19 December 2016 | Tennis West

2016 has been a successful year for tennis in Western Australia. Our depth of players has improved significantly over the past 18 months. This has been evident with the number of successful results that we have seen at a national level. As a State, we need to continue to strive for higher training and competition standards to ensure that we continue to grow and ultimately give each other the best chance of reaching our true potential in the sport.

37 Western Australian players were involved in the December Showdown over the past few weeks. The coaching staff were proud to see these players display the values of Compete, Commit and Respect throughout these events. Here are some of the significant results:

Scott Jones – Singles winner 18s Australian Championships
Maddison Inglis – Singles semifinalist 18s Australian Championships
Shanelle Iaconi – Singles semifinalist 12s Australian Championships
Talia Gibson – Singles semifinalist 12s Australian Championships
Derek Pham – Singles quarterfinalist 12s Australian Championships

WA’s State Teams exceeded their seeding positions to finish in the following positions:

12s Boys – Finished 2nd – Derek Pham, Zach Viiala, Kent Yamazaki – Managed by John Thorpe
14s Girls – Finished 2nd – Lauren Nikoloski, Skye Royall, Casey Tay – Managed by Tom George
12s Girls – Finished 3rd – Talia Gibson, Shanelle Iaconi, Jessie Culley – Managed by John Roberts
14s Boys – Finished 6th – Jerome Iaconi, Reuben Giorgio, Will Shepherd – Managed by Ian Ketteringham

Some special mentions go to Jerome Iaconi who registered 9 wins, 1 loss in the 14s Australian Championships and 14s State Team event. Skye Royall went undefeated in the 14s girls State Teams event.

We are looking forward to a successful and enjoyable 2017.