Meriden successfully defended its title as the reigning Gallipoli Youth Tennis Cup Champions for the third consecutive year in November. The event, formerly known as the Australian Schools Tennis Challenge, brings together the top secondary school tennis players from around Australia to compete. Ten teams competed for the national title from 24 to 27 November at Traralgon Tennis Centre, Victoria.
Representing Meriden were Nikitha Desai, Gabriela Garipova, Giselle Guillen, Aimee Jin, Jizelle Sibai and Miranda Xu. Following some exceptional play in the singles matches, Giselle and Jizelle secured the win for Meriden after defeating their opponents 6-2, 6-2 in the first doubles match of the final.
This is the tenth win for Meriden since first competing in this tournament in 2010.
Earlier in the year, Meriden successfully defended its title as Tildesley Tennis Champions for the 15th consecutive year – a record for the Tildesley Tennis tournament which commenced in 1918. Thirty-three players represented Meriden at this tournament at Pennant Hills Park in March.
