{"id":11838,"date":"2017-02-21T11:49:49","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T03:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/?p=11838"},"modified":"2017-02-28T10:55:05","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T02:55:05","slug":"aussie-young-guns-headline-perth-tennis-international-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/news\/2017\/02\/21\/aussie-young-guns-headline-perth-tennis-international-2","title":{"rendered":"Aussie young guns headline Perth Tennis International #2"},"content":{"rendered":"

After an all Czech Final on Sunday which saw Marie Bouzkova <\/strong>defeat qualifier Marketa Vondrousova<\/strong> in three sets at the Perth Tennis International #1, the Aussie contingent are determined to make their mark in the second week of the Perth ITF event.<\/p>\n

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Hometown favourite Storm Sanders<\/strong> (AUS) was awarded a wildcard into the Main Draw of the tournament, along with Queenslander Priscilla Hon<\/strong>, who last week made the quarterfinals of the Perth Tennis International #1 before being knocked out by Vondrousova in her charge to the Final.<\/p>\n

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Sanders will face fifth seed, Kristie Ahn <\/strong>(USA) in her first round match, whilst Hon will take on Junri Namigata<\/strong> from Japan.<\/p>\n

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Seventeen year old Jaimee Fourlis <\/strong>(AUS) also qualified for the Main Draw today, alongside fellow Aussies Zoe Hives<\/strong> and Masa Jovanovic. <\/strong>The trio will join a large contingent of Australian players in the first round of matches commencing tomorrow, including Destanee Aiava,<\/strong> Tammi Patterson<\/strong>, Genevieve Lorbergs<\/strong> and Olivia Rogowska<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Fourlis will certainly be one to watch after last year winning the Perth Tennis International as a qualifier. Fourlis has had a dream start to 2017, earning a wildcard into the main draw of the Australian Open where she progressed to the second round, before eventually losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 2-6,1-6. Fourlis became the youngest Australian female to win a match at Melbourne Park in nine years, and has just returned from the Ukraine where she served as the \u201cOrange Girl\u201d to the Australian Fed Cup Team.<\/p>\n

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In other first round matches, top seed Beatriz Haddad Maia<\/strong> (BRA) will take on qualifier Tereza Mrdeza<\/strong> (CRO) and second seed Riko Sawayanagi<\/strong> (JPN) will go head to head with Italy\u2019s Georgia Brescia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Perth Pro Tour provides international and national professional and aspiring pro players a competitive opportunity to earn world ranking points and share of US$50,000 in prize money across the two week swing.<\/p>\n

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Entry is free to all events.<\/p>\n

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The Draws and order of play are available here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Perth Tennis International is part of the Australian Pro Tour, a series of professional tennis events that bridge junior events and the ATP\/WTA Tour, providing an opportunity for players to earn their first world ranking points.<\/p>\n

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For more information about the Australian Pro Tour, Tennis Australia or the players visit www.tennis.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n

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Live scoring continues through www.tennis.com.au\/protour\/scores<\/a><\/p>\n

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Live streaming is also available through:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/tournaments\/pro-tournaments\/australian-pro-tour<\/a><\/p>\n

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For Australian Pro Tour updates follow @oztennisresults on Twitter and for all tennis news follow @tennisaustralia or like us on Facebook.<\/p>\n

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