{"id":21477,"date":"2026-01-24T10:11:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T02:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/?p=21477"},"modified":"2026-01-24T10:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T02:12:23","slug":"revamped-teams-format-shines-at-the-2026-cbh-group-country-tennis-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/news\/2026\/01\/24\/revamped-teams-format-shines-at-the-2026-cbh-group-country-tennis-championships","title":{"rendered":"Revamped Teams Format Shines at the 2026 CBH Group Country Tennis Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p><strong>The 2026 CBH Group Country Tennis Championships held at Alexander Park signaled a renewed era of regional connection and growth, driven by the successful rollout of a revamped Adult Teams format and new date.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Held from 2\u20134 January in Perth, the Championships united regional athletes from across Western Australia in a spirited celebration of tennis, community, and country pride.<\/p>\n<p>The change of date for this year\u2019s CBH Group Country Tennis Championship was to align with the United Cup and allow for travelling regional players the chance to watch world class tennis.<\/p>\n<p>The Regional Working Group considered multiple options for the date and sought feedback from the country tennis community.<\/p>\n<p>The revamped Adult Teams Format was introduced to preserve the history and identity of the event while offering more inclusive, player\u2011friendly competition opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Championships introduced a refreshed Men\u2019s, Women\u2019s, and Mixed Teams structure that preserved longstanding club identities while broadening the appeal for returning and new competitors.<\/p>\n<p>The response exceeded expectations with 60 adult players competing in the team events and a total of 70 adults across teams and singles\u2014up from 29 adult competitors in 2025.\u00a0Overall, there were 95 competitors over the three-day event.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting a wider trend of adults seeking flexible, socially connected sporting experiences, participation surged and it was exciting to see 18 teams competing in the event which has grown steadily since 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In the junior divisions, the competitive standard remained high, with standout performances across age groups. Two major junior trophies were awarded to deserving champions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ladyman Family Trophy \u2014 Boys U14 Champion: David Valenta<\/li>\n<li>Rundle Trophy \u2014 Girls U14 Champion: Tea Zizek<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tennis West would like to thank CBH Group for their ongoing support of the Country Tennis Championships.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Clubs That Competed in the 2026 Adult Teams Event<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Albany Tennis Club<\/li>\n<li>Beverley Tennis Club<\/li>\n<li>York Tennis Club<\/li>\n<li>Bunbury Tennis Club<\/li>\n<li>Margaret River Club<\/li>\n<li>Esperance Tennis Club<\/li>\n<li>Composite Team: Toolibin Tennis Club &amp; Dumbleyung Tennis Club<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There were also players from South Mandurah, Merredin, Narrogin, Busselton, Geraldton, and Tarcoola Park competing in the Individual events<\/p>\n<p>Tennis West Tournament Director Brad Ladyman already looks forward to the 2027 edition. Hoping to expand number of adult teams and introduce a junior teams event potentially to mirror the seniors.<\/p>\n<h1>2026 RESULTS<\/h1>\n<h2>Junior Singles<\/h2>\n<p>BS U12 CS \u2014 Winner: Reece Partington; Finalist: Oscar Hardie<\/p>\n<p>BS U14 CS \u2014 Winner: David Valenta (Ladyman Family Trophy); Finalist: Asher Craig<\/p>\n<p>BS U16 CS \u2014 Winner: Calvin Tham; Finalist: James Grundy<\/p>\n<p>GS U12 CS \u2014 Winner: Moeka Seki; Finalist: Savannah Wilson<\/p>\n<p>GS U14 CS \u2014 Winner: Tea Zizek (Rundle Trophy); Finalist: Leila Cordero<\/p>\n<h2>Junior Doubles<\/h2>\n<p>BD U12 CS \u2014 Winners: Oscar Hardie &amp; Jasper Steere; Finalists: Damien Chambers &amp; Hudson Justins<\/p>\n<p>BD U14 CS \u2014 Winners: Evan Hardie &amp; David Valenta<\/p>\n<p>GD U12 CS \u2014 Winners: Moeka Seki &amp; Rosie Stenner; Finalists: Eyla Devine &amp; Savannah Wilson<\/p>\n<p>GD U14 CS \u2014 Winners: Tea Zizek &amp; Samara Sprigg; Finalists: Leila Cordero &amp; Catrin Stenner<\/p>\n<h2>Adult Singles Results<\/h2>\n<p>WS CS \u2014 Winner: Maria Knott; Finalist: Diana Thomson<\/p>\n<p>MS CS \u2014 Winner: Bastien Henrotin; Finalist: Kris Cunico; 3rd Place: Michael McSpadden<\/p>\n<p>MS Conso \u2014 Winner: Michael Hopper<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Team Results<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Women\u2019s Teams:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gold \u2014 Bunbury Margaret River: Gayle Narkle, Diana Thomson, Amanda Horne<\/p>\n<p>Silver \u2014 York Women\u2019s 1: Emma Draper, Chloe Fleay, Joanna Shaddick<\/p>\n<p>Bronze \u2014 Beverley Lawn Tennis Club Women\u2019s 1: Christina Da Silva, Alex Kop, Laura McLean<\/p>\n<p><strong>Men\u2019s Teams:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gold \u2014 Albany Tennis Club 2: Rowan Bigwood, Samual Graham, Tom Street, Nelson Stanborough<\/p>\n<p>Silver \u2014 Albany Tennis Club 1: Les Bairstow, Vince Holder, Andrew Sharpe, Denby Sharpe<\/p>\n<p>Bronze \u2014 Beverley Tennis Club Men\u2019s 1: Lachlan Coopes, Declan Kilpatrick, Chad Vandenberg<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mixed Teams:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gold \u2014 Bush Bandits: Meg Henry, Maria Knott, Angus Armstrong, Marshall Henry<\/p>\n<p>Silver \u2014 Esperance: Marta Magenis, Natasha Elett, Steffi Nadilo, Joshua Croke, Bastien Henrotin<\/p>\n<p>Bronze \u2014 Beverley Lawn Tennis Club Mixed 1: Christina De Silva, Alex Kop, Chad Vandeberg, Declan Kilpatrick<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo credit: Christian Rusli<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 CBH Group Country Tennis Championships held at Alexander Park signaled a renewed era of regional connection and growth, driven by the successful rollout of a revamped Adult Teams format and new date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6359,"featured_media":21478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}