{"id":21624,"date":"2026-03-27T07:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T23:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/?p=21624"},"modified":"2026-03-27T07:10:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T23:10:47","slug":"junior-south-west-summer-league-wraps-up-successful-inaugural-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/news\/2026\/03\/27\/junior-south-west-summer-league-wraps-up-successful-inaugural-season","title":{"rendered":"Junior\u00a0South West\u00a0Summer League Wraps Up Successful Inaugural Season\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The\u00a0inaugural Junior\u00a0South West\u00a0Summer League\u00a0has wrapped up, marking a strong start for a new regional competition that brought together young players,\u00a0clubs\u00a0and coaches across the\u00a0South West.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Delivered across a 14\u2011week home and away season, the league was successfully run throughout the summer period and featured 18 teams competing across Orange Ball, Green Ball and Yellow Ball (18 &amp; Under Mixed) divisions. The competition involved 80 junior players, representing four South West tennis clubs (<\/span>Busselton Tennis Club, Bunbury Tennis Club, Dunsborough Tennis Club and Margaret River Tennis Club)<span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and was supported by strong coach engagement throughout the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Designed to create more\u00a0localised\u00a0and development\u2011focused competition opportunities, the Junior\u00a0South West\u00a0Summer League provided players with a chance to compete in a fun,\u00a0structured\u00a0and supportive environment, while continuing to build their skills and love for the game.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The season concluded with some excellent match\u2011ups across all divisions, with the following results recorded:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Orange Ball\u00a0\u2013 Bunbury Tennis Club defeated\u00a0Dunsborough\u00a0Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Green Ball\u00a0\u2013 Bunbury Tennis Club defeated\u00a0Dunsborough\u00a0Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18 &amp; Under Mixed (Yellow Ball)\u00a0\u2013 Busselton Tennis Club defeated Margaret River Tennis Club<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Across all divisions, players\u00a0demonstrated\u00a0great sportsmanship,\u00a0improvement\u00a0and enthusiasm, highlighting the value of providing regular competitive play close to home. Coaches and club representatives played a key role in supporting players, contributing to the positive environment and overall success of the league.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The strong participation numbers and engagement from clubs\u00a0indicate\u00a0a promising future for the Junior\u00a0South West\u00a0Summer League as it continues to develop and grow. Tennis West would like to thank all players, coaches,\u00a0clubs\u00a0and families involved for supporting the inaugural season and helping\u00a0establish\u00a0a new pathway for junior competition in the region.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tennis West\u00a0extends it\u00a0thanks to the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport for their ongoing support through the regional servicing grant<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0inaugural Junior\u00a0South West\u00a0Summer League\u00a0has wrapped up, marking a strong start for a new regional competition that brought together young players,\u00a0clubs\u00a0and coaches across the\u00a0South West.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6414,"featured_media":21625,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21624","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\/21624","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\/6414"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21624\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}