Victorian Musemma Cilek is thru to the women’ singles quarterfinals on the 12/u Junior Tour Masters.
Melbourne, Australia, 12 December 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Musemma Cilek is among the many rising stars progressing to the women’ singles quarterfinals on the 12-and-under Australian Junior Tour Masters.
The 12-year-old Victorian sealed her spot with a 6-3 6-2 victory right now towards New South Wales’ Aleksija Vujcic at Melbourne Park.
It’s Cilek’s third consecutive straight-sets win this week, serving to her end atop of her group within the round-robin stage.
“It’s been enjoyable,” Cilek stated of her December Showdown expertise to this point. “You get to see folks from different states who you don’t get to see each day.”
Cilek, who lives in Deer Park and trains commonly at Melbourne Park, is now set to face Emma Esenova from New South Wales for a spot within the semifinals.
“It’s good to compete towards different folks from throughout the nation,” Cilek stated.
“Generally you assume ‘I’ve to be the most effective in my state’, however it’s additionally nationally and internationally.”
As Cilek chases nationwide glory, her objective this week is to easily ‘compete effectively’.
“I identical to competing,” defined Cilek, who names Serena Williams as her largest inspiration as ‘she’s very aggressive and fierce’.
“I’ve beloved competing from a younger age, in something not simply tennis.
“I like tennis since you’re alone and it’s a person sport, which makes it much more aggressive.”
> FOLLOW: Stay scores from the 2023 December Showdown
12/U AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR TOUR MASTERS
TODAY’S RESULTS
Ladies’ singles, round-robin
[1] Eleni Makantasis (Vic) d Tea Zizek (WA) 6-0 6-2
[2] Hannah Park (SA) d Mariam Elagaty (Vic) 6-1 6-0
[3] Ami Dalla Pozza (NSW) d Amaya Muench (Qld) 6-1 6-1
[4] Musemma Cilek (Vic) d Aleksija Vujcic (NSW) 6-3 6-2
[5] Mieka Gordon-Threatt (Vic) d Licia Wang (SA) 6-2 6-2
[6] Isabel Cairns (ACT) d Kana Tamura (Vic) 6-0 6-1
[8] Nahla Salley (SA) d Zoe Liang (NSW) 6-0 6-0
[9] Ana Maric (Vic) d Lily Fannin (Qld) 6-3 6-1
[10] Cleo Taylor (Qld) d Jesline Lie (NSW) 6-1 6-1
[11] Danica Todorovic (Qld) d Seerat Gaba (NSW) 6-1 6-2
[12] Emma Esenova (NSW) d Eadie Biggs (Qld) 6-1 6-4
[13] Plyushi Bandara (ACT) d Talia Mirzayeva (Vic) 6-1 6-1
[14] Ava Garner (Qld) d Wanda Bacskai (Vic) 6-1 6-1
[16] Hope Johns (Qld) d Mia di Stefano (Vic) 6-1 6-0
Amelia Hilton (WA) d [7] Yana Pchelintseva (Vic) 6-3 ret.
Esther Meng (Vic) d [15] Emma Eckstein (Qld) 6-7(2) 7-5 [10-5]
COMING UP
Ladies singles, quarterfinals
[1] Eleni Makantasis (Vic) v [6] Isabel Cairns (ACT)
[2] Hannah Park (SA) v [10] Cleo Taylor (Qld)
[3] Ami Dalla Pozza (NSW) v [9] Ana Maric (Vic)
[4] Musemma Cilek (Vic) v [12] Emma Esenova (NSW)
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