{"id":14953,"date":"2018-04-27T12:27:31","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T02:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?p=14953"},"modified":"2018-04-27T12:27:31","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T02:57:31","slug":"james-and-wren-take-home-gold-medals-at-special-olympics-australia-national-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/news\/2018\/04\/27\/james-and-wren-take-home-gold-medals-at-special-olympics-australia-national-games","title":{"rendered":"James and Wren take home gold medals at Special Olympics Australia National Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mitchell James<\/strong> (Qld) and Kelly Wren<\/strong> (NSW) are the Special Olympics Australia National Games<\/strong> division one gold medallists after taking out the titles in West Lakes.<\/p>\n

The Special Olympics Australia National Games were held in Adelaide from 16-20 April, with 49 competitors from around Australia taking part in the tennis component held over three days.<\/p>\n

Held every four years, the Special Olympics Australia National Games give players with an intellectual disability the opportunity to compete and demonstrate their skills and sportsmanship on a national level.<\/p>\n

Andriana Petrakis<\/strong> (Allenby Gardens, SA) and Peter Kerin<\/strong> (Greenwith, SA) represented Team South Australia, with both players finishing a commendable fourth in their respective divisions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWest Lakes Tennis Club is thrilled to have hosted the tennis component of the Special Olympics Australia National Games,\u201d said West Lakes Tennis Club President Col Lawson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cHosting the athletes and their support staff has been a truly rewarding experience that our club members and volunteers will remember for quite some time.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe smiles on the faces of the athletes say it all and we couldn\u2019t be more proud to have been involved in this wonderful event.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTennis SA was delighted to have been a part of the Special Olympics Australia National Games,\u201d said Tennis SA CEO Steven Baldas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Games provide opportunities for athletes with an intellectual disability in an environment that is welcoming, inclusive and fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Special Olympics Australia National Games medallists <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Men\u2019s division 1 singles
\n<\/strong>Gold: Mitchell James (Qld)
\nSilver: David Burke (NSW)
\nBronze: Shawn Walford (NSW)<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s division 1 singles
\n<\/strong>Gold: Kelly Wren (NSW)
\nSilver: Carla Lenarduzzi (Vic)
\nBronze: Kathryn Wilson (Qld)<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s division 2 singles
\n<\/strong>Gold: Oska Taylor (Qld)
\nSilver: Shannon Walford (NSW)
\nBronze: Luke Trethowan (Vic)<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s division 2 singles
\n<\/strong>Gold: Chloe Johnston (Qld)
\nSilver: Stephanie Walker (NSW)
\nBronze: Michelle Gibbens (NSW)<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s division 3 singles
\n<\/strong>Gold: Benjamin Hendrie (Qld)
\nSilver: Neil Forster (Qld)
\nBronze: Patrick Heath Jeffery (ACT)<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s division 3 singles
\n<\/strong>Gold: Annalise Fadeev (NSW)
\nSilver: Lisa Sheehy (Qld)
\nBronze: Jemima Heberden (NSW)<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s division 4 singles
\n<\/strong>Gold: Edward Graham (Vic)
\nSilver: Timothy Walsh (NSW)
\nBronze: Tyrone Polsoni (Qld)<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s division 5 singles
\n<\/strong>Gold: Andrew Bascetta (Vic)
\nSilver: Lewis Beeby (Vic)
\nBronze: Dean Argaet (ACT)<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s division 6 singles
\n<\/strong>Gold: Bryan Hourigan (Qld)
\nSilver: Andrew Negrelli (Vic)
\nBronze: Sai Aman Ramadani (Qld)<\/p>\n

Division 1 doubles
\n<\/strong>Gold: Mitchell James\/Alexander Baker (Qld)
\nSilver: David Burke\/Shawn Walford (NSW)
\nBronze: Kelly Wren\/Michelle Gibbens (NSW)<\/p>\n

Division 2 doubles
\n<\/strong>Gold: Oska Taylor\/Benjamin Hendrie (Qld)
\nSilver: Gareth Donohue\/Shannon Walford (NSW)
\nBronze: Marty Campbell\/Nathaniel Quan (NSW)<\/p>\n

Division 3 doubles
\n<\/strong>Gold: Edward Graham\/Luke Percy (Vic)
\nSilver: Neil Forster\/Tyrone Polsoni (Qld)
\nBronze: Patrick Heath Jeffery\/Dean Argeat (ACT)<\/p>\n

Division 4 doubles
\n<\/strong>Gold: James Evans\/William Evans (Qld)
\nSilver: Lewis Beeby\/Tyler McPherson (Vic)
\nBronze: Timothy Walsh\/Peter Secomb (NSW)<\/p>\n

Division 5 doubles
\n<\/strong>Gold: Sai Aman Ramadani\/Bryan Hourigan (Qld)
\nSilver: Todd Dziuma\/Brian Wakefield (Qld)
\nBronze: Andrew Negrelli\/Andrew Bascetta (Vic)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mitchell James (Qld) and Kelly Wren (NSW) are the Special Olympics Australia National Games division one gold medallists after taking out the titles in West Lakes. The Special Olympics Australia National Games were held in Adelaide from 16-20 April, with 49 competitors from around Australia taking part in the tennis component held over three days. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5736,"featured_media":14956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5736"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}