{"id":5469,"date":"2013-02-25T08:10:49","date_gmt":"2013-02-24T22:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/?p=5469"},"modified":"2013-02-25T08:10:49","modified_gmt":"2013-02-24T22:40:49","slug":"kraemer-wins-national-grasscourt-championships-14-u-girls-singles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/news\/2013\/02\/25\/kraemer-wins-national-grasscourt-championships-14-u-girls-singles","title":{"rendered":"South Australian National Academy serves up Mildura junior champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The South Australian National Academy has delivered outstanding results at the <strong>Australian Grass court Championships<\/strong> held at the <strong>Mildura Lawn Tennis Club<\/strong> from 19-24 February 2013.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nicole Kraemer <\/strong>(Hallet Cove, SA) has become the first South Australian to win 14 &amp; U Girls Singles at the Australian Grass court Championships defeating Gabrielle O&#8217;Gorman (6), NSW, 2-6 6-2 6-4\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>In the 14 &amp; U Girls Doubles Nicole continued her winning streak pairing with fellow South Australian <strong>Petra Hule<\/strong> (Flagstaff Hill, SA)<strong> <\/strong>defeating Monique Belovukovic, NSW, and Sasha Bollweg (2), VIC, 6-1 7-5 .<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rohan Fisher,<\/strong> National Academy Manager cited Nicole\u2019s success to her solid preparation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNicole\u2019s preparation leading into the Nationals was ideal with three ITF events in New Zealand and Traralgon Tennis International.\u00a0 The recent win sets her up well for upcoming international travel in USA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the boys side,<strong> Sam May <\/strong>(Colonel Light Gardens, SA) had his most successful Nationals to date finishing runner-up in the boys 12\/U singles event to Rinki Hijikata of NSW 6\/2, 7\/5.<\/p>\n<p>May, who defeated fellow South Australian and top seed <strong>Stefan Norodom <\/strong>(Kidman Park, SA)<strong> <\/strong>in the semi-final played great grass court tennis throughout the week to defy his eighth seeding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stefan Norodom<\/strong> bounced back after his semi-final defeat to claim the 12\/U boys doubles title with partner Connor Di Marco of Victoria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tahlia Van Der Eerden <\/strong>(Greenwith, SA) had her best week in a National tournament by finishing 3<sup>rd<\/sup> in the 12\/U singles and runner-up in the 12\/U doubles with fellow South Australian<strong> Amber Marshall<\/strong> (Gulfview Heights, SA).<\/p>\n<p>Fisher continues \u201cThese results were beyond the expectations of the National Academy and we congratulate all players on their recent efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Hobart <\/strong>(Port Pirie, SA) trained by Adelaide Hills Coach Nick Hall was runner-up in the 14 &amp; U Boys Singles finals losing to Alex De Minaur (1), NSW, 3-6 6-3 6-1.<\/p>\n<p>The next Australian Championships for the 12s and 14s will be the <strong>National Claycourt Championships<\/strong> to be held at the George Alder Tennis Centre in Ipswich, Queensland in April.<\/p>\n<p>For full draws and results of the <strong>12s and 14s National Grasscourt Championships<\/strong> click <a href=\"http:\/\/tournaments.tennis.com.au\/sport\/tournament.aspx?id=1C746DA0-31F4-4905-B711-7E229E0EA8D0\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the 2013 Australian Pro Tour and the 12s and 14s National Grasscourt Championships\u00a0 visit <a href=\"..\/..\/\">www.tennis.com.au<\/a>. For more information on the ITF Pro circuit visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itftennis.com\/\">www.itftennis.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 742px;height: 617px\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Pic: Nicole Kreamer (SA) with Rohan Fisher, National Academy Manager<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/files\/2013\/02\/photonc-410x257.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"257\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pic: Nicole Kreamer &#8211; First South Australian to win 14 &amp; U Girls Singles at the Australian Grasscourt Championships<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/files\/2013\/02\/photo333333-408x306.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"306\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0091d2\"><em><strong>2013 Optus 12s &amp; 14s National Grasscourt Championships &#8211; Results<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong> Sunday 24\/02\/2013<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n12 &amp; U Boys Singles<br \/>\nFinal<br \/>\nRinky Hijikata (5), NSW, def. <strong>Sam May (8), SA<\/strong>, 6-2 7-5 .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 3rd Place<br \/>\n<strong>Stefan Norodom (1), SA<\/strong>, def. Codey Gunn (3), VIC, 7-6(5) 1-6 [10-5] .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 5th Place<br \/>\nDane Sweeny (9), QLD, def. Connor Di Marco (2), VIC, 6-4 6-1 .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 7th Place<br \/>\nTristan Schoolkate (6), WA, def. Mason Naumovski (15), VIC, 6-4 6-3 .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 9th Place<br \/>\n<strong>Sean Van Rensburg (11), SA<\/strong>, def. Michael Shepheard (7), NT, 6-4 7-6(5) .