{"id":13441,"date":"2018-10-10T16:44:15","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T08:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/?p=13441"},"modified":"2018-10-16T14:37:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T06:37:59","slug":"2018-imagine-cruising-wa-junior-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/news\/2018\/10\/10\/2018-imagine-cruising-wa-junior-open","title":{"rendered":"2018 Imagine Cruising WA Junior Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s Event. Kent Yamazaki (2) took the boys 14\u2019s from Derek Pham and Chloe Madison-Williams came from 6<sup>th<\/sup> seed to win the 14\u2019s girls over Jessie Culley. Luka Brown is the 16\u2019s boys champion, joined by Talia Gibson in the girls.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Before the matches commenced the officials introduced a <em>Handshake Challenge <\/em>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.\u00a0 Once the toss was completed the players would then shake hands before commencing their warm-up.\u00a0 This initiative has been warmly received by players, coaches and parents alike.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tennis West would like to extend a warm thank you to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginecruising.com.au\/\"><strong>Imagine Cruising<\/strong> <\/a>for their generous sponsorship of this event.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Imagine Cruising, please visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imaginecruising.com.au\/\">https:\/\/www.imaginecruising.com.au\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tournament Results are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>10&amp;U Boys Singles \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Ashton Loller<\/strong> def. Jett Stackpole 3-4, 4-2, 4-2<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>10&amp;U Boys Doubles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Jake Carlson\/ Jett Stackpole<\/strong> def. Matthew Winn \/ Daniel Winn\u00a0 4-0 1-4 10-4<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>10&amp;U Girls Singles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Claudia Shearwood<\/strong> def.\u00a0 Kendal Macdonald 4-3 4-1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>10&amp;U Girls Doubles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Claudia Shearwood \/ Jasmine Walton<\/strong>\u00a0def. \u00a0Isabella Rumsley \/ Naomi Mariana Vakadranu 1-4 4-2 10-6<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>12&amp;U Boys Singles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Jake Dembo (1)<\/strong>\u00a0def. \u00a0Yang Park (8)\u00a0 6-2 6-4<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>12&amp;U Boys Doubles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Jake Dembo \/ Brendan Jayakaprash(1)<\/strong>\u00a0 def. \u00a0Dylan Cleary \/ Oliver Gray (4)\u00a0 7-6 3-6 10-5<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>12&amp;U Girls Singles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Rhea Makesar (1<\/strong>) def. Peyton Duckett (7)\u00a0\u00a0 6-2 6-1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>12&amp;U Girls Doubles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Rhea Makesar \/ Emma Black\u00a0 (1)<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0def\u00a0Talia Edgar \/ Jana Ruzic (2)\u00a0 6-4 6-2<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>14&amp;U Boys Singles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Kent Yamazaki (2)<\/strong>\u00a0def. \u00a0Derek Pham (1)\u00a0 6-1 6-3<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>14&amp;U Boys Doubles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Matthew Burton \/James Newton (2)<\/strong> def.\u00a0 Zachary Viiala \/ Kent Yamazaki(1)\u00a04-6 6-4 10-3<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>14&amp;U Girls Singles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Chloe Williams (2)<\/strong> def. Jessie Culley (1) \u00a06-3 3-6 6-4<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>14&amp;U Girls Doubles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Ksenija Vujacic \/ Lily Fairclough<\/strong>\u00a0 (1) def.\u00a0\u00a0Caprice De Luca \/ Paris Henson (2)\u00a0 6-1 6-3<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>16&amp;U Boys Singles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Luka Brown (2)<\/strong> def. Ethan Dunn (1)\u00a0 6-2 6-3<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>16&amp;U Boys Doubles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Luka Brown \/ Nigel Lee (1<\/strong>)\u00a0def.\u00a0\u00a0 Luca Katsamakis \/ Ryan McConkey (2)\u00a0 7-6 1-6 10-7<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>16&amp;U Girls Singles<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Talia Gibson (2)<\/strong>\u00a0def. Casey Tay (1)\u00a0 6-2 6-0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>16&amp;U Girls Doubles\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Talia Gibson \/ Casey Tay (1<\/strong>) def. \u00a0Laura Polozani \/ Maria Velkovska (2) 6-2 6-0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s Event. 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