Tennis stars shine in Swan Hill

By Bransen Gibson

Apr 19, 2022

Delighted: Isabella Crossman after winning the women's singles event at the 2022 Swan Hill Region Mildura Health Fund Open and Junior Event. Photo: Supplied

Double delight: Philippa Bush and Isabella Crossman after winning the open women's doubles event at the 2022 Swan Hill Region Mildura Health Fund Open and Junior Event.

Echuca’s Isabella Crossman and Philippa Bush are celebrating after a successful tournament at the 2022 Swan Hill Region Mildura Health Fund Open and Junior Event.

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The pair won the open women’s doubles event, with Crossman also claiming the women’s singles title.

The third-seeded duo of Bush and Crossman did not drop a set across their three matches, winning the final 6-4, 6-1.

For Crossman, the doubles title was one of two events she won last week, with the 15-year-old also winning the women’s singles event.

She was the number-one seed in the event and defeated the two-seed 6-2, 6-3 in the final.

Overall, Crossman was in dominant form in Swan Hill, not losing a match and winning all 14 of the sets she played.

Bush too had a win in the singles, emerging victorious in her 16 girls event too.

Crossman, who plays at Rich River Tennis Club, and Bush, from Echuca Lawn Tennis Club, were just two of a bunch of local players to take part in the tournament.

Josh Bavich, Deagan Tomkins, Silas Kingma and Eli Kingma all competed in the tournament as well, with Matilda Cameron, Hannah O’Brien and Jinaya Nurse from Kyabram district also taking part.

Eli Kingma too tasted success at the tournament, winning the 11-and-under green ball singles (mixed) and finishing second in his boys 12s singles event.

Nurse won the 14 and under girls doubles alongside Yarrawonga’s Lucy Bassett.

By Bransen Gibson