LOCAL TENNIS with Donna Schoenmaekers
It was perfect conditions for tennis at Geelong Lawn Tennis Club for this year’s Grasscourt Championships across all four days.
With 187 entries from across the state, and in 38 events, all players enjoyed plenty of tennis in both Elimination and Compass draws.
Winners were:
10&U Boys Singles: Oscar Wang def doubles partner Edward Chan 6-4
10&U Girls Singles: Lira Hrechyna def Savannah Palombo 6-2
10&U Doubles Round Robin: Connor Ryan and Isaac Kavanagh
11&U Boys Singles: Moser Pretorius def Chris Stavropolous 9-8 (2)
11&U Girls Singles Round Robin: Jemma Howat
12&U Boys Singles Compass: Chris Stavropolous def Medhansh Agarwal 7-5, 6-3
12&U Girls Singles Compass: Emily Carr def Varnika Koolwal 6-4, 6-4
12&U Boys Doubles: Lachlan Kyaw and Moser Pretorius def Medhansh Agarwal and Neel Krishna Pannag 3-6, 6-3, 10-5
12&U Girls Doubles Round Robin: Emily Carr and Sophie Wu
13&U Boys Singles: Lachie Rae def Felix Chew 8-6
13&U Girls Singles: Anna Banson def Aryana Vartazarian 8-0
14&U Boys Singles Compass: Lachie Rae def Ishan Phule 6-2, 6-1
14&U Girls Singles Compass: Anna Banson def Sienna Clatworthy 6-1, 6-3
14&U Boys Doubles: Eliott Feruglio-Tai and Isaac Liu def Akshat Bhat and Ishan Phule 6-2, 7-5
15&U Boys Singles: Isaac Brian def Lysander Mitchell 8-1
15&U Girls Singles Round Robin: Lucy Kavanagh
16&U Boys Singles Compass: Malachi Hedt def Isaac Brian 7-5, 6-4
16&U Girls Singles Compass: Danniella Yu def Emma Kuloski 6-1, 6-1
16&U Boys Doubles: Sam Carr and Oliver White def Finn Corby and Timothe Garnier 3-6, 6-4, 12-10
16&U Girls Doubles Round Robin: Sienna Clatworthy and Phoebe Truswell
A Grade Men’s Singles: Tano-Li Quash def Simeon Duffin 8-6
A Grade Women’s Singles Round Robin: Kerrie Clarke
A Grade Men’s Doubles Round Robin: Malachi Hedt and CJ Watkins (by game difference)
B Grade Men’s Singles: Matt Cox def Zoran Roso 8-2
C Grade Men’s Singles Round Robin: Henry Orner