| Official e-newsletter of the Pat Cash International Tennis Academy & The Azzura Tennis Club |
| AUGUST 2007 Newsletter |
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Message
from Chris Steel - Academy Director
This month sees the return of many of our premier players who have been away on tour; Jared Easton returns from his 7 week European ITF tour which he competed in the French Open and Wimbledon Junior Events. Alex Sanders returns from a successful 5 week ITF tour of Asia and South Africa. Alex improved his ITF ranking to inside 200. Celina
Goetti, Maverick Banes and Elena Ivanovic all returned from a 2 week
ITF tour in Darwin. Monika Weijnert returns from ITF Pro Tour events
in Asia. We welcome each of these players back, and congratulate
them on their efforts abroad.
Locally
we have had some exceptional results with Joel Braund being crowned
14U National Champion to compliment Maverick Banes 16U National Clay
Title earlier in the year. The Academy also welcomes new comer
Stephen Donald (ITF Top 10) who is training at the Academy for 5
weeks before he departs on a tour with our Jared Easton for the US
Open Junior Event. Alex Sanders & Maverick Banes have also been
selected in National Tours of Asia later next month. Congratulations
to all!
Last
Month also saw a group of 20 players attend the Academy for one week
of intensive training. The players were joined by Coach Steve Storer
and included both boys and girls ranging from 8 to 20 years of age.
The players were put through their paces by the Academy Coaches and
a great week was had by all. We are hopeful this will be an annual
trip for Steve and his talented group.
See you next month! Chris Steel Academy Director |
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SPECIAL
CONGRATULATIONS The
incredible winning streak of 13 year old Academy junior Joel Braund
is still alive. In a run of matches that has seen him break Raphael
Nadal’s 73 consecutive victories, Joel is on a 77 match winning run
in local Junior Tournaments. That’s 15 tournaments in a row
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His most recent successes were in early July in the Rod Laver State Championships and the Winter Nationals the following week. As the 8th seed in the State Championships, he went on to easily win the prestigious 14U State title. He then followed up the next week by heading into the Winter Nationals unseeded, and once again claimed the title in the 14U singles. Joel’s already back to normality in school and his regular training at the Academy, but with local TV and newspapers queuing for interviews, that won’t last for long. Great effort Joel !! Also, Celina Goetti has just returned from competing in 3 ITF tournaments. Her first was in Fiji where she reached the semi-finals of the singles. Her second and third were Grade 3 events in Darwin, where she won the Consolation Draw the first week, and made the semi-finals in the 2nd week, defeating #2 seed Kelly Blake, but eventually losing to the overall winner Janelle Cuthbertson. Cellina's ranking has now moved to an all time high of #560 on the ITF Junior Rankings...WELL DONE "MUSCLES GOETTI." |
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UPCOMING
JUNIOR EVENTS
12
& 19 Aug : Junior Masters Circuit - Gold
Coast 25-26
Aug : Toowoomba Age Champs
2
& 9 Sept : Junior Masters Circuit - Gold
Coast
8-9
Sept : Gympie Junior Age - Gympie
15-16
Sept : Mooloolaba Age - Sunshine Coast
22-25
Sept : Head QLD State Age - TBC
26-28
Sept : Bundaberg Open Age - North Coast |
UPCOMING
OPEN EVENTS
28-29 July & 4-5 Aug : BMW Rosebowl - Gold Coast 10-12 August : TQ AMT 1 - Hope Island 17-19 August : TQ AMT 2 - Caloundra 24-26 August : TQ AMT 3 - Kawana 30 Aug - 1 Sept : TQ AMT 4 - Venue TBC 15-16
Sept : Innisfail Open Champs
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PLAYER
OF THE MONTH - July
Athena Nathalia Athena is from Indonesia and has been training full-time at the Academy for the past 10 months. During this time, her game has improved in leaps and bounds, and as a 13 year old, just recently reached the SF in the Rod Laver State Championships in the 14U girls singles. In the recently completed Taylor Byrne Beenleigh Age, Athena was the winner in the 13U event. The Azzura Taylor Byrne and the Brisbane Open Age tournaments also proved a successful hunting ground for Athena, as she was the runner-up in both events. Not
only does Athena love to play tennis but she also enjoys hobbies
such as shopping, listening to music, playing the guitar, talking to
her friends and going to the movies. She also enjoys other sports
such as golf and scuba diving – and of course she really loves it
here in Australia ! |
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TIP
OF THE MONTH - by Ben Mathias
PROFESSIONALS & CONTROL "Don't
let things lose you matches that you have control over"
Once
you walk onto the match court, there are many things you have no
control over. e.g.
