Five of Maccabi's eight Saturday morning junior teams were involved in Moorabbin & District Junior Tennis Association (MDJTA) finals action.

Playing their first season of competition tennis, the Section 2 Green Ball level team of Danielle Ehrenreich, Aiden Woolf, Bebe Kushlin, Ari Lipschitz and Remy Asseraf were runners-up against Mentone in the Grand Final.

The Section 9 boys team of Anikin Margis, Nathan Yahalom, Elijah Naphtali, Levi Gorog and Peter Kats were runners-up against Mentone in the Grand Final.

The Section 10 boys team of Alon Elboher, Alan Pogreb, Matthew Cashmore, Golahn Lerer and Yagel Shapiro were narrowly defeated by Dendy Park in the Grand Final.

The Section 2 boys team of Aaron Kramer, Ilan Elboher, Ian Altman, Yonatan Sirkis and Jaxson Brick won bronze medals after securing a 3rd placed finish with a 5-1 win. Ian Altman was named player of the season for Section 2 by the MDJTA.

The Section 4 boys team of Adam Weisz, Hugo Samuel, Jeremy Samuel and Maximus Leong were in the bronze medal playoff but were defeated and finished in 4th place. Jeremy Samuel was named player of the season for Section 4 by the MDJTA.

 

Section 2 Green Ball runners-up L to R: Aiden Woolf, Remy Asseraf, Bebe Kushlin, Danielle Ehrenreich. Not pictured: Ari Lipschitz.

 

Section 2 Green Ball Grand Final: Mentone 6-36 def Mentone 0-20

Danielle Ehrenreich/Remy Asseraf 5-6

Aiden Woolf/Bebe Kushlin 2-6

Danielle Ehrenreich 3-6

Aiden Woolf 2-6

Bebe Kushlin 4-6

Ari Lipschitz 4-6

A fantastic start to tennis comp for these young tennis players who made it to the finals against Mentone in their very first season. A group of five great kids who have shown commitment, respect and kindness to each other and to their opponents each week.
Each of them gave it their all throughout and in the finals on a very cold and very windy morning.
The team consisting of Danielle, Aiden, Bebe, Ari and Remy were the runners up of the season and have certainly done Maccabi proud.

- Cara Kushlin, Team Manager

 

Section 9 runners-up: Anikin Margis, Nathan Yahalom, Elijah Naphtali, Levi Gorog, Peter Kats.

 

Section 9 Grand Final: Mentone 4-30 def Maccabi 2-21

Peter Kats/Nathan Yahalom 3-6

Anikin Margis/Elijah Naphtali 6-1

Peter Kats 6-4

Nathan Yahalom 5-7

Levi Gorog 1-6

Anikin Margis 0-6

Congratulations to the Maccabi 9 team for their second-place finish in the tennis competition! Your hard work and teamwork have paid off. Well done on your achievement!

- Sharon Yahalom, Team Manager

 

Section 10 runners-up L to R: Alon Elboher, Alan Pogreb, Matthew Cashmore, Golahn Lerer, Yagel Shapiro.

 

Section 10 Grand Final: Dendy Park 4-30 def Maccabi 2-25

Alan Pogreb/Matthew Cashmore 6-2

Alon Elboher/Yagel Shapiro 6-7

Alan Pogreb 1-6

Matthew Cashmore 6-3

Alon Elboher 3-6

Golahn Lerer 3-6

Maccabi played against Dendy Park in the grand final. Under extremely windy conditions, Maccabi’s first doubles pairing of Alan/Matthew got off to a flying start winning 6-2. Our second doubles pair of Alon/Yagel came back from 3-0 down to play a nail-biting tie breaker but lost 7/6. Our singles game saw Alan lose 6-1. Golahn fought hard but lost 6-3. Matthew played exceptionally well to win 6/3 ensuring the result came down to the last match. In a high standard and close contest, Alon lost 6-3. Overall, the boys played brilliantly, had fun, cheered each other on and showed wonderful sportsmanship in congratulating the winning team. A fantastic effort boys!

- Sharon Cashmore, Team Manager

 

Section 2 bronze medalists L to R:  Aaron Kramer, Ilan Elboher, Ian Altman, Yonatan Sirkis. Not pictured: Jaxson Brick.

 

Section 2 bronze medal playoff: Maccabi 5-30 def Beaumaris 1-16

Yonatan Sirkis/Ian Altman 6-4

Aaron Kramer/Ilan Elboher 6-0

Yonatan Sirkis 6-2

Ian Altman 6-3

Aaron Kramer 6-1

Ilan Elboher 0-6

Overcoming injuries and illness, our Boys Section 2 team closed the season nicely by bringing home the bronze Medal. Aaron Kramer, Ilan Elboher, Ian Altman and Yonatan Sirkis played in the final. Jaxson Brick, our 5th player, unfortunately could not be present but also played a key role throughout the season. Ian was elated when the organisers surprised him by awarding the "Player of the Season" trophy. Winning all his singles games certainly played a part. It was great to see how the boys kept on improving both technically and mentally while still having fun.

- Gabriel Altman, Team Manager

 

Section 4 bronze medalists L to R: Adam Weisz, Hugo Samuel, Jeremy Samuel, Maximus Leong.

Section 4 player Jeremy Samuel was named player of the section by the MDJTA

 

Section 4 bronze medal playoff: Highmoor 4-28 def Maccabi 2-18

Adam Weisz/Maximum Leong 1-6

Jeremy Samuel/Hugo Samuel 4-6

Adam Weisz 0-6

Jeremy Samuel 6-3

Hugo Samuel 6-1

Maximus Leong 1-6

Our section 4 boys junior team finished 3rd on the ladder after a great season. Unfortunately in our consolation final against the team that finished fourth, we lost four rubbers to two with our number 1 player Adam playing with an injured right wrist. There was excellent camaraderie between the boys throughout the season. Our number two player Jeremy Samuel won player of the section, awarded by the association, as he was undefeated in singles for the season.

- Warren Samuel, Team Manager