13 December 2017 | Tennis Victoria

Well done to our Victorian’s for their recent success on court.

 

Players selected to represent Victoria or Australia in prestigious Teams events:

12/u and 14/u Australian Team Championships

12/u Boys Team
– Mudiwa Munyimani (Berwick)
– Marcus Nield (Camberwell)
– Cooper Errey (Templestowe)
– Jack Bassett (Yarrawonga)

12/u Girls Team
– Stefi Webb (Reservoir)
– Roisin Gilheany (Port Melbourne)
– Grace Darcy (Newport)
– Harriet Stewart (Melbourne)

14/u Boys Team
– Cooper White (Alphington)
– Luke Vuletic (Frankston South)
– Amor Jasika (Greenvale)
– Darcy Nicholls (Drouin)

A big congratulations to the 14/u boys team as listed above, for coming 1^st place in this State Teams event (Sproule Stevens Cup)

14/u Girls Team
– Joy Andreou (Beaumaris)
– Emily Ioannou (Strathmore)
– Elena Micic (Caroline Springs)
– Zahra Arthur (Mount Martha)

13/u Fed Cup Foundation Interstate Challenge

Boys                                                                         Girls
Miles Sheridan (Cambrian Hill)                         Chelsea Elliott (Traralgon)
Tom Gedye (Warrnambool)                                 Kiah James (Mount Eliza)
Soren Andrews (Miners Rest)                             Eliza Dunbar (Traralgon)
Sam Hines (Ocean Grove)                                    Milla Fraser (Ballarat)

Victorian teams for the Australian Seniors Championships on the Gold Coast:

WOMEN
35-39
Michele McKinley, Micah Jones, Nadine Maloney, Madeleine Penny, Renae Aron-Dawson ©, Kris Peach

50-54
Brenda Foster, Jill Meggs, Wanda Howes, Leanne Scott ©, Rosemary Everett, Anne Saville

55-59
Sue Walter, Judy Buzza, Mandy Morgan ©, Kaye Price, Judy Davies, Sheryl Kerwick

55-59
Gail Cannon, Marg Clode, Chris Wong, Rena Alves ©, Keiko Kurumizawa

55-59
Roz Bradbury, Anne Woolley, Wendy Wenn, Mary Mack, Angela Bunting ©, Lubica Kostovska

60-64
Jill Steele ©, Alison Symonds, Judy Hancy, Carole Crean, Cheryl May

70-74
Lorraine Avers ©, Mary King, Cushla DeMuth, Deirdre Evans, Helen Richardson

MEN
60-64
Vaughan Smith, Brian Watson, Colin Mackay, Neale Price ©, Ian Archbold

65-69
Keith Barnes, Chris Rowell, Neil Barnes, Len Little ©, Tony Woodruff, Rob McLaughlan

65-69
Gary Stanton, Ron Milledge, Warren McKeown, Bert Faux ©, Paul Bowman, Bill Sale

75-79
Ian Roberts ©, Alan Swingler, Arthur Cox, Poss Stanley, Frank Aitkin

Victorian’s who won at ITF Tournaments (Open & Senior), WTA & ATP level events:

• Andrew Rae won both the 65+ Super Seniors Singles and Doubles titles at the Super Seniors World Championships in Florida, USA
• Sue Walter won both the 65+ Super Seniors Doubles title (with partner Kelly Ballard) at the Super Seniors World Championships in Florida, USA
• Isabelle Wallace won the $15,000 Roja de Turia ITF Futures Singles title in Spain
• Arina Rodionova won the $60,000 Apis Canberra ITF Futures Doubles title (with partner Asia Muhummad) in the ACT
• Zoe Hives won the $60,000 Bendigo Plexipave International ITF Futures Doubles title (with partner Alison Bai) in the Victoria and thereby receiving a Wildcard into the 2018 AO Doubles main draw
• Olivia Rogowska won the $60,000 Apis Canberra International ITF Futures Singles title in the ACT, and was awarded a Wildcard into the 2018 AO Singles qualifying draw
• Glenn Busby won the Men’s 60+ ITF Seniors World Team Championships (Von Cramm Cup) alongside fellow Victorian, Stephen Myers, Gold Medal winner of the Men’s 60+ Singles and Doubles titles at the ITF Seniors World Championships in Miami, Florida, and winner of the Most Outstanding 35+ Tennis Senior at the Tennis Victoria Champions Dinner
• Stephen Myers won the Men’s 60+ ITF Seniors World Team Championships (Von Cramm Cup) alongside fellow Victorian, Glenn Busby
• Martin Warwick was the Bronze Medal winner for the Mens 50 Doubles title at the ITF Seniors World Championships
• John Peers won the Nitto ATP Finals Doubles title, Shanghai Rolex Masters Doubles title and China Open Doubles title, all alongside partner Henri Kontinen
• Isabelle Wallace won the $15,000 ITF Riba – Roja de Turia Singles title
• Dayne Kelly won the Australia F7 Futures Singles title in Cairns, Australia
• Stephen Kaldawi won the 15k Victorian Hardcourt Championships Men’s Doubles title, alongside fellow Victorian Jeremy Beale
• Jeremy Beale won the 15k Victorian Hardcourt Championships Men’s Doubles title, alongside fellow Victorian Stephen Kaldawi

Victorian juniors who won at ITF Junior Tournaments, State and Nationals events:

• Jaimee Fourlis won the 18/u Australian Championships Women’s Singles title at the December Showdown, 15k Victorian Hardcourt Championships Women’s Singles title
• Thomas Bosancic won the Dunlop Srixon Japan Open Junior Tennis Championships Doubles title
• Cooper White won the 14/u Australian Championships Singles and Doubles title at the December Showdown
• Destanee Aiava won the 18/u Australian Championships Women’s Doubles title at the December Showdown
• Josh Charlton won the 18/u Australian Championships Men’s Doubles title, alongside fellow Victorian, Jeremy Taylor at the December Showdown
• Jeremy Taylor won the 18/u Australian Championships Men’s Doubles title, alongside fellow Victorian, Josh Charlton at the December Showdown

Other outstanding Victorian achievements:

• John Peers & Daria Gavrilova both nominees for the 2017 Newcombe Medal
• Jaimee Fourlis winner of the Female Junior Athlete of the Year award at the Tennis Victoria Champions Dinner, alongside fellow Victorian Destanee Aiava and Ace Award as part of the 2017 Tennis Victoria Premier League Season
• Destanee Aiava won the Female Junior Athlete of Year award at the Tennis Victoria Champions Dinner, alongside fellow Victorian Jaimee Fourlis, and winner of the Female Junior Athlete of the Year award at the Newcombe Medal Awards night
• Matthew Dellavedova won the Male Junior Athlete of the Year award at the Tennis Victoria Champions Dinner
• Dylan Alcott won the Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability award at the Tennis Victoria Champions Dinner, alongside fellow Victorian Heath Davidson
• Heath Davidson won the Most Outstanding Athlete with a Disability award at the Tennis Victoria Champions Dinner, alongside fellow Victorian Dylan Alcott
• Aaron Addison won the Paul Arber Memorial award and Ace Award as part of the 2017 Tennis Victorian Premier League season