Australia has finished third at the inaugural BNP Paribas Junior World Team Cup in Knokke-Heist, Belgium.
Led by ITF Wheelchair Tennis Hall of Champions inductee Greg Crump, the team – consisting of top-10 players Arlo Shawcross and Sonny Rennison, as well as representative debutant Joshua Brass – won four ties throughout the week.
They topped their group with an undefeated record, defeating the USA, Brazil and Italy to reach the semifinals.
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Australia fell agonisingly in the semifinals against Japan, who went on to face Great Britain in the final; the Aussies' third and deciding rubber of their semifinal tie against Japan came down to a match tiebreak.
The green-and-gold campaign would end on a high, however, with the Aussie team claiming a 2-0 victory over USA in the third-place playoff.
Rennison maintained an undefeated singles record throughout the tournament, winning all five of his rubbers.
Australia was also presented with the 2026 Team of the Year Award. The honour recognises one nation for their “fair play, sportsmanship, on-court and off court behaviour, support for other teams, team spirit and level of international outreach.”
Having previously been contested as a junior cateogory under the World Team Cup banner, this was the first time there was a standalone junior competition.
And Australia has maintained its impressive performances in junior representative competition, after claiming the the 2019 and 2022 titles in the previous format.
Their third-place finish this year highlights a strong period from the next generation of Australian wheelchair players. Including Rennison and Shawcross, Australia has five players inside the world’s junior top 20, more than any other country.
The others are Jin Woodman, Harrison Dudley and Gillie Lumby, with Woodman ranked world No.1.
This week, Woodman will compete at Roland Garros for the first time in his career, featuring in both the quad singles and doubles events.