<\/p>\n
Canberra Velocity made an impressive start to its first home tie of the Asia-Pacific Tennis League, not dropping a match against National Academy NSW AUStars.<\/p>\n
More than 200 people watched Canberra\u2019s best junior talent take on the young NSW line-up at the National Sports Club at Lyneham on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s team put its first round defeat on Tuesday night behind it in convincing fashion.<\/p>\n
In a battle of the baseliners, AIS scholarship holder Alex Bolt saved three set points in the second set before defeating Jordan Thompson, the world junior No.25, 4-3 (5-2) 4-3 (5-4), while rising Canberra star Nick Kygrios beat Nick Horton 4-2, 4-2.<\/p>\n
Local junior Andrew Zedde dropped only two games against Max Purcell, winning 4-0, 4-2, while James
\nFrawley accounted for Alex Deminaur 4-2, 4-3 (5-2).<\/p>\n
In the doubles, Bolt\/ Kygrios defeated Thompson\/Horton 4-3 (5-4), 4-2, and Zedde\/Frawley beat
\nPurcell\/ Deminaur 4-0, 4-1.<\/p>\n
Player\/manager Todd Larkham said he was impressed at how well his team rebounded after Tuesday\u2019s
\nloss.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe match could have been much closer but we won the important points today,\u201d Larkham said. \u201cIt was a particularly good effort from Alex Bolt, he saved a couple of set points in the second set.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also praised the 200-strong crowd for lending their support.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a great turn-out today, and we\u2019re hoping that the tennis community will get behind our team again tomorrow when the matches are expected to be much closer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Canberra Velocity\u2019s women\u2019s team remain undefeated in the competition, dropping only one set.<\/p>\n
Velocity\u2019s No.1 Alison Bai struggled early against Pamela Boyanov, but prevailed 2-4, 4-2, 4-0, while Ashley Keir defeated Maddie Antoun 4-2, 4-3 (5-0).<\/p>\n
NSW-based baseliner Tyra Calderwood didn\u2019t drop a game against Seone Mendez, while Nicole Hoynaski dominated Monique Belovukovic, 4-0, 4-1.<\/p>\n
In the doubles, Bai\/Calderwood easily defeated Boyanov\/Mendez 4-0, 4-0, and Keir\/Hoynaski beat Antoun\/Belovukovic
\n4-2, 4-0.<\/p>\n
Team manager Annabel Parolo said her team performed better today having adjusted to the abbreviated format (best of three sets,
\nfirst to four games).<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a much better performance today. I\u2019m very happy with how the girls played, they were much more relaxed and played well.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the second match of the home double-header, Velocity meets the Hunter Raworth Tigers (men) and NSTA Avengers (women) at Lyneham on Sunday, from 2pm.<\/p>\n
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