Local Tennis

Xavier sides advance through first week of tennis finals

GAWLER & District Tennis Association Di- vision 1 minor premiers Xavier Saints White punched their ticket to the grand final on Friday night, narrowly defeating second-placed Trinity Old Scholars 7-5. The league’s two top teams clashed just...

Liam Phillips

13 Mar 2024

Sport

Xavier White and Willaston keep serving up wins

XAVIER Saints got the better of Tod St in two Gawler and District Tennis Association Division 1 matchups on Friday night, strengthening the Saints’ positions in the top-three. League leaders Xavier Saints White (11-1-1) used 6-0 singles sets from...

Liam Phillips

14 Feb 2024

Local Tennis

Tennis grand finals a smash

THE Gawler & District Tennis Association’s (GDTA) junior tennis season concluded for term four on Saturday with a host of grand finals played across five divisions on December 17. Kids aged seven to 17 across several clubs in the area took...

Luke Marchioro

28 Dec 2022

Local Tennis

Xavier Green start two from two

XAVIER Green made it two wins from two matches after defeating South Gawler/ Lyndoch in a tight Division Two affair on Saturday afternoon. Xavier claimed the match 10 sets to six, while also claiming a narrow 72-62 game advantage as well. Two Wells...

Luke Marchioro

01 Nov 2022

Local Tennis

Bozovic, Gibson beat top seeds for doubles crown

Aussies Alexandra Bozovic and Talia Gibson have taken out the ITF Playford Women’s doubles tournament at the Playford Tennis Centre on Saturday. The pair defeated top seeds Na-Lae Han and Priska Madelyn Nugroho in straight sets 7-5 6-4. It capped...

Luke Marchioro

31 Oct 2022

Local Tennis

Birrell down Inglis in three-set showdown

Queenslander Kimberley Birrell outlasted Maddison Inglis and Adelaide’s wet weather to claim the ITF City of Playford tournament on Sunday. In a match hit by two rain delays, Birrell rallied from a set down to beat Inglis 3-6. 7-5 6-4 in a match...

Luke Marchioro

31 Oct 2022

Local Tennis

Unheralded Aussie pair claim doubles crown

Unheralded Aussie pair Jeremy Beale and Calum Puttergill have claimed the City of Playford Men’s Doubles title after defeating Japanese duo Rio Noguchi and Yusuke Takahashi 7-6 6-5 in the final on Saturday. Beale and Puttergirll began their...

Luke Marchioro

31 Oct 2022

Local Tennis

Hijikata breaks through for maiden Challenger title

Australian number five seed Rinky Hijikata has claimed his inaugural ATP Challenger tournament, winning the City of Playford International on Sunday. Hijikata defeated Japanese sixth seed Rio Noguchi 6-1 6-1 on Sunday, winning his first title at the...

Luke Marchioro

31 Oct 2022

Local Tennis

Nail-biting tennis meet finishes as 73-73 tie

GAWLER & District Tennis Association matchups don’t get any closer than Xavier Saints Green’s clash with Tod St, sharing the sets 8-8, and finishing with exactly 73 games each. Hudson Nicolai played excellent for Tod St, winning his men’s...

Vanessa Rose

16 Feb 2022

Local Tennis

Xavier edges Tod St under Friday night lights

XAVIER Saints Green and Tod St fought to an eight sets apiece tie on Friday night at Essex Park in Gawler & District Tennis Association’s top division, with Xavier coming away on top thanks to a 69-64 advantage in games won. Georgia Cowgill...

Vanessa Rose

03 Nov 2021

Local Tennis

Kapunda, Xavier Saints prove too strong to bank wins

KAPUNDA claimed a handy win in Saturday’s Gawler & District Tennis Association division one on Saturday, beating Tod St 11-5 after key Tod St player Mick Matters was forced to retire through injury in the first doubles set. Matters’...

Vanessa Rose

27 Oct 2021

Local Tennis

Close but no cigar for local tennis talent

THE 2021 Gawler Silver April JT came to a close this past Wednesday, with a number of locals producing solid results without claiming a title in the field of 99 participants from around the country.

Sam Greenwood

21 Apr 2021

Local Tennis

Championship Saturday at Essex Park

XAVIER White has been crowned Gawler & District Tennis Association (G&DTA) division one champions after beating Kapunda nine sets to seven, matching the score of the two sides’ first semi-final.

Sam Greenwood

25 Mar 2021

Local Tennis

Kapunda and Mallala set to contest G&DTA tennis titles

GAWLER & District Tennis Association (G&DTA) grand final matchups are locked in for this Saturday, with Xavier White and Kapunda set to contest the division one title, while Mallala and Tod Street battle it out for the division two crown.

Liam Phillips

17 Mar 2021

Local Tennis

15-year-old wins Gawler Silver AMT

COMPETITORS from all over the country flocked to Essex Park for the Gawler Silver AMT/JT – the first tournament in South Australia for official ranking points since the first COVID-19 shutdown in March.

Liam Phillips

13 Jan 2021