SPORTS DIRECTOR'S REPORT - Maribyrnong Sports Academy ...

Te n n i s
APRIL 2011
The tennis program has kicked off in 2011 with fantastic ‘on court’
numbers and some fresh faces to give the program a new look. The
additions to the program have started well, but it’s some of the old
faces that have set the tournament scene alight in Term 1 and set
the tone for a good year to come.
Special mentions go to Andre Lukic and Chan Chai Sookton Eng
who have had some great results early in the year.
With Australian junior tennis coming to an important time in
the next few months and with many big tournaments on the
V o l l e y b a l l
Australian Selections
Hannah Wright, in year 11, was recently selected into one of two
Australian Junior (under 19) Women’s Teams that will compete
against the best Asian junior women’s teams at a tournament in
Thailand from 25 April to 5 May 2011.
The tour is part of the build up for the Asian Junior Women’s
Championships to be held in September 2012. The Asian
Championships tournament is the qualification tournament for the
World Junior Championships.
Hannah has attended a number of training camps and
tournaments within Australia as part of her ongoing development.
This will be her first overseas tournament.
Hannah Wright
State team selection.
Four of our athletes won recently won selection in Victorian U/15
teams.
Brianna Pyritz in Year 8 achieved selection in the U/15 Girls Blue (or
top) team, despite being just 13 years old and still eligible for U/15
state selection next year.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT & SPORTING EXCELLENCE
calendar, the program has kicked into full swing in preparing our
athletes to compete and be successful in these events. Some of
our players will be competing in International and National events
in Queensland . We wish all players the best of luck in the coming
weeks at all tournament levels. Two more weeks of preparation
should hold them in good stead to compete well.
Marc Sophoulis
Tennis Coach
Tayla Mangles, also in Year 8 but new to our College this year, won
selection in the U/15 Development team.
Selected in the U/15 Boys Development team were Zac
Santamaria, a Year 8 student new to our school and Ben Tran from
Year 9. Ben began playing volleyball at Maribyrnong College in
Year 7.
Five of our athletes were selected in Victorian U/17 squads.
Three Year 9 students won U/17 selection. Bonnie Lethlean was
selected in the Girls squad and Garang Anyang and Andrew
Christensen were selected in the Boys squad. All three began
playing volleyball at Maribyrnong College in Year 7.
Also chosen were two Year 11 students who are new to our College
this year- Joseph Yigit and Hannah Wright. Both are state team
veterans, having won selection in previous years.
Michael Dolan & Jenny Becker
Volleyball Coaches
Victorian Volleyball selected athletes:
Top: George Santamaria (Guest setting coach), Zac, Garang, Joseph, Ben and Andrew
Below: T ayla, Brianna, Hannah, Bonnie (absent from photo)
Maribyrnong Sports Academy