The Kooyong Foundation has been helping young Australian tennis players thrive for over 20 years.<\/p>\n
Names which include Marc Polmans, Fed Cup representatives Sally Peers & Destanee Aiava, NCAA Champion for the Florida Gators Belinda Woolcock and Tokyo 2020 Bronze Medallist John Peers. The second Kooyong Foundation Pro Am held in December was a chance to celebrate the program that has developed many tennis stars across their journey.<\/p>\n
On Monday December 5, 14 teams corporate teams had a team made up of 4 or 5 , plus a Professional player, plus a Kooyong Foundation scholarship player to play in the second Kooyong Foundation Pro Am.<\/p>\n
The day included\u00a014 well-known professional players:<\/p>\n
Sam Groth<\/p>\n
Sam Stosur<\/p>\n
Paul Mcnamee<\/p>\n
Nicole Bradtke<\/p>\n
Richard Fromberg<\/p>\n
Greg Jones<\/p>\n
Marc Polmans<\/p>\n
Omar Jasika<\/p>\n
Jeremy Taylor<\/p>\n
Belinda Woolcock<\/p>\n
Arina Rodionova<\/p>\n
Andrew Whittington<\/p>\n
Luke Saville<\/p>\n
Sally Peers<\/p>\n
Other notables to play in the event were Chris Judd and James Tomkins.<\/p>\n
At the end of play it was Property Investor Portal with professional player Luke Saville defeating Global Chinese Tennis Association with professional player Paul McNamee in the Grand Final.<\/p>\n
The Pro Am acts as a major fundraiser for the Kooyong Foundation which goes towards supporting up and coming tennis players on their tennis journey, plus various events the Foundation runs and sponsors throughout the year.<\/p>\n
For more information on the Kooyong Foundation visit: www.kooyong.com.au\/kooyong-foundation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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