The Qld Open team came 5th at the 2010 Ede Clendinnen Shield that was held in Adelaide, SA from the 31st of July until the 7th of August.

Apart from the team success, in the individuals – Wes made it to the semis of the MS and Rainbow to the semis of the WS.  Both played very well in their matches and but whilst both being defeated, gave a great account of themselves.

Rainbow and Aimi played exceptionally well against Leisha Cooper and Ann-Louise Slee in their semi final of the WD and could easily have taken the 2^nd game to take the match to three.

In the plate events, Mitch struck a tough opponent in his first match which could have gone either way, while Aimi just ran out of steam in her final against a very talented 16yr old from SA.

In the all Queensland final of the MD Plate event, only 2 points separated the pairs with Mitch and Wes coming out on top in a very long, hard fought match which was played on the main court to separate the main draw WD and XD instead of having a 30 minute break.  It was among the best MD played during the tournament.

In the tournament rankings, Rainbow was given #3 position and Wes given #5 for their performances overall.  Then, to cap off the week, Wes was awarded then Cliff Cutt Memorial trophy – the second award in two years for a Queensland player (Aimi received it last year at Hobart).

All the Queensland players gave their very best for the team – and that includes Michelle Au from SA who filled in – and were a credit to QBA, Queensland and themselves.

Craig Cassidy as manager was really co-operative and assisted in the smooth running of the event.

All 10 QLD representatives participated in the Australian Junior International (AJI) from the 3^rd to 6^th July. They did an amazing job; QLD had 2 singles, 2 doubles and 2 mixed doubles representatives in the quarterfinals.  Wendy Chen won the girls singles title, she teamed up with Christina Chan to take out the girls doubles title, and was runner up with Mitchell Wheller in the mixed doubles. Mitchell and Sherman Leung made the semifinals in the boys doubles also

The CP Maddern Trophy (team event) was held from the 7^th to 10^th of July following the AJI. The team had bound so well by this stage. We had a team meeting before submitting the team nomination sheet. It was great to see the whole team got their heads together to work out what the best playing options were. We beat everyone in our pool except Northern NZ (who eventually came 1^st overall) and got through as 2^nd in our pool. In the play-offs for 3rd and 4th place, we were up against Victoria 1 who came 2^nd in their pool. It was a suspenseful, seesawing tie all the way until the last match. We beat Victoria 1 with a match score of 9-7 placing us 3rd overall and taking home the bronze medals.

A big surprise was waiting for Mitchell at the conclusion of the tournament. He was presented with the Joy Twining Trophy which is awarded to the  player of the tournament who exhibits the highest standards of sportsmanship, personality, court demeanor, player ability, determination and appearance. This was Mitchell’s last national tournament as a junior so it seems fitting that he was awarded with such a prestigious award.

Thanks must go to Aimi Sakamoto for coaching, Vicki Jarrett for managing the team and as always the parents that supported and cooked the team meals!

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