National Indigenous Tennis Carnival
10 AUG–13 AUG 2023The pinnacle event of the Indigenous tennis pathway - to celebrate indigenous cultures through tennis both on and off the court.
Tennis Pathway
NITC Showdown (tournament)
The tournament showcase’s the best Indigenous tennis talent in the country. Both the boys and the girls tournaments are split in 14&U and 18&U age groups with the winners being crowned the National Indigenous Tennis Champions with a chance to represent Australia.
NITC FAST4 (green ball)
This 18&U teams event provides a platform for up and coming Indigenous tennis players to transition from participation to the tournament stream.
NITC Big Serve (red ball)
This 12&U teams event focusses on driving participation at the grass roots level with players forming community-based teams during the event.
Important Information
Travel Arrangements:
Flights to Darwin will be booked and shuttle buses will be provided
Accommodation:
Local accommodation options will be provided
Other funding options
Sport Australia ‘Local Sporting Champions’ grant applies to children aged between 12-18 years. There are also a variety of state/ territory based funding sources that could be applicable. More information to be provided in due course.
| Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Come and Try Day | 11 or 12th July | TBC |
- For "Come and Try" day enquiries, please contact Jake Lalliard, (02) 6160 7808.
| Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| EGF Come and Try Day | 18/06/2019 | Forster |
| Naidoc Week Tennis Activation | 12/07/2019 | NCIE |
- For "Come and Try" day enquiries, please contact Evan O’Neill or Paul Conroy, (02) 9024 7617.
| Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Talent Camp/Regional Carnival | 24/05/2019 | Katherine |
| Racquets and Red Dust Program | Katherine | |
| EGF Come and Try Day | TBC | TBC |
- For "Come and Try" day enquiries, please contact Joe Kelly, (08) 8981 5609.
| Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Western Rivers Cup | 08/06/2019 | Roma |
| Western Rivers Cup | 15/06/2019 | Toowoomba |
| EGF Come and Try Day | 21/06/2019 | Ipswich |
| Naidoc Week Camp - Indigenous Big Serve | TBC | Cairns |
- For "Come and Try" day enquiries, please contact Caitlin Lyons.
| Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| EGF Come and Try Day | 03/06/2019 | Playford City |
| EOI Process | TBA |
- For "Come and Try" day enquiries, please contact Rebeka Schaefer, (08) 7224 8118.
| Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Come and Try Day | 8/9th July | Launceston Tennis World |
| Come and Try Day | 11/12th July | Burnie Tennis Club |
| Come and Try Day | 15/16th July | Hobart Domain Tennis Centre |
| Come and Try Day | 18/19th July | Cygnet Tennis Club |
- For "Come and Try" day enquiries, please contact Olivia French, (03) 6108 8200 or register for the holiday program now by completing the application form found here
| Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| EOI Process | April-June | |
| Team Building State Day | 22/06/2019 | Melbourne Park |
| Tennis Clinic with VAHS | 09/07/2019 | Epping YMCA |
- For "Come and Try" day enquiries, please contact Mel Stojanovic, (03) 8420 8420.
| Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Come and Try Day | 25/05/2019 | |
| 3 week training squad | 8/22/29 June | |
| Team selections | 1-7th July | |
| Permissions and registration | 7-21st July | |
| Final group training/expectations | 1 week before |
- For "Come and Try" day enquiries, please contact Paula Gates, (08) 6462 8306.
NITC 2019 Results
| Event / Award | Winner | Runner Up |
|---|---|---|
| 18/u Boys | Toby Radford (VIC) | Charlie Pade (NSW) |
| 18/u Girls | Mikayla Zahirovic (QLD) | Krystal Clarke (NSW) |
| 14/u Boys | Liam Williams (VIC) | Jayden Kemp (SA) |
| 14/u Girls | Ausha Paulson (NSW) | Asia Khan (NSW) |
| Goolagong Medal | Mikayla Zahirovic (QLD) | |
| Ash Barty Cup (Participation and Effort award) |
Team Victoria |
2019 National Indigenous Tennis Carnival
National Indigenous Tennis Carnival 2019 Highlights
Evonne and Ash immortalised in mural
