MORE than 150 junior players took part in the Berwick and District Tennis Association graded championships held at the Casey Tennis Centre on Thursday and Friday, 28 and 29 of September.
The conditions were ideal for tennis on both days with the majority of the singles matches played on Thursday and the doubles and finals’ matches played on the Friday.
The events were graded into four boys singles events and three girls singles events, as well as five doubles events.
Each player competed in at least three matches in each of the singles and doubles events, giving a total of more than 350 sets of tennis through the two days.
Twelve of the 14 affiliated clubs had representatives.
Special thanks went to tournament sponsors, Not Just Tennis in Beaconsfield and Court Coverage, as well as local tennis coaches Paul Osborne, Alison Miller, Warrick MacGowan and Justin Yeo for volunteering more than 80 hours to run the tournament for the BDTA.
All of the profits from the tournament will be put back into local tennis to help increase the profile of the sport and encourage new children to take up the sport at their local tennis club.
RESULTS
Finalists in the singles events were:
A boys: Cameron Smith d Ben Hodgson.
B boys: Nathan Van Der Koogh d Abhishek Ashokkumer.
C boys: Zac Osborne d Brett Fisher.
D boys: Dominic Josef d Michael Gardner.
A girls: Aish Ravi d Michelle Lewis.
B girls: Rebecca Watts d Kathryn Marriott.
C girls: Katy Brusamarello d Lauren Pattison.
The finalists in the doubles events were:
A mixed: Ben Hodgson and Daniella Vukasinovic d Cameron Smith and Michelle Lewis.
B boys: Thomas Crowe and Joel Davies d Harry Le Brocq and Michael Puts.
C boys: Syd Wynen and Corey Hinds d Abe Wynen and Michael Gardner.
A girls: Molly Conroy and Stephanie Cunden d Kathryn Marriott and Natalie Logan.
B girls: Jamie Knight and Monique Bell d Abigail Cudgeon and Angelique Kemp.
The BDTA graded championships were designed to kickstart a regular monthly singles event to be held on Sundays as part of a local tournament series to be run by the local coaches.
Further details of these events will be forwarded to all BDTA junior players via their clubs and via the BDTA website.
