There have been several events happening for juniors in the area over the last couple of weeks, including Western Heights Uniting (WHU) and Drysdale/Point Lonsdale Junior Community Events.
WHU hosted 53 juniors across 12 groups with a round robin format guaranteeing players several matches, grouped on players Universal Tennis Rating (UTR).
Tuesday was set for four sections of 10 & Under and two 18 & Under, while the six remaining 18 & Under sections battled it out in the heat on Wednesday.
This is the first of four events that WHU plans to host over the year, with the next being in April.
Winners across the two days for this event were:
10&U A: Edward Chen
10&U B: Rishith Reddy Vangala
10&U C: Ayan Zahed
10&U D: Joshua Khoo
18&U A: Ethan Lubcke
18&U B: Annabel King
18&U C: Nathanael Gui
18&U D: Akshat Bat
18&U E: Ishan Phule
18&U F: Mason King
18&U G: Brody Hooten
18&U H: Esther White
The Drysdale/Point Lonsdale event was also the first of a series to be hosted in the Bellarine across the year, with points accumulating with the top four in each section being invited to a Grand Masters Playoff.
On Sunday, the 49 players were split into nine UTR based sections, playing round robin format across three start times. With the varying weather conditions across the day, players did well to adjust their games, with the eventual winners for the sections being:
18&U Green Dot: Jake Pearson
18&U B: Lexi Miller
18&U C: Ethan Smith
18&U D: Mitchell Lowe
18&U E: Axel Potter-Ayres
18&U F: Luca Kara
18&U G: Fletcher Allen
18&U H: Tom Taylor
18&U I: Ethan Lubcke
