{"id":14742,"date":"2018-03-26T10:01:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-25T23:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?p=14742"},"modified":"2018-03-26T10:14:04","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T23:44:04","slug":"edward-and-charlotte-to-represent-australia-in-world-junior-tennis-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/news\/2018\/03\/26\/edward-and-charlotte-to-represent-australia-in-world-junior-tennis-competition","title":{"rendered":"Edward and Charlotte to represent Australia in World Junior Tennis competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Australia\u2019s top 14-and-under boys and girls will head to <strong>Bangkok<\/strong>, <strong>Thailand<\/strong> to compete in the 2018 <strong>ITF World Junior Tennis<\/strong> <strong>Asia \/ Oceania <\/strong>qualifying event in a bid to become one of four teams to earn a spot in the prestigious <strong>ITF World Junior Tennis Finals <\/strong>to be held later this year.<\/p>\n<p>The boys team will see <strong>Alec Braund<\/strong> (Maryborough, Qld), <strong>Derek Pham<\/strong> (Maida Vale, WA) and <strong>Edward Winter<\/strong> (Glenelg, SA) compete in Bangkok from 26-31 March 2018 captained by National Performance WA Manager <strong>Tom George<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Interview with Edward Winter - 2018 World Junior Teams Competition\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g9-q64mq_E0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s 14-and-under junior girls team is hoping to replicate their success from last year, which saw them finish on top at the qualifying event, with the 2018 team of <strong>Catherine Aulia<\/strong> (Rosebery, NSW), <strong>Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz<\/strong> (Glengowrie, SA) and <strong>Mia Repac<\/strong> (Corrimal, NSW) led by National Academy SA Head Coach <strong>Milo Bradley<\/strong> set to compete from 2\u20137 April 2018.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Interview with Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz - 2018 World Junior Teams Competition\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oImxDVIsoPQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Milo Bradley believes World Junior Tennis is a vital step on the way to competing in the world of professional tennis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorld Junior Tennis provides our juniors with one of the best opportunities to compete on the world stage and get a feel for where they are at as junior tennis players,\u201d Bradley said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing able to compete against the world\u2019s best players in a competitive team environment gives our juniors an insight into what it is like to represent your country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year our girls had a strong result and we hope Catherine, Charlotte and Mia can compete at their best individually and as a team to achieve similar results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tom George believes the boys are well-equipped to contest the title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll three team members have had a solid 12 months to earn them selection for the Australian squad,\u201d George said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlec, Derek and Edward are all great players and I\u2019m excited to see the boys represent Australia to the best of their abilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Australia will face off against a handful of teams from 16 Asia \/ Oceania nations \u2013 China, Japan, Sri Lanka, India, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand and Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n<p>The top four teams from the qualifying event will progress to the finals in August alongside the world\u2019s top 16 nations who have qualified from other world zones including <strong>Africa<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><strong> North\/Central America<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><strong> South America and Europe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Australian 14s Boys team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>26-31 March (Bangkok, Thailand)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Alec Braund (Qld)<\/p>\n<p>Derek Pham (WA)<\/p>\n<p>Edward Winter (SA)<\/p>\n<p>Captain \u2013 Tom George (WA)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Australian 14s Girls team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>2-7 April (Bangkok, Thailand)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Catherine Aulia (NSW)<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz (SA)<\/p>\n<p>Mia Repac (NSW)<\/p>\n<p>Captain \u2013 Milo Bradley (SA)<\/p>\n<p>Manager \u2013 Emma Shoemaker (Vic)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The ITF World Junior Tennis tournament is an international team competition for players aged 14-and-under.<\/p>\n<p>The ITF World Junior Tennis competition has helped launch the careers of former world No.1s including <strong>Novak Djokovic <\/strong>(SRB), <strong>Lleyton Hewitt<\/strong> (AUS), <strong>Rafael Nadal<\/strong> (ESP), <strong>Kim Clijsters<\/strong> (BEL) and <strong>Justine Henin<\/strong> (BEL), who all participated in the event as juniors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia\u2019s top 14-and-under boys and girls will head to Bangkok, Thailand to compete in the 2018 ITF World Junior Tennis Asia \/ Oceania qualifying event in a bid to become one of four teams to earn a spot in the prestigious ITF World Junior Tennis Finals to be held later this year. 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