{"id":9932,"date":"2015-02-25T11:44:29","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T03:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/?p=9932"},"modified":"2015-02-25T11:44:29","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T03:44:29","slug":"national-academy-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/news\/2015\/02\/25\/national-academy-news","title":{"rendered":"National Academy News!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Scott Jones goes back-to-back in ITF Junior event in New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n

National Academy athlete \u2013 Scott Jones recently defended his ITF Grade 4 singles title at the 2015 Tecnifibre Tennis Central Championships in Wellington, New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Jones went through the tournament without dropping a set. He defeated fellow Western Australian Dom Bechard in the semi finals before defeating Brian Tran from NSW in the final 6\/4 6\/0.<\/p>\n

Scott then travelled to Auckland to compete in the NZ ITF Summer Championships the following week in an ITF Grade 3 event. Scott had a successful week eventually going down in the semi finals to Toru Horie from Japan 6\/3 2\/6 6\/4.<\/p>\n

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Tristan Schoolkate Ranked #1<\/strong><\/p>\n

National Academy athlete \u2013 Tristan Schoolkate has moved to number 1 on the Australian Rankings for the 14\/under age group in February.<\/p>\n

Although Tristan\u2019s sights are set on the long-term development of his game, the Australian Ranking rise is a nice reward for the hard work that he has put in over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n

Tristan currently works within the National Academy program in Perth and was developed by Talent Development Coach and father Peter Schoolkate who continues to have an involvement in his development.<\/p>\n

We wish Tristan all the best in 2015!<\/p>\n

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National Academy Staff Update – Alex Jago Appointed National Academy Manager – WA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Congratulations to Alex Jago<\/strong> who has recently accepted the position of National Academy Manager \u2013 WA.<\/p>\n

Alex will be an exciting addition to the team having recently worked for Tennis Australia as the Coach and Talent Development Manager in Melbourne. Alex has always had a passion for high performance development and is looking forward to assisting the development of WA\u2019s next generation of tennis players.<\/p>\n

Alex possesses a strong coach and playing background. He graduated from the University of Memphis in 2006 as a Division One college player and has been shaping his coaching philosophy over the past 10 years through his experiences.<\/p>\n

Alex will begin his new role in Perth on the 3rd March. Tennis West and the National Academy are looking forward to having him involved.<\/p>\n

Current National Academy Staff:<\/p>\n

National Academy Head Coach \u2013 Andrew Roberts
\nNational Academy Manager \u2013 Alex Jago
\nNational Academy Physical Performance Coach \u2013 Len Cannell<\/p>\n

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