Wednesday 16 May 2012

Australia win Junior title

Australia emerged winners of the 2012 World Junior Tennis (WJT) Girls Championship qualifiers final, defeating China 2-0 in the final at the Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA) Centre in Kuching on May 13. Priscilla Hon (picture) collected Australia's first point after overcoming China's Ren Jia-Qi 6-3, 7-5 in the first singles, before Sara Tomic ensured the Aussies' win by edging Cao Si-Qi 6-4, 6-2. The Australian doubles of Sara and Kimberly Birrell were trailing 5-6 in the second set against Jia-Qi and Li Yue-Nu, after winning the first 6-3, before the match was eventually abandoned due to heavy rain. India finished third after beating Thailand 3-0 in the playoff match.