The South Australian National Academy has delivered outstanding results at the Australian Grass court Championships held at the Mildura Lawn Tennis Club from 19-24 February 2013.
Nicole Kraemer (Hallet Cove, SA) has become the first South Australian to win 14 & U Girls Singles at the Australian Grass court Championships defeating Gabrielle O’Gorman (6), NSW, 2-6 6-2 6-4 .
In the 14 & U Girls Doubles Nicole continued her winning streak pairing with fellow South Australian Petra Hule (Flagstaff Hill, SA) defeating Monique Belovukovic, NSW, and Sasha Bollweg (2), VIC, 6-1 7-5 .
Rohan Fisher, National Academy Manager cited Nicole’s success to her solid preparation.
“Nicole’s preparation leading into the Nationals was ideal with three ITF events in New Zealand and Traralgon Tennis International. The recent win sets her up well for upcoming international travel in USA.”
On the boys side, Sam May (Colonel Light Gardens, SA) had his most successful Nationals to date finishing runner-up in the boys 12/U singles event to Rinki Hijikata of NSW 6/2, 7/5.
May, who defeated fellow South Australian and top seed Stefan Norodom (Kidman Park, SA) in the semi-final played great grass court tennis throughout the week to defy his eighth seeding.
Stefan Norodom bounced back after his semi-final defeat to claim the 12/U boys doubles title with partner Connor Di Marco of Victoria.
Tahlia Van Der Eerden (Greenwith, SA) had her best week in a National tournament by finishing 3rd in the 12/U singles and runner-up in the 12/U doubles with fellow South Australian Amber Marshall (Gulfview Heights, SA).
Fisher continues “These results were beyond the expectations of the National Academy and we congratulate all players on their recent efforts.”
Daniel Hobart (Port Pirie, SA) trained by Adelaide Hills Coach Nick Hall was runner-up in the 14 & U Boys Singles finals losing to Alex De Minaur (1), NSW, 3-6 6-3 6-1.
The next Australian Championships for the 12s and 14s will be the National Claycourt Championships to be held at the George Alder Tennis Centre in Ipswich, Queensland in April.
For full draws and results of the 12s and 14s National Grasscourt Championships click here.
For more information on the 2013 Australian Pro Tour and the 12s and 14s National Grasscourt Championships visit www.tennis.com.au. For more information on the ITF Pro circuit visit www.itftennis.com.
| Pic: Nicole Kreamer (SA) with Rohan Fisher, National Academy Manager |
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| Pic: Nicole Kreamer – First South Australian to win 14 & U Girls Singles at the Australian Grasscourt Championships |
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2013 Optus 12s & 14s National Grasscourt Championships – Results
Sunday 24/02/2013
12 & U Boys Singles
Final
Rinky Hijikata (5), NSW, def. Sam May (8), SA, 6-2 7-5 .
Playoff for 3rd Place
Stefan Norodom (1), SA, def. Codey Gunn (3), VIC, 7-6(5) 1-6 [10-5] .
Playoff for 5th Place
Dane Sweeny (9), QLD, def. Connor Di Marco (2), VIC, 6-4 6-1 .
Playoff for 7th Place
Tristan Schoolkate (6), WA, def. Mason Naumovski (15), VIC, 6-4 6-3 .
Playoff for 9th Place
Sean Van Rensburg (11), SA, def. Michael Shepheard (7), NT, 6-4 7-6(5) .
Playoff for 17th Place
Sebastian Flock, SA, def. Stefan Milenkovic, VIC, 2-6 6-4 10-3 .
Playoff for 25th Place
Stefan Storch, VIC, def. Oscar Woods, QLD, w.o..
12 & U Boys Doubles
Final
Connor Di Marco, VIC, and Stefan Norodom (1), SA, def. Milan Bennett, QLD, and Michael Shepheard (6), NT, 6-1 6-0 .
12 & U Girls Singles
Final
Jessica Zaviacic (7), VIC, def. Kyra Yap (2), QLD, 6-1 6-2 .
