10 October 2018 | Tennis West

Despite the wet weather, the 2018 Imagine Cruising WA Junior Open was a popular end to the Spring school holiday tournament calendar. The top seeds Jake Dembo and Rhea Makesar were victorious in the 12’s Event. Kent Yamazaki (2) took the boys 14’s from Derek Pham and Chloe Madison-Williams came from 6^th seed to win the 14’s girls over Jessie Culley. Luka Brown is the 16’s boys champion, joined by Talia Gibson in the girls.

 

Before the matches commenced the officials introduced a Handshake Challenge where parents and/or coaches were invited on court to witness the tossing of the coin and the talk by officials regarding play formats and instructions.  Once the toss was completed the players would then shake hands before commencing their warm-up.  This initiative has been warmly received by players, coaches and parents alike.

 

Tennis West would like to extend a warm thank you to Imagine Cruising for their generous sponsorship of this event.

For more information about Imagine Cruising, please visit: https://www.imaginecruising.com.au/

 

Tournament Results are as follows:

10&U Boys Singles            Ashton Loller def. Jett Stackpole 3-4, 4-2, 4-2

 

10&U Boys Doubles         Jake Carlson/ Jett Stackpole def. Matthew Winn / Daniel Winn  4-0 1-4 10-4

 

10&U Girls Singles            Claudia Shearwood def.  Kendal Macdonald 4-3 4-1

 

10&U Girls Doubles          Claudia Shearwood / Jasmine Walton def.  Isabella Rumsley / Naomi Mariana Vakadranu 1-4 4-2 10-6

 

12&U Boys Singles            Jake Dembo (1) def.  Yang Park (8)  6-2 6-4

 

12&U Boys Doubles         Jake Dembo / Brendan Jayakaprash(1)  def.  Dylan Cleary / Oliver Gray (4)  7-6 3-6 10-5

 

12&U Girls Singles             Rhea Makesar (1) def. Peyton Duckett (7)   6-2 6-1

 

12&U Girls Doubles           Rhea Makesar / Emma Black  (1)  def Talia Edgar / Jana Ruzic (2)  6-4 6-2

 

14&U Boys Singles            Kent Yamazaki (2) def.  Derek Pham (1)  6-1 6-3

 

14&U Boys Doubles         Matthew Burton /James Newton (2) def.  Zachary Viiala / Kent Yamazaki(1) 4-6 6-4 10-3

 

14&U Girls Singles             Chloe Williams (2) def. Jessie Culley (1)  6-3 3-6 6-4

 

14&U Girls Doubles           Ksenija Vujacic / Lily Fairclough  (1) def.  Caprice De Luca / Paris Henson (2)  6-1 6-3

 

16&U Boys Singles            Luka Brown (2) def. Ethan Dunn (1)  6-2 6-3

 

16&U Boys Doubles         Luka Brown / Nigel Lee (1) def.   Luca Katsamakis / Ryan McConkey (2)  7-6 1-6 10-7

 

16&U Girls Singles             Talia Gibson (2) def. Casey Tay (1)  6-2 6-0

 

16&U Girls Doubles           Talia Gibson / Casey Tay (1) def.  Laura Polozani / Maria Velkovska (2) 6-2 6-0