Vukic, Aiava Claim UTR Pro Tennis Series Sydney Titles

Aleksandar Vukic (photo: Tennis Australia)

TA Press Release, August 13, 2020

The second phase of the UTR Pro Tennis Series is underway, with tournaments being hosted in Brisbane and Sydney.

The finals for Sydney’s first event of series two have wrapped with Aleksander Vukic from North South Wales and Destanee Aiava of Victoria winning their respective finals.

Top seed Vukic extended his winning streak to seven matches with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Nikita Volonski on Ken Rosewall Arena. The 24-year-old dominated on serve in the 81-minute final, not dropping a service game and only allowing Volonski to win nine return points.

Twenty-year-old Aiava won a hard-fought battle against Alexandra Bozovic, securing a 7-6(6), 5-7, 11-9 victory.

Sydney’s second event will commence on 15 August.

Sydney

Series 2 – Event 1 Pool A

Men’s Final: 

Aleksandar Vukic (NSW) def. Nikita Volonski (NSW) 6-2 6-2

Women’s Final: 

Destanee Aiava (Vic) def. Alexandra Bozovic (NSW) 7-6(6) 5-7 [11-9]

Updated UTR Pro Tennis Series events calendar

Pool A

Location / date

Event 1

Sydney: 9-12 August

Brisbane: 11-14 August

Event 2

Sydney: 15-18 August (men only)

Brisbane: 17-20 August

Event 3

Sydney: 25-28 August (men only)

Brisbane: 27-30 August

Pool B

Location / date

Event 2

Sydney: 15-18 August (women)

20-23 August (men)

Brisbane: 22-25 August

Event 3

Sydney: 25-28 August (women)

30 August-2 September (men)

Brisbane: 1-4 September