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South Australian Hannah Park has swept the ladies’ singles and doubles titles on the 12/u Australian Junior Tour Masters.
Melbourne, Australia , 15 December 2023 | Dan Imhoff
Hannah Park admits she has by no means performed a match something prefer it, with a lot on the road, as her 12-and-under Australian Junior Tour Masters ladies’ singles ultimate on Friday.
The second seed had the title on her racquet up a set and 5-1, just for her buddy and fourth seed Musemma Cilek to drive a deciding set.
It was a check of will, which the 12-year-old from Adelaide finally handed 7-5 5-7 6-3 in just below two hours earlier than she rounded out the day with the doubles crown alongside her crushed opponent.
“I did have a match level within the second set, however I don’t actually concentrate on the final set (performed),” Park mentioned. “I simply concentrate on ‘Okay it’s a brand new set, so simply restart, like refresh’, and that’s all I concentrate on. It was a primary for me, yeah.
“I imply, on the court docket me and Musemma are very aggressive, so after we’re on the court docket we’re simply opponents. We’re not mates on the court docket, however then off the court docket we’re simply greatest mates.”
Park joined the likes of 2010 champion Priscilla Hon and 2011 winner Destanee Aiava on the 12/u ladies’ singles honour roll.
“I’m simply actually blissful that I received it, as a result of I do know that each one the opposite skilled gamers have performed on this court docket earlier than me,” she mentioned.
“Mum’s right here and my coach. I truthfully assume that if I didn’t have them with me it’d be lots tougher to win the match immediately as a result of their assist means a lot to me.”
Park and Cilek later returned as high seeds to win their ladies’ doubles semifinal and ultimate, which handed Park a clear sweep of her occasions.
The pair prevailed 6-1 6-4 over second seeds Isabel Cairns and Eleni Makantasis for the doubles crown.
“We performed doubles collectively in Waverley right here and we really received that event so, you realize, we simply began enjoying collectively, we had been just like the dream crew,” Park mentioned.
It was the third match they contested on Friday, having additionally crushed third seeds Ami Dalla Pozza and Mieka Gordon-Threatt 6-4 6-4 within the doubles semifinals.
ACT-Victorian duo Cairns and Makantasis earlier eked out a 7-6(7) 7-5 win over Queenslanders Ava Gardner and Hope Johns.
12/U AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR TOUR MASTERS
TODAY’S RESULTS
Women’ singles, ultimate
[2] Hannah Park (SA) d [4] Musemma Cilek (Vic) 7-5 5-7 6-3
Women’ doubles, semifinals
[1] Musemma Cilek (Vic)/Hannah Park (SA) d [3] Ami Dalla Pozza (NSW)/Mieka Gordon-Threatt (Vic) 6-4 6-4
[2] Isabel Cairns (ACT)/Eleni Makantasis (Vic) d Ava Garner (Qld)/Hope Johns (Qld) 7-6(7) 7-5
Women’ doubles, ultimate
[1] Musemma Cilek (Vic)/Hannah Park (SA) d [2] Isabel Cairns (ACT)/Eleni Makantasis (Vic) 6-1 6-4
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