Horsham Lawn Tennis Club once again hosted a successful Victorian State Teams Championships, after two days of junior competition.

About 180 players from across the state competed in 12-and-under, 14-and-under and junior open girls’ and boys’ categories at the weekend. 

Waverley won the Pat Cash Cup title, and the Wimmera region team finished 10th overall.

The Wimmera’s 12-and-under girls’ team of Lydi Boyd and Sienna Nitschke won section two, and the Wimmera 14-and-under boys’ team of Harry Allan and Eli Bailey finished runner-up in section two.

The 12-and-under boys’ team was Archer Reading and Nick Gillespie and the 14-and-under girls were Adele Joseph and Emma Streeter.

Representing the Wimmera in open girls was Tahlia and Ella Thompson and the open boys was a team of Aiden Richardson and D’Artagnan Walls, and a second team of Harry Daniell and August Koch. 

Wimmera team manager Sandra Casey said everyone played well in competitive matches across the weekend. 

“The whole team put on an excellent show of tennis and sportsmanship,” she said. 

Thirteen tennis regions competed at the tournament, including seven metropolitan and six country regions.

Tennis Victoria’s State Teams Championships are scheduled to return to Horsham Lawn Tennis Club in 2025.  

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