{"id":42809,"date":"2025-09-18T15:28:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T05:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/?p=42809"},"modified":"2025-09-18T15:56:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T05:56:44","slug":"bendigo-to-host-2025-victorian-state-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/news\/2025\/09\/18\/bendigo-to-host-2025-victorian-state-finals","title":{"rendered":"Bendigo to Host 2025 Victorian State Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The 2025 Victorian State Finals, the pinnacle junior event in Victoria\u2019s junior tennis calendar, will bring together the state\u2019s brightest young players at the Bendigo Regional Tennis Centre from September 20 to 23. This invitation-only tournament will feature competitors who have excelled throughout the 2025 Junior Tour, providing a last chance to secure major points towards the 2025 De Minaur Junior Tour Finals. <\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With Bendigo set as the tournament venue, tennis fans will witness thrilling matches as players compete in the 12\/U, 14\/U, and 16\/U age groups. The event boasts a 32-player draw for 12\/U and 14\/U boys and girls, and a 16-player draw for 16\/U boys and girls. To qualify, players must meet the National Championships\u2019 standards, with invitations based on points allocation from the 2025 Junior Tour season thus far.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kim Kachel, CEO of Tennis Victoria<\/strong> weighed in on the anticipation stating: <em>\u201cTennis Victoria is proud to see the Victorian State Finals continue to thrive, bringing together the state\u2019s strongest junior players who have each earned their invitation through hard work and dedication.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We are grateful for the Bendigo Regional Tennis Centre and the City of Greater Bendigo, whose support makes this event possible. The event brings with it a significant economic impact for the City of Greater Bendigo and region.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The Victorian State Finals not only highlight the talent, commitment, and resilience of our junior players, but also stand as the culmination of their efforts throughout the year. We are excited to watch them rise to the occasion, with Bendigo once again providing the perfect stage to showcase the future of Victorian tennis.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>City of Greater Bendigo Manager Economy &amp; Experience James Myatt<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> said: <\/span><em>\u201cThe City of Greater Bendigo is delighted to support and host this thrilling event in the Victorian junior tennis calendar for a second year in a row at our fantastic Bendigo Regional Tennis Centre. Tennis fans are in for a treat watching the state\u2019s top junior tennis players in action over four days.\u201d<\/em><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To find out more about Victorian State Finals please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/tournaments\/vicstatemasters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 Victorian State Finals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6423,"featured_media":42862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,57,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-competitive-play","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6423"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}