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 17th Place<br \/>\n<strong>Sebastian Flock, SA<\/strong>, def. Stefan Milenkovic, VIC, 2-6 6-4 10-3 .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 25th Place<br \/>\nStefan Storch, VIC, def. Oscar Woods, QLD, w.o..<\/p>\n<p>12 &amp; U Boys Doubles<br \/>\nFinal<br \/>\nConnor Di Marco, VIC, and <strong>Stefan Norodom (1), SA<\/strong>, def. Milan Bennett, QLD, and Michael Shepheard (6), NT, 6-1 6-0 .<\/p>\n<p>12 &amp; U Girls Singles<br \/>\nFinal<br \/>\nJessica Zaviacic (7), VIC, def. Kyra Yap (2), QLD, 6-1 6-2 .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 3rd Place<br \/>\n<strong>Tahlia Van Der Eerden (5), SA<\/strong>, def. Olivia Gadecki (1), QLD, 2-6 6-0 [13-11] .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 5th Place<br \/>\n<strong>Amber Marshall (3), SA<\/strong>, def. Ivana Popovic (6), NSW, w.o..<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 7th Place<br \/>\nValentina Ivanov (4), NSW, def. Peta Valos (11), VIC, 1-6 6-0 [10-6] .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 9th Place<br \/>\nGabriella Da Silva-Fick (9), NSW, def. Stephanie Belovukovic (12), NSW, 6-3 6-3 .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 17th Place<br \/>\nPatricia Apisah, NSW, def. <strong>Tayla Whitehouse, SA<\/strong>, 6-3 6-4 .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 25th Place<br \/>\n<strong>Chloe Purkiss, SA<\/strong>, def. Eve Humphries, VIC, 6-1 6-0 .<\/p>\n<p>12 &amp; U Girls Doubles<br \/>\nFinal<br \/>\nGabriella Da Silva-Fick, NSW, and Jessica Zaviacic (2), VIC, def. <strong>Amber Marshall (SA)<\/strong> and <strong>Tahlia Van Der Eerden (1), SA<\/strong>, 6-7(8) 6-2 [10-4] .<\/p>\n<p>14 &amp; U Boys Singles<br \/>\nFinal<br \/>\nAlex De Minaur (1), NSW, def. <strong>Daniel Hobart (12), SA<\/strong>, 3-6 6-3 6-1 .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 3rd Place<br \/>\nLucas Vuradin (10), VIC, def. Nathanael Consalvo (13), QLD, 7-6(5) 6-3 .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 5th Place<br \/>\nKody Pearson (2), NSW, def. Matthew Romios (11), VIC, 6-2 6-2 .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 7th Place<br \/>\nMike Vaughan (3), VIC, def. Mayez Elrich, NSW, w.o..<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 9th Place<br \/>\nJames Ibrahim (16), NSW, def. Zak Marshall, VIC, 6-4 6-1 .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 17th Place<br \/>\nMichael Commings (8), VIC, def. Moerani Bouzige (7), QLD, 6-2 6-2 .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 25th Place<br \/>\nJackson Ross, VIC, def. Todd Millington, VIC, 6-3 6-2 .<\/p>\n<p>14 &amp; U Boys Doubles<br \/>\nFinal<br \/>\nMatthew Romios and Jamie Sekulovski (5), VIC, def. Alex De Minaur and Jesse Delaney, NSW, 6-1 6-3 .<\/p>\n<p>14 &amp; U Girls Singles<br \/>\nFinal<br \/>\n<strong>Nicole Kraemer (4), SA<\/strong>, def. Gabrielle O&#8217;Gorman (6), NSW, 2-6 6-2 6-4 .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 3rd Place<br \/>\nSasha Bollweg (1), VIC, def. <strong>Petra Hule (3), SA<\/strong>, 6-3 6-2 .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 5th Place<br \/>\nJaimee Fourlis (5), VIC, def. Alexandra Bozovic (7), NSW, 7-5 6-3 .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 7th Place<br \/>\nStephanie Serafidis, VIC, def. <strong>Selina Turulja, SA<\/strong>, 7-5 6-4 .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 9th Place<br \/>\nMaria Vais, NSW, def. Jessica Brzozowska (2), VIC, 6-1 6-4 .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 17th Place<br \/>\nViolet Apisah, NSW, def. Chelsea Church (13), WA, 6-3 7-6(4) .<\/p>\n<p>Playoff for 25th Place<br \/>\nNatasha Van Bemmel, VIC, def. Kate Vaughan, VIC, 5-7 7-6(5) 12-10 .<\/p>\n<p>14 &amp; U Girls Doubles<br \/>\nFinal<br \/>\n<strong>Petra Hule and Nicole Kraemer (1), SA<\/strong>, def. Monique Belovukovic, NSW, and Sasha Bollweg (2), VIC, 6-1 7-5 .<\/p>\n<p>12 &amp; U Boys Qualifying Consolation<br \/>\nFinal<br \/>\nMatthew Peart, VIC, def. Alex Bulte, VIC, 6-3 3-6 [10-5] .<\/p>\n<p>12 &amp; U Girls Qualifying Consolation<br \/>\nFinal<br \/>\nMia Vukicevic (1), VIC, def. Kelly Gilmour (3), NSW, 6-2 6-3 .<\/p>\n<p>14 &amp; U Boys Qualifying Consolation<br \/>\nFinal<br \/>\nSudock Hong (10), WA, def. Lachlan Casey (3), WA, 6-4 6-1 .<\/p>\n<p>14 &amp; U Girls Qualifying Consolation<br \/>\nFinal<br \/>\n<strong>Nikki Milner (3), SA<\/strong>, def. Jovana Glusac (1), WA, 6-2 6-3 .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First South Australian  to win 14 U Girls Singles at the Australian Grasscourt Championships<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5915,"featured_media":5470,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,28,78,79,80,81,82,83,84],"class_list":["post-5469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-amber-marshall","tag-chloe-purkiss","tag-daniel-hobart","tag-mildura-lawn-tennis-club","tag-national-grasscourt-championships","tag-nicole-kraemer","tag-nikki-milner","tag-petra-hule","tag-rohan-fisher","tag-sam-may","tag-sean-van-rensburg","tag-sebastian-flock","tag-selina-turulja","tag-stefan-norodom","tag-tahlia-van-der-eerden","tag-tayla-whitehouse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5469","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\/5915"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/sa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}