High juniors Renee Alame, Ava Beck and Koharu Nishikawa will characterize Australia on the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Juniors by Gainbridge Finals in Turkey from 11-17 November.
Melbourne, Australia, 4 October 2024 | Tennis Australia
Three of the nation’s prime junior tennis gamers Renee Alame (NSW), Ava Beck (Vic) and Koharu Nishikawa (Vic) will characterize Australia on the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Juniors by Gainbridge Finals in Antalya, Turkey from 11-17 November.
Fifteen-year-old Renee Alame, on the verge of breaking into the junior top-100 following a formidable yr on courtroom, will lead the group.
“It’s such an honour to characterize Australia,” Alame shared. “I’ve been coaching exhausting and dealing exhausting.
“Having the prospect to play for Australia within the Billie Jean King Cup junior qualifying occasion earlier this yr was an incredible expertise.
“Going to Kazakhstan and climatising to the totally different meals, the folks, the climate – it was all loopy, however we managed to go there and get the win, it was fairly good.
“I’m trying ahead to simply assembly new folks and seeing Turkey whereas representing my nation and doing it with satisfaction.”
Jessica Moore, former world No.52 in doubles and a Billie Jean King Cup consultant for Australia, will captain the junior group as soon as once more.
“Our Junior Billie Jean King Cup women had a formidable week on the Asia-Oceania qualifying occasion in Kazakhstan,” Moore stated.
“Qualifying within the prime 4 for finals was the objective, however to complete on prime is a testomony to the group’s dedication and grit throughout the occasion.
“Renee was a robust performer, profitable all 10 matches (six in singles and 4 in doubles). Ava completed the occasion with a 5-0 win-loss file in doubles, and Koharu was an important member of the group within the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Juniors Finals in Spain final yr.
“All the ladies know learn how to compete and I’m pleased with their efforts to get to the place they’re.”
The Junior Billie Jean King Cup supplies a stage for a number of the world’s greatest 16-and-under gamers to expertise taking part in as a part of a group and characterize their nation.
Billie Jean King Cup Juniors by Gainbridge Finals Australia is one in every of 16 nations to qualify for the finals, which shall be performed on the Megasaray Tennis Academy in Antalya, Turkey.
Groups will play in round-robin teams for the primary three days of competitors. Following a deliberate time off, groups will then compete in three additional ties for the ultimate three days to find out ultimate positions from first to sixteenth.
All groups will compete in six ties through the seven days.
Extra info will be discovered on the ITF web site.
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