Sixty participants from South Australia and the Northern Territory will take part in the UTR Junior State Performance Championships at West Lakes Tennis Club from Wednesday 16 to Friday 18 December 2020.
The new set of tournaments will be held across seven Australian states and territories from Saturday 5 to Tuesday 22 December, replacing the annual December Showdown this year due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19 and state border restrictions.
Junior players will instead compete in their home states, including New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia and the ACT in 12/u, 14/u, 16/u and 18/u age groups.
“While it’s been a tough year for tennis players, we are fortunate in Australia that through UTR we’ve been able to continue to provide competitive opportunities for both juniors and pro players,” UTR Junior State Performance Championships manager Francis Soyer said.
“We know our junior players love any opportunity to compete and come together with their peers, and we hope the UTR State Performance Championships in each city provide a strong platform for juniors of all ages to do so in a fun and competitive way,” Soyer added.
“After a very difficult year, we are pleased to be hosting the UTR Junior State Performance Championships in Adelaide this week,” Tennis SA CEO, Debbie Sterrey said.
“We are thrilled to offer this competitive play opportunity for our junior players and look forward to welcoming players from the Northern Territory to our state.
“Our sincere thanks to the West Lakes Tennis Club for hosting this tournament, we are looking forward to a wonderful week of tennis.”
Australian junior players who have competed in Australian Ranking tournaments and UTR events this year are eligible for the UTR Junior State Performance Championships. A player’s current Universal Tennis Ranking will be used to determine if they qualify for the relevant age group.
UTR Junior State Performance Championships
South Australia and Northern Territory
Player acceptance lists as at Tuesday 15 December 2020
12/u Girls
| Players | UTR |
| Sarah Mildren (SA) | UTR 6.14 |
| Christina Bennett (SA) | UTR 4.86 |
| Taylah Lessue (SA) | UTR 4.55 |
| Eve Kelly (SA) | UTR 4.08 |
| Josefina Salmeron (SA) | UTR 3.96 |
| Leana Nannapaneni (SA) | UTR 3.8 |
| Sienna Privopoulos (SA) | UTR 3.41 |
| Jia Shah (SA) | UTR 3.25 |
12/u Boys
| Players | UTR |
| Filip Fantasia (SA) | UTR 7.59 |
| Jeffery Strydom (SA) | UTR 6.29 |
| Markis Kallos (SA) | UTR 6.01 |
| Jacquyn Colalancia (SA) | UTR 5.68 |
| Joseph Nak (SA) | UTR 5.47 |
| Nikola Markulin (SA) | UTR 5.3 |
| Orlando St Claire (SA) | UTR 4.53 |
| Thomas Antoniadis (SA) | UTR 4.36 |
14/u Girls
| Players | UTR |
| Eva Harris (NT) | UTR 6.82 |
| Emily Briggs (SA) | UTR 6.48 |
| Jessie Vo (SA) | UTR 6.21 |
| Alice Kubler (SA) | UTR 6.16 |
| Kristina Tai (SA) | UTR 6.08 |
| Olivia Rose Giotis (SA) | UTR 5.3 |
| Erin Cahill (SA) | UTR 3.5 |
14/u Boys
| Players | UTR |
| Jonas Hahn (SA) | UTR 9.38 |
| Christian Salmeron (SA) | UTR 8.73 |
| Michael Smith (SA) | UTR 8.69 |
| Gavin Zhang (SA) | UTR 8.66 |
| Hugh Winter (SA) | UTR 8.65 |
| Aiden Shi Feng Lim (SA) | UTR 8.56 |
| Noah Coghlan (SA) | UTR 8.45 |
| Timothy Birkin (SA) | UTR 8.3 |
16/u Girls
| Players | UTR |
| Mia Tsoukalas (SA) | UTR 9.09 |
| Yilin Elim Yan (SA) | UTR 8.42 |
| Chloe Schwarz (SA) | UTR 8.31 |
| D’estree Colalancia (SA) | UTR 8.04 |
| Georgia Plunkett (SA) | UTR 7.75 |
| Caitlin Baker (SA) | UTR 7.4 |
| Anna Stewart (SA) | UTR 6.52 |
16/u Boys
| Players | UTR |
| Henry Lamchinniah (SA) | UTR 10.94 |
| Alexander Despoja (SA) | UTR 10.6 |
| David Reutlinger (SA) | UTR 10.22 |
| Ralph Catipay (SA) | UTR 10.1 |
| Patrick Findlay (NT) | UTR 9.92 |
| William Clifford (SA) | UTR 9.73 |
| Hamish Bartos (SA) | UTR 9.67 |
| Oliver Thoeny (SA) | UTR 9.45 |
18/u Girls
| Players | UTR |
| Jasmine Adams (SA) | UTR 9.82 |
| Juliette Robinson (SA) | UTR 8.78 |
| Tully Richter (SA) | UTR 8.67 |
| Cydney Crumbie (SA) | UTR 8.51 |
| Skye Vandeleur (SA) | UTR 7.53 |
| Hayley Riessen (SA) | UTR 7.42 |
| Kate Brzostek (SA) | UTR 6.95 |
18/u Boys
| Players | UTR |
| Stefan Bianchet (SA) | UTR 11.65 |
| Peter Politis (NT) | UTR 11.38 |
| Lachlan Brain (SA) | UTR 11.23 |
| Edward Vo (SA) | UTR 11.17 |
| Connor Gibson (SA) | UTR 10.49 |
| Thomas Van Haaren (NT) | UTR 8.76 |
For further information including live scoring and tournament information visit: www.myutr.com/statechampseries-au.
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