Queensland were yesterday announced as the 2019 Pizzey Cup champions following their dominant display at the week-long competition in Adelaide on Saturday.
The gold medal winning team finished the rain-interrupted week undefeated, claiming their first Pizzey Cup title since 2006 and ending a ten-year reign of New South Wales over the event.
New South Wales finished in second place and Western Australia took home the bronze.
The Pizzey Cup, which doubles as the 2019 School Sport Australia Tennis Championships, saw 115 secondary school students from across the country descend on Adelaide for the prestigious event from Saturday 4 to Saturday 11 May 2019, with matches held at West Lakes Tennis Club and Seaside Tennis Club throughout the week.
South Australia finished fourth with three wins and three losses, with Stefan Bianchet, Jasmine Adams, Cydney Crumbie and Chloe Schwarz selected in the All-Australian Team.
The Tennis Australia Cup individual event, saw fifth seed James McCabe (NSW) defeat top seed Zac Larke (Qld) 7-6 6-2, while second seed Grace Schumacher (NSW) mounted a second set comeback to defeat top Lexie Weir (WA) 6-1 6-4 in the girls.
Tennis Australia in conjunction with School Sport Australia and School Sport South Australia joined forces to bring the tournament for kids aged 18 and under to life after the tournament first began in 1963.
Team SA
Boys
Stefan Bianchet, Mercedes College
Lachlan Brain, Sacred Heart College
Kristo Daminato, Pulteney Grammar School
Connor Gibson, St Paul’s College
Terry Karahalios, Henley High School
Noah Koeroessy, Marryatville High School
Luke Mascione, Muirden Senior College
Connor Wallin, Henley High School
Girls
Jasmine Adams, Woodcroft College
Cydney Crumbie, Brighton Secondary College
Ebony Harper, Westiminster College
Tully Richter, Nazareth Catholic College
Hayley Riessen, Heathfield High School
Chloe Schwarz, St Michael’s College
Madison Schwarz, St Michael’s College
Mia Tsoukalas, Immanuel College
2019 Pizzey Cup team final standings
| Place | Team | Ties Won | Ties Lost | Points | Rubbers Won | Rubbers Lost |
| 1st | Queensland | 6 | 0 | 12 | 79 | 29 |
| 2nd | New South Wales | 4 | 1 | 9 | 76 | 26 |
| 3rd | Western Australia | 4 | 1 | 9 | 63 | 39 |
| 4th | South Australia | 3 | 3 | 6 | 64 | 44 |
| 5th | Victoria | 2 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 60 |
| 6th | Tasmania | 1 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 82 |
| 7th | Australian Capital Territory | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 92 |
2019 School Sport Australia All Australian Boys Team
| First name | Last name | State | |
| 1 | Zac | Larke | Queensland |
| 2 | Lathan | Treacy | Queensland |
| 3 | James | McCabe | New South Wales |
| 4 | Michael | Zhang | New South Wales |
| 5 | Stefan | Bianchet | South Australia |
| 6 | Ruben | McCormack | Tasmania |
| 7 | Sam | Whitehead | Tasmania |
| 8 | James | O’Sullivan | Victoria |
| 9 | Luka | Brown | Western Australia |
| 10 | Ethan | Cook | Western Australia |
2019 School Sport Australia All Australian Girls Team
| First name | Last name | State | |
| 1 | Anja | Nayer | Queensland |
| 2 | Amelija | Swaffer-Selff | Queensland |
| 3 | Grace | Schumacher | New South Wales |
| 4 | Laia | Pasini | New South Wales |
| 5 | Jasmine | Adams | South Australia |
| 6 | Cydney | Crumbie | South Australia |
| 7 | Chloe | Schwarz | South Australia |
| 8 | Eloise | Swarbrick | Victoria |
| 9 | Pearl | Jansz | Victoria |
| 10 | Lexie | Weir | Western Australia |
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