=4680"},"modified":"2012-11-12T09:42:08","modified_gmt":"2012-11-11T23:42:08","slug":"canberra-velocity-to-open-their-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/act\/news\/2012\/11\/12\/canberra-velocity-to-open-their-accounts","title":{"rendered":"Canberra Velocity to open their accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canberra Velocity women\u2019s and men\u2019s teams will make their Asia-Pacific Tennis League debut at Sydney
\nOlympic Park on Tuesday, November 13.<\/p>\n

Alison Bai and Ashley Keir will lead the Canberra Velocity team in the opener against the City Community<\/p>\n

Tennis team headed by top 100-ranked Australian players Natalie Barbir and Chloe Costello.<\/p>\n

Bai and Keir will be joined by NSW-based Tyra Calderwood and Nicole Hoynaski in the opening tie.<\/p>\n

Keir, 18, from Nicholls, said she\u2019s excited that the new domestic competition is finally here.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a bye the first round so we\u2019ve had to wait a bit longer to get on court. It would be nice to give
\nCanberra a winning start,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Alex Bolt, the 19-year-old AIS scholarship holder, says he\u2019s looking forward to opening Canberra Velocity\u2019s
\ncampaign against an impressive ATP Sydney team on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s good to play one of the better teams first up,\u201d Bolt said of the team that boasts touring
\nprofessionals Adam Feeney, Nick Lindahl and Greg Jones.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf all our guys can play well against them we have a good shot of taking it out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Bolt has enjoyed a breakthrough season this year, winning his first Pro Tour title in South Australia in
\nSeptember and reaching the final in Esperance two weeks later.<\/p>\n

He now boasts a career-high ranking of 476 and, with three ITF doubles titles to his name, he will be a force for Canberra Velocity. Local junior Andrew Zedde and former professionals Alun Jones and Damien Ward complete the men\u2019s line-up.<\/p>\n

The five-round competition will feature the best and emerging talent from around Australia.<\/p>\n

Canberra Velocity will play their first home ties at the National Sports Centre in Lyneham on Saturday, November 17 and Sunday, November 18. Please click here to view the daily schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Follow the Canberra Velocity<\/p>\n

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