Playoff for 3rd Place
Tahlia Van Der Eerden (5), SA, def. Olivia Gadecki (1), QLD, 2-6 6-0 [13-11] .
Playoff for 5th Place
Amber Marshall (3), SA, def. Ivana Popovic (6), NSW, w.o..
Playoff for 7th Place
Valentina Ivanov (4), NSW, def. Peta Valos (11), VIC, 1-6 6-0 [10-6] .
Playoff for 9th Place
Gabriella Da Silva-Fick (9), NSW, def. Stephanie Belovukovic (12), NSW, 6-3 6-3 .
Playoff for 17th Place
Patricia Apisah, NSW, def. Tayla Whitehouse, SA, 6-3 6-4 .
Playoff for 25th Place
Chloe Purkiss, SA, def. Eve Humphries, VIC, 6-1 6-0 .
12 & U Girls Doubles
Final
Gabriella Da Silva-Fick, NSW, and Jessica Zaviacic (2), VIC, def. Amber Marshall (SA) and Tahlia Van Der Eerden (1), SA, 6-7(8) 6-2 [10-4] .
14 & U Boys Singles
Final
Alex De Minaur (1), NSW, def. Daniel Hobart (12), SA, 3-6 6-3 6-1 .
Playoff for 3rd Place
Lucas Vuradin (10), VIC, def. Nathanael Consalvo (13), QLD, 7-6(5) 6-3 .
Playoff for 5th Place
Kody Pearson (2), NSW, def. Matthew Romios (11), VIC, 6-2 6-2 .
Playoff for 7th Place
Mike Vaughan (3), VIC, def. Mayez Elrich, NSW, w.o..
Playoff for 9th Place
James Ibrahim (16), NSW, def. Zak Marshall, VIC, 6-4 6-1 .
Playoff for 17th Place
Michael Commings (8), VIC, def. Moerani Bouzige (7), QLD, 6-2 6-2 .
Playoff for 25th Place
Jackson Ross, VIC, def. Todd Millington, VIC, 6-3 6-2 .
14 & U Boys Doubles
Final
Matthew Romios and Jamie Sekulovski (5), VIC, def. Alex De Minaur and Jesse Delaney, NSW, 6-1 6-3 .
14 & U Girls Singles
Final
Nicole Kraemer (4), SA, def. Gabrielle O’Gorman (6), NSW, 2-6 6-2 6-4 .
Playoff for 3rd Place
Sasha Bollweg (1), VIC, def. Petra Hule (3), SA, 6-3 6-2 .
Playoff for 5th Place
Jaimee Fourlis (5), VIC, def. Alexandra Bozovic (7), NSW, 7-5 6-3 .
Playoff for 7th Place
Stephanie Serafidis, VIC, def. Selina Turulja, SA, 7-5 6-4 .
Playoff for 9th Place
Maria Vais, NSW, def. Jessica Brzozowska (2), VIC, 6-1 6-4 .
Playoff for 17th Place
Violet Apisah, NSW, def. Chelsea Church (13), WA, 6-3 7-6(4) .
Playoff for 25th Place
Natasha Van Bemmel, VIC, def. Kate Vaughan, VIC, 5-7 7-6(5) 12-10 .
14 & U Girls Doubles
Final
Petra Hule and Nicole Kraemer (1), SA, def. Monique Belovukovic, NSW, and Sasha Bollweg (2), VIC, 6-1 7-5 .
12 & U Boys Qualifying Consolation
Final
Matthew Peart, VIC, def. Alex Bulte, VIC, 6-3 3-6 [10-5] .
12 & U Girls Qualifying Consolation
Final
Mia Vukicevic (1), VIC, def. Kelly Gilmour (3), NSW, 6-2 6-3 .
14 & U Boys Qualifying Consolation
Final
Sudock Hong (10), WA, def. Lachlan Casey (3), WA, 6-4 6-1 .
14 & U Girls Qualifying Consolation
Final
Nikki Milner (3), SA, def. Jovana Glusac (1), WA, 6-2 6-3 .
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