{"id":8338,"date":"2018-09-18T11:59:29","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T01:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/?p=8338"},"modified":"2018-09-18T12:13:09","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T02:13:09","slug":"junior-development-series-winners-crowned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/news\/2018\/09\/18\/junior-development-series-winners-crowned","title":{"rendered":"Junior Development Series winners crowned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tasmania&#8217;s 2018 Junior Development Series (JDS) concluded with Masters events in Launceston and Glenorchy at the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The JDS is an introductory tournament circuit, where the focus is developing player&#8217;s skills and sportsmanship. This was the second block of the series, following a first block in May-June.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/players\/kids\/junior-competitions\/about-the-jds\">&gt; Find out more about the JDS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The best performed players across this four-week series, played in both north and south regions, were:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 183px\" width=\"443\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 138px\"><strong>SOUTH\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140px;text-align: center\"><strong>Winner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 143.333px;text-align: center\"><strong>Runner-up<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 138px\">9 and under boys<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140px;text-align: center\">Charlie Hill<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 143.333px;text-align: center\">Alex Healy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 138px\">11 and under boys<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140px;text-align: center\">Lucas Akl<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 143.333px;text-align: center\">Murdoch Lee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 138px\">11 and under girls<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140px;text-align: center\">Zara Tsiakis<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 143.333px;text-align: center\">Lucy Bouwmeester<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 138px\">13 and under boys<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140px;text-align: center\">Edison Lee<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 143.333px;text-align: center\">Lachlan Browne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 138px\">13 and under girls<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140px;text-align: center\">Alicia Dale<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 143.333px;text-align: center\">Brooke Miller<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"height: 236px\" width=\"442\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 140px\"><strong>\u00a0NORTH\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140px;text-align: center\"><strong>Winner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140.667px;text-align: center\"><strong>Runner-up<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 140px\">9 and under boys<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140px;text-align: center\">Ethan Clemons<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140.667px;text-align: center\">Doug Sheppard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 140px\">11 and under boys<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140px;text-align: center\">Jack Heathcote<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140.667px;text-align: center\">Balin Russell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 140px\">11 and under girls<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140px;text-align: center\">Isabelle Gower<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140.667px;text-align: center\">Andie Kate Beatson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 140px\">13 and under boys<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140px;text-align: center\">Kiran Naidoo<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140.667px;text-align: center\">Alex Martin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 140px\">13 and under girls<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140px;text-align: center\">\u00a0Tiana Philp<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140.667px;text-align: center\">Raina Zhao<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 140px\">15 and under boys<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140px;text-align: center\">Sam O\u2019Shea<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140.667px;text-align: center\">Gerald Murphy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 140px\">15 and under girls<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140px;text-align: center\">Marley Brown<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140.667px;text-align: center\">Sarah Gower<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The best-performing players across the year&#8217;s two-part series will soon receive invitations to participate in the Tassie Showdown at Launceston on Sunday November 11.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/players\/kids\/junior-competitions\">&gt; Learn more about the junior competition pathway<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All juniors played aged between 10 and 17 are encouraged to sign up for the state&#8217;s inaugural Tassie Junior League. This will be played in Hobart on Friday nights during November. Entries close on Wednesday 17 October.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tas\/players\/kids\/junior-competitions\/tassie-junior-league\">&gt; Find out more about the Tassie Junior League<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tasmania&#8217;s 2018 Junior Development Series (JDS) concluded with Masters events in Launceston and Glenorchy at the weekend. The JDS is an introductory tournament circuit, where the focus is developing player&#8217;s skills and sportsmanship. 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