Umag, Croatia, 21 September 2016 | Tennis Australia

There was plenty of success for Australia at the recent 2016 ITF Super-Seniors World Individual Championships in Croatia, with Aussies picking up Gold in the Women’s 65+ Kitty Godfree Cup, as well as silver in the Mens’s 80+ Gardnar Mulloy Cup.

The event, staged between 12-18 September in Umag, Croatia, saw over 500 players from 35 countries competing in singles, doubles and mixed doubles events in age categories spanning 65-and-over to 85-and-over.

The Australian teams and results are listed below:

WOMEN

KITTY GODFREE CUP 65+  (14 teams)

1^st Place (Gold) – Australia d France 2-1 (1^st/2^nd Play-off) 

1 ADRIENNE AVIS © NSW

2 WENDY GILCHRIST QLD

3 JAN JOHNS QLD

4 JULIE PRATT NSW

ALTHEA GIBSON CUP 70+  (12 teams)

6^th Place – France d Australia 2-0 (5^th/6^th Play-off)

1 CAROL CAMPLING © NSW

2 MARGARET HARRIS VIC

3 JUDY HANCY VIC

4 KIM BLACKBURNE NSW

QUEENS’ CUP 75+ (8 teams)

5^th Place – Australia d South Africa 2-0 (5^th/6^th Play-off)

1 JUNE SIMSPON VIC

2 BOBBIE EDWARDS © WA

3 JILL TAYLOR QLD

4 NORMA McGHIE QLD

DORIS HART CUP 80+ (8 teams)

5^th Place – Australia d Germany 3-0 (5^th/6^th Play-off)

1 JOYCE ROGERS VIC

2 HELEN FERRIS NSW

3 MARGARET FISHER NSW

4   ANN FOTHERINGHAM

MEN

BRITANNIA CUP 65+  (20 teams)

7^th Place – Australia d. Great Britain 2-1 (7^th/8^th Play-off)

1 ANDREW RAE © VIC

2 MAX BATES QLD

3 GRAEME STICKA NSW

4 PETER JENKINS VIC

JACK CRAWFORD CUP 70+ (18 teams)

11^th Place Australia d South Africa 2-1 (11^th/12^th Play-off)

1 TERRENCE McLELLAN QLD

2 ALAN WALSH © NSW

3 RAY WEST QLD

4 REG TREVASKIS QLD

BITSY GRANT CUP 75 + (18 teams)

5^th Place – USA d Australia 2-1 (5^th/6^th Play-off)

1 BRUCE REHN © SA

2 DON BIDDLE NSW

3 GORDON WAYGOOD NSW

4 JOHN WALKER QLD

GARDNAR MULLOY CUP 80+ (14 teams)

2^nd Place (Silver) USA d Australia 2-1 (1^st/2^nd Play-off)

1 PETER FROELICH © QLD

2 NORM RICHARDSON NSW

3 CLAUDE WENZEL QLD

4 ADRIAN ALLE QLD

The Super-Seniors Individual Championships are being held between 18-25 September with Australia hoping to continue their success from the world championships.

The Super-Seniors World Team and Individual Championships are the most premier events on the ITF Super-Seniors (65 and-over) Circuit.

Players aged from 35-and-over to 45-and-over compete in the Young Seniors Championships; from 50-and-over to 60-and-over in the Seniors Championships, and from 65-and-over and 85-and-over compete in the Super-Seniors Championships.

For the most up-to-date results visit:

https://www.facebook.com/TennisSeniorsAustralia

For more information about the seniors circuit visit:

http://www.itftennis.com/seniors/tournaments/calendar.aspx

http://www.tennisseniors.org.au/