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your opponent can play well
- your opponent can get lucky - you can get a bad bounce - you can get a bad line call - etc etc These
are all things that you can't control, that can cost you matches!
There
are so many things that you can't control on a tennis court, that’s
why the PROFESSIONALS take care of the things that they have control
over so well. Some examples:
- Training - Warm ups - Equipment - Injury prevention stretching etc. - Scouting Opponents - Diet - Sleep The one other thing that you have full control over on the court is your SERVE, that’s why it is so important to PRACTICE YOUR SERVE .. |
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BEEP
TEST LADDER - August 1st
1. Jarred Easton : 17.3 2. Mav Banes : 17.1 3.
Alex Sanders : 16.9
4. Li Tang : 14.1 5. Nathan Helmes : 13.9 6. Tristan Stayt : 13.4 7.
Zack Itzstein : 13.2 8.Luke Morland : 12.3 9.Corey Sheppard : 12.3 10.Monika Weinjert : 10.9 |
RALLY
SPEED LADDER - August 1st
1. Alex Sanders : 2:21 2. Maverick Banes : 2:22 3. Jared Easton : 2:29 4. Troy Gilham : 2:40 5. Li Tang : 2.40 6. Joel Braund : 2.41 7. Leon Frost : 2.42 8.
Monika Weinjert : 2.43
9.
Jason Alpen : 2:43
10. Zach Itzstein
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PRE-ACADEMY
NEWS Tennis
Gold Coast Saturday Afternoon Fixtures
A record number of 11 teams from the Academy are taking part in this exciting local fixture program. It’s great to see so much enthusiasm from the juniors and so much team spirit ! Current Team Standings for Hope Island (HI) teams P1
- HI Assassins : 8/8
P3 - H.I Hotshots : 2/8 S3 - H.I Competitors : 3/8 S6 - H.I Heroes : 5/8 S6 - H.I Smashers : 6/8 S7 - H.I Attackers : 6/8 S12 - H.I Hitters : 8/8 S14 - H.I Stunners : 2/8 S14 - H.I Girls Rule : 4/8 S14 - H.I Stars : 6/8 S15 - H.I Space Cadets : 3/8 PIZZA/MATCHPLAY – Term 2 Results Winner – Ben Stevenson
Runner-up – Cade Birrell 3rd Place – Daniel Birak Term 3 – Current
Standings (after 3 weeks) Top Ten
1 - Jackson Blacker : 19points
2 - Hayden Shaw :15points 3 - Charlie Munro : 15points 4 - Bailey Sands : 15points 5 - Michael Li : 14points 6 - Kerryn Gifford : 14points 7 - Nathaniel Ellis : 12points 8 - Ivan Karzhilova : 12points 9 - Braedyn Hibbert : 11points 10 - Dylan Oxley : 10points Winter Camps – June/July
The Winter Camps held over June and July were a great success
with record numbers turning out. Wes was very happy with the
improvement shown by so many of the young players – both on their
technical side and matchplay. The next camps will be held from
September 24-28 and October 1-5. Watch out for the enrolment
forms!
3rd Term 2007 We always have places available for new enrollments, so even though the term has already started, you can still sign up. See Wes or academy reception for details. |
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