By David Nagel
Shanelle Algama will have fond memories of his last Tennis Victoria Junior Tournament after showing great determination to win the Universal Tennis Rankings (UTR) event at Mornington recently.
Algama, from the Narre Warren Tennis Club, made his way comfortably through to the semi-finals, and looked set for a finals appearance after taking the first set 6-2.
But the talented youngster’s plans of an easy progression were put on hold when he fell 2-5 down in the second set.
But drawing on the never-say-die attitude of his tennis hero Novak Djokovic, Algama rallied beautifully in the second set to square things away at 6-all and forcing a tie-breaker.
Algama took the set, and the semi-final, setting up a grand final appearance in his last ever junior event.
Feeling bullet-proof after his semi-final victory, Algama played his best tennis of the tournament to win the final in dominant fashion…6-1, 6-2.
Everyone at the Narre Warren Tennis Club would like to congratulate Shanelle on his victory and wish him well as he continues his promising tennis journey.
