The inaugural South Australian Teams Challenge will be held in Adelaide starting today. Tennis SA, in conjunction with West Lakes Tennis Club, will host the brand new event from Monday 14 to Tuesday 15 December 2020.
The South Australian Teams Challenge will see representative teams from Regional South Australia and Metropolitan South Australia take on each other in 13/u, 15/u and 17/u age groups. An individual event will utilise Universal Tennis Ratings (UTR) to provide further competitive play opportunities for participants.
The event is the next step in the pathway for regional players, with the top three participants in each age group selected from their performance in the individual component of the State Foundation Cup held in Berri in October. In the past, selection has seen players earn the right to represent Regional South Australia at the national level, however this was not possible in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic.
Tennis SA Head of Tournaments and Competitions, Dylan Hicks is excited to welcome players to Adelaide.
“We are pleased to be hosting the inaugural South Australian Teams Challenge after what has continued to be a difficult year,” Hicks said.
“Whilst we are disappointed that the COVID pandemic prevented our usual pathway to represent the state nationally, this new event has presented a wonderful opportunity to bring together players from around the state.
“We look forward to welcoming the players and their families to West Lakes Tennis Club and hope they enjoy what is sure to be a fantastic event.”
South Australian Teams Challenge
Representative teams as at Monday 14 December 2020
13-and-under Regional State Team
Bryan Dickson (Lower Northern)
Cooper Ferme (Upper Northern and Yorke)
Lucy Handbury (South East)
Eva Schmucker (Eyre Peninsula)
Maria Tzanavaras (River Murray)
Dylan Wilson (Hills Fleurieu)
15-and-under Regional State Team
Riley Gill (Lower Northern)
Adele Inglis (Upper Northern and Yorke)
Lachlan Maywald (Hills Fleurieu)
Sophie Nettle (River Murray)
Benjamin Siedel (Hills Fleurieu)
Olivia Wuttke (Lower Northern)
17-and-under Regional State Team
Jake Baker (Hills Fleurieu)
Jenna Barry (Hills Fleurieu)
Arley Byass (Eyre Peninsula)
Emily Edwards (South East)
Callum Hillier (Hills Fleurieu)
Georgia Tregaskis (Hills Fleurieu)
13-and-under Metropolitan State Team
Dayna Harrison
Saanvi Kondamuri
Ashton Lim
Isabella O’Reilly
Azat Safiullin
Daniel Skuza
15-and-under Metropolitan State Team
Jayden Adams
Mahek Bhatt
Eliza Gauvin
Aleksandar Govedarica
Lucas Salmeron
Ebony Vink
17-and-under Metropolitan State Team
Dylan Bennett
Olivia Collins
Hugh Payze
Henry Pilkington
Sophie Ray-Johnson
Coby Sander
For further information including draws and scores visit: https://app.myutr.com/events/33786.
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