Australian team performs strongly at 2024 ITF Masters World Team Championships

by Admin
May 5, 2024

A 23-member team represented Australia at the 2024 ITF Masters World Team Championships in Mexico.

Mexico City, Mexico, 5 May 2024 | Leigh Rogers

A 23-member Australian team, consisting of players from across four states, competed at the ITF Masters World Team Championships in Mexico this week.

The annual event, for leading players in the 50+, 55+ and 60+ age groups, was played on clay in Mexico City with a total of 101 teams from across the world competing for national glory.

The Australian team recorded its best result in the Austria Cup, with New South Wales’ Igor Jovanovic leading his team to a fifth-place finish in the men’s 55+ event.

2024 ITF Masters World Teams Championships Australia’s results
Event	Age group	Team	Result
Fred Perry Cup	50+ men	Jarrod Broadbent (Vic, captain), Morgan Young (Vic), Richard Dodson (Vic)	10th
Maria Esther Bueno Cup	50+ women	Roanne Lemmon-Warde (Qld, captain), Isabelle Gemmel (Vic), Kylie Hoghton (Vic), Karen Stewart-Smith (Qld)	13th
Austria Cup	55+ men	Igor Jovanovic (NSW, captain), Garry Nadebaum (SA), Peter Davis (SA), Brad Middleton (NSW)	5th
Maureen Connolly	55+ women	Kerryn Cyprien (Qld, captain), Martelle Coetzer-Botha (Qld), Karen Pearce (Qld), Cathy Benson (NSW)	10th
Von Cramm Cup	60+ men	Simon Arms (Vic, captain), Christopher Arms (Vic), John Grant (Qld), Stephen Sharp (Vic)	7th
Alice Marble Cup	60+ women	Michelle Hill (Vic, captain), Jill Meggs (Vic), Brenda Foster (NSW), Wanda Howes (Vic)	7th

Many of the Australian competitors now turn their attention to the ITF Masters World Individual Championships, which are being played in Mexico City this coming week.

> VIEW: Draws for the ITF Masters World Individual Championships

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