The 67th Inter-regional Country Championships were held in Yarrawonga on January 7 and 8.
Barwon Region sent a team of 39 players from around the region with Tennis Geelong the largest contributor of players.
The event consists of singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed across seven age brackets, as well as an Open draw.
Big improvers Loddon Campaspe took out the title with Barwon placing in third. Results across the board were good for Barwon, although they might
consider themselves a little unlucky being on the wrong side of a super tie-break in six of their first round singles matches.
Standouts were Hazel Kadera winning the trifecta in 14&U, Tano-Li making the final in all three of his 16U events and victorious in two, Nicole Mullen made her three finals winning one, while Tegan Marshall and Mikaela Mullen took out the 25U Women’s Doubles for the second year in a row.
Team coordinator Kira Aitken said she was pleased with the team results, but more importantly how well the team bonded over the three days.
“Behind every Barwon player was a Barwon person supporting them,” she said.
Division Champions were Sam Carr and Hazel Kadera (14&U Mixed), Tano-Li Quach and Matilda Sutherland (16&U Mixed), Siena Clatworthy and Hazel Kadera (14&U Girls Doubles), Tegan Marshall and Mikaela Mullen (25&U Women’s Doubles), Hazel Kadera (14&U Girls Singles), Jordyn Aitken (25&U Women’s Singles) and Tano-Li Quach (Boys 16&U Singles).
Mixed Doubles
12&U: 2nd Lachie Rae and Emily Carr
14&U: 1st Sam Carr and Hazel Kadera
16&U: 1st Tano-Li Quach and Matilda Sutherland
18&U: semi-final Jack Remilton and Lily Duff
50 plus: semi-final David Kos and Jo Puckett
Open: 1st Jamie Heaton and Nicole Mullen
Women’s/Girls Doubles
14&U: 1st Sienna Clatworthy and Hazel Kadera
18&U: semi-final Katie Alderton and Lily Duff
25&U: 1st Tegan Marshall and Mikaela Mullen
50 plus: semi-final Jo Puckett and Sue Sutherland
Open: 2nd Bianca Duff and Nicole Mullen
Men’s/Boys Doubles
12&U: 2nd Lachie Rae and Zane Ryan
14&U: 3rd Sam Carr and Oliver White
16&U: 2nd Tano-Li Quach and Tom Sutherland
18&U: 2nd Rhys McNabb and Arthur Zhang
Open: semi-final Jamie Heaton and Jai Bosnjak
Women’s/Girls Singles
12&U: semi-final An’e Stojcevski
14&U: 1st Hazel Kadera
16&U: 2nd Matilda Sutherland
18&U: semi-final Lily Duff
25&U: 1st Jordyn Aitken
25&U: semi-final Tegan Marshall
Open: 2nd Nicole Mullen
Men’s/Boys Singles
12&U: 2nd Lachie Rae
12&U: semi-final Zane Ryan
16&U: 1st Tano-Li Quach
18&U: semi-final Rhys McNabb
50 plus: semi-final David Kos
Open: semi-final Jamie Heaton
