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29 September 2023 | Tennis SA

World No.1 II-1 player Archie Graham, along with Carla Lenarduzzi, won the open singles titles at the Peter Smith Players with an Intellectual Impairment (PWII) Open at Next Generation Memorial Drive last weekend.

The Peter Smith Players with an Intellectual Impairment (PWII) Open is a tournament for people with an intellectual disability and/or Autism. The tournament is a signature series event which leads in to the Australian Tennis Championships held in Melbourne in November.

Both Graham and Lenarduzzi were a part of the Australian team at the Virtus European Summer Games in Vichy, France earlier this year.

The Virtus Global Games is the world’s largest elite sporting event for athletes with an intellectual impairment, including autism, and only takes place every four years.

Congratulations to the following players:

Women’s Open Singles
Winner: Carla Lenarduzzi (Vic)
Runner up: Andriana Petrakis (SA)

Men’s Division 1 Singles
Winner: Archie Graham (Qld)
Runner up: Tom Collins (SA)

Men’s Division 2 Singles
Winner: Christopher Pavlis (SA)
Runner up: Timothy Gould (Qld)

Under 18s Singles
Winner: Callum Beckley (SA)
Runner up: Siobhan Johnson (Vic)

Women’s Open Doubles
Winners: Andriana Petrakis (SA)/Carla Lenarduzzi (Vic)
Runner up: Siobhan Johnson/Madison McPherson (Vic)

Men’s Open Doubles
Winners: Joshua Hollaway/Mitchell James (Qld)
Runner up: Tyler McPherson (Vic)/Nicholas Costa (SA)