The Deer Park Tennis Club will compete in an unprecedented 4 A grade North Suburban Junior Tennis Association grand finals after another successful season of NSJTA competition tennis.
The A grade 1 team has dominated the competition for three seasons and won through to the grand final defeating Taylors Lakes 8/64 to 1/32. The team will play in a club record three successive A grade 1 grand finals and is confidently looking to win back-to-back Premierships. The team of Jeremy Beale, Pricilla Djiuardi Anthony, Richard and Melissa Esguerra, Melisa McGregor, and Monica Sulja and have worked extremely hard all season to qualify for the grand final and look forward to an exciting match. All players are regular tournament players on the Melbourne junior tennis circuit, and have Australian junior rankings. Jeremy Beale is also playing grade 3 senior pennant with the Royal South Yarra Tennis Club.
In the A grade 3 section the Deer Park team 7/57 defeated Craigieburn 2/41 to set up an exciting grand final against Buckley Park. The team of Sherridan Rich, Adrianna and Nicholas Eleftheriou, Emma Hartmann, Cameron Knight, Vinh Nguyen, and Emilio Vergara are excited at the prospect of playing in the grand final. Team Captain Sherridan Rich will be playing in her final game of junior tennis before aging out, with the NSJTA being an under 18 competition, and is looking to complete her junior career with a Premiership.
The club’s A Reserve 4 mixed team won through to the grand final with an emphatic win against Riverside 8/64 to 1/40. The Deer Park team of Celeste Beale, Iris Dinaw, Jonathon Dizon, Dylan Ostrycharz, Tricia, Sean and Cassandra Williamson played exciting tennis to make the grand final. The team has played brave tennis all season, going for their shots and playing aggressive tennis.
And the A Reserve 4 Boys will be looking to add another Premiership to the club’s crowded premiership wall, after defeating Hadfield 6/44 to 0/16. The team of James Alexopoulos, Drexl Flores, Leon and Theo Kalavrianos and Brendan Shergill have made a huge statement going into the grand final with a confident win. The team will be working hard over the long weekend to prepare for the grand final and ensure they give themselves the best possible chance to win the Premiership flag for Deer Park.
If anyone would like to join the club and play competition team tennis we have teams in both senior and junior district competition, and can cater for all levels of ability. Our club professional coach, Gim Kurti is also available at the club and can be contacted at www.hsta.com.au or 0432 698 093. The club is situated at Sassella Park Station Road Deer Park and conducts social night tennis every Tuesday and Sunday evening from 7pm until 9.30pm if people from our community would like to join in. We are always looking for new members and also have a qualified personal trainer running a cardio circuit class every Sunday evening from 7.15pm. Please contact the club at www.deerparktc.com or 9363 5860.
