{"id":26911,"date":"2022-08-03T14:22:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T04:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?p=26911"},"modified":"2022-08-03T14:22:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T04:52:01","slug":"south-australian-team-announced-for-national-indigenous-tennis-carnival-to-be-held-in-darwin-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/news\/2022\/08\/03\/south-australian-team-announced-for-national-indigenous-tennis-carnival-to-be-held-in-darwin-next-week","title":{"rendered":"South Australian team announced for National Indigenous Tennis Carnival to be held in Darwin next week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aspiring First Nations players are set to start their tennis journey following in the footsteps of their Indigenous tennis heroes, Grand Slam champions Ash Barty<\/strong> and Evonne Goolagong Cawley<\/strong>, when the third edition of the National Indigenous Tennis Carnival <\/strong>starts in Darwin, Northern Territory next week.<\/p>\n

A team of eight South Australians will join the largest number of participants in the history of the event as it takes place at the Darwin International Tennis Centre<\/strong> from 11 to 14 August 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Bringing together 230 players from every state and territory, the carnival will feature two streams \u2013 one for general participation and another for competition, in both the 14\/u and 18\/u age groups.<\/p>\n

Off court a variety of culturally immersive experiences will take place over the four days, including a community concert featuring Indigenous electronic music duo Electric Fields<\/strong> from 5.30pm Friday 12 August<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Goolagong Cawley said the National Indigenous Tennis Carnival is a fantastic way to bring tennis and Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander cultures together.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a dream come true to be part of this National Indigenous Tennis Carnival and to see how tennis can have such a positive impact on communities and do so much good,\u201d Goolagong Cawley said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe celebration of culture, improving the health and wellbeing of everyone involved and promoting education are all so important to me.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is wonderful to see kids of all ages enjoying the sport I love so much \u2013 whether discovering it for the first time or having the opportunity to develop and improve their skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cTennis Australia and the states are working with Indigenous youth all around the country to help create pathways and opportunities for these players which is exciting.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis carnival will celebrate these kids and bring everyone from around the country together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSince the National Indigenous Tennis Carnival was introduced in 2018 it has played an integral role in our tennis participation strategy, providing opportunities for young First Nations people to pick up a racquet and become involved in the sport,\u201d Tennis Australia Chief Tennis Officer Tom Larner<\/strong> said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs well as being a vital opportunity to introduce a love of tennis and competition, the carnival is also a celebration of the rich culture of First Nations people.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the lead up to this year\u2019s carnival, state based Indigenous tennis events have been hosted across the country, encouraging participation and skill development ahead of the national event in Darwin.<\/p>\n

The Evonne Goolagong Medal of Excellence and the Ash Barty Cup will be awarded at the conclusion of the carnival.<\/p>\n

Team South Australia\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Madison Ah Chee
\nJamain Agius
\nMia Dodd
\nJayden Kemp
\nKeeral McKenzie
\nNamallari McKenzie
\nSam Todd
\nSophie Todd
\nMatthew Fitzgerald- Team Manager
\nJessica Gardner – Team Manager<\/p>\n

2022 National Indigenous Tennis Carnival schedule <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Thursday 11 August <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.30 pm <\/strong><\/td>\nNational Indigenous Tennis Carnival participants arrive<\/p>\n

Welcome to Country and Opening Ceremony at Darwin International Tennis Centre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Friday 12 August <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.30am <\/strong><\/td>\nNational Indigenous Tennis Carnival\u00a0commences and tennis matches begin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5.30pm<\/strong><\/td>\nCommunity concert featuring Indigenous electronic music duo Electric Fields<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturday 13 August <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.00 am <\/strong><\/td>\nTennis matches continue at National Indigenous Tennis Carnival<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4.00 pm <\/strong><\/td>\n14\/u and 18\/u Tennis Finals commence<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunday 14 August <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9.00 am <\/strong><\/td>\nPresentations and Closing Ceremony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aspiring First Nations players are set to start their tennis journey following in the footsteps of their Indigenous tennis heroes, Grand Slam champions Ash Barty and Evonne Goolagong Cawley, when the third edition of the National Indigenous Tennis Carnival starts in Darwin, Northern Territory next week. A team of eight South Australians will join the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5736,"featured_media":26922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26911","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\/26911","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=26911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}