12 December 2013 | Tennis West

Tennis fans will see WA’s best junior players in action in January 2014 as they compete in the prestigious Summer Gold Tournament at Alexander Park Tennis Club in Menora.

The tournament is one of the junior Gold Series tournaments conducted by Tennis Australia across the country. 

“We’re very excited to be holding the 2014 Summer Gold Tournament at Alexander Park,” said tournament director Ken Brown.

“It’s set to be the biggest and best tennis tournament this season for junior players, and we’re looking forward to some good crowds turning up to see our rising tennis stars.”

The tournament runs from Monday 6 January to Friday 10 January 2014 at Alexander Park Tennis Club in Clyde St, Menora. On line entries are open now: www.tennis.com.au/tournaments

Mr Brown said the players will compete for Gold Australian ranking points in girls’ and boys’ 12, 14, 16 and 18/U singles and doubles events. There will also be ‘Green Ball’ singles and doubles events for girls and boys 10/U players.

“As a special incentive for players to enter both singles and doubles events, the Perth Mint has kindly donated two sets of its Young Collectors Animal Athletes coin albums valued at a total of $190,” Mr Brown said.

“This coin series shows six different Australian animals in the wild that have amazing abilities, many of which can often resemble the sports in which human athletes compete.

“These are fabulous prizes and the names of players who enter both singles and doubles will go in the draw to win a set, with one set for a boy player and one for a girl player.”

Mr Brown said that the patron for the tournament is the Australian tennis legend Margaret Court, the former world champion tennis player who has won more than 60 major international tennis titles. Mrs Court will present the trophies at the end of the event.

Alexander Park is recognised as having some of the best grass courts in WA and last year was awarded WA Tennis Club of the Year.

Over the years, the club has also developed a solid reputation for staging top-level tennis tournaments.

“Our courts have been the setting for many prominent tennis tournaments,” Mr Brown said. “These include the WA Open, the Pizzey Cup (the national schoolboys’ competition), the World Veterans tennis tournament, and Country Week tournaments.

“And we’re pleased that Tennis Australia has given us a vote of confidence in picking us as the venue for the 2014 Summer Gold Tournament.”

Click here to view the tournament poster.

For more details about the tournament and the club, go to www.alexanderpark.com.au