BNP Paribas National Tennis Academy Junior Squad

Aisling O'Riordan
(b. 25/03/1997) Full-Time Member
Club: Rushbrooke LT&CC
Tennis  Goals: To represent Ireland and to do well in European competitions.
Favourite Player: Andy Roddick

Current Achievements:

Two international tournaments in Portugal second round in each during month of July 2011.
Winner singles under 14 and under 16 Douglas Jul 2011
Winner of Munster Inter-Provincial match play, Nov 2011

Andrew Gaule  

(b. 18/10/2002) Part-Time Member

Club: St. Annes TC

Tennis Goal:To play in Roland Garros

Favourite Player:Rafa Nadal

Current Achievements:
Winner U9 St Anne's Junior Open 2011
Finalist U9 St Anne's Junior Open 2010
Semi-Finalist U9 Rushbrooke Junor Irish Close  2010
Semi-Finalist U9 Tramore Junior Open 2010

Anna Bowtell
(b.03/08/1999) Part-Time Member
Club: Greystones LTC
Tennis Goal: To win lots of matches
Favourite Player: Roger Federer

Current Achievements:

Round3 U11 Co. Kildare Junior Open 2010
Quarterfinalist U12 Eugene F. Collins Donnybrook Junior Open 2010
Quarterfinalist U12 Shankill Junior Open 2010
Quarterfinalist U12 Reads Leopardstown Junior Open 2010
Semi finalist U12 NPTC Junior Open 2010

Caroline Lynch

(b. 31/03/1995) Part-Time Member

Club: Glenageary LTC

Charlie Barry

(b. 09/05/2001) Part-Time Member

Club: Limerick LTC

Favourite Player: Roger Federer

Conor McCabe

(b. 14/04/2001)

Club: Naas LTC 

Tennis Goal: To play Wimbledon
Favourite Player: Rafael Nadal

Conor Reilly
(b.16/02/1998) Full Time Member
Club: Malahide LTC
Tennis Goal: To play Davis Cup
Favourite Player: Nadal
 

Current Achievements:
Winner U12 Carrickmines Junior Open 2010
Winner U12 Naas Junior Open 2010
Winner U12D Landsdowne Junior Open 2010
Finalist U12 Dundalk Junior Open 2010
Finalist U12 Spring Nationals 2010

David Gardiner

Denis Claudiu Popa

(b. 25/03/2001)

Club:LansdowneLTC
Tennis Goal:To be Number 1 in the World
Favourite Player:Federer, Djokovic and Nadal

Current Achievements:

U10 finalist in Castleknock

U10  winner in Naas

U10 winner Mullingar

U10 finalist in Malahide

U10 finalist in Greystones.
 

Eimear Maher
(b. 11/02/1999) Part-Time Member

Emily Beatty

(b. 03/04/1997) Part-Time Member
Club: Downshire Tennis Club Hillsborough
Favourite Player: Caroline Wozniacki

Current Achievements:
 

Quarter Finalist ETA Cork 2010
Runner Up U14 Ulster Junior Open 2010
Winner U14 Girls Doubles Ulster Junior Open 2010
Quarter Finalist U14 Girls, Quarter Finalist U14 Doubles & Winner of U14 Mixed at Junior Championships of Ireland 2010

Eoin McGovern
(b. 05/06/1996) Part-Time Member
Club: Kilkenny LTC

Current Achievements:
Quarter Finalist U16 Java Republic Malahide Junior Open Tournament 2010
Quarter Finalist U16 Westwood Clontarf Spring Championships 2010
Winner U14 Babolat National Indoor Tennis Championships 2009
Winner U14 National Winter Matchplays 2009

Francesca Costin

(b. 13/07/2002)

Club:Bettystown LTC
Tennis Goal:To play on WTA
Favorite player:Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic

Current achivments:
Semi Finalist U10 Malahide Junior Open 2011
Finalist U10 Carrickmines Junior Open 2011
Finalist U10 Naas Junior Open 2011
Finalist U10 Castleknock Junior Open 2011
Winner U10 Bettystown Junior Open 2011

Georgia Drummy
(b. 18/04/2000) Full-Time Member
Club: Donnybrook
Tennis Goal: To improve backhander
Favourite Player: Rafael Nadal

Current Achievements:

Finalist Under 12 National Championship August 2011

Winner under 12 Doubles Solihull International Junior Tournament 2011

Winner under 12 Bray Open June 2011

Winner under 12 National Matchplay April 2011

Winner under 12 Leinster Matchplay March 2011

Jeff McGovern

(b. 29/04/2002)

Club: Donnybrook LTC

Tennis Goal :  To be in the Top 100 in the World

Favourite Player: Rafael Nadal and Conor Niland

Current Achievements:

Finalist  Carrickmines Junior Open 2011 Doubles U10

Finalist  North East Leinster  Junior Open 2011 Singles U10

Quarterfinalist  Carrickmines Junior Open 2011 Singles U10

Winner Donnybrook Club Championships 2011 Singles U10

Semi-finalist Greystones Junior Open 2011  Doubles  U10

Semi-Finalist Carrickmines Junior Open Singles 2010 U9

Jennifer Timotin
(b. 05/11/1999) Full-Time Member
Club: Castleknock
Favourite Player: Serena Williams and Dinara Safina

Current Achievements:
Semi Finalist U12 Java Republic Malahide Junior Open Tournament 2010
Quarter Finalist U12 Templeogue Junior Open 2010
Winner of the 2010 U12 Spring Leinster Matchplay
Semi Finalist U12 National Winter Matchplays

Julie Byrne
(b. 16/07/1997) Part-Time Member
Club: Monkstown LTC
Tennis Goal: To be in the top five in the country
Favourite Player: Roger Federer

Current Achievements:
Finalist U14 Spring Leinster Matchplay 2010
Quarter Finalist U12, Semi Finalist U12D and Winner U12XD: Junior Tennis Championships of Ireland 2009
Finalist U12 and U12D Donnybrook Junior Open 2009
Semi Finalist U12D West Dublin Junior Open 2009
Finalist U12 Malahide Junior Tournament 2009

Laura Fitzgerald
(b. 21/10/1998) Part-Time Member
Club: Greystones
Tennis Goal: To have a better serve
Favourite Player: Andy Roddick

Current Achievements:

Finalist U12 Templeogue Junior Open 2010
Finalist U12 Brookfield Junior 2010
Semi Finalist U12 Templeogue Junior Open 2010
Winner U12D Greystones Junior Club Championships 09
Semi Finalist U12D South Leinster Junior Championships 09

Laura Noble

(b. 01/05/2001)

Laura Reid
(b. 31/05/1998) Part-Time Member
Club: Belfast Boat Club

Tennis Goal : Top 100 in European U14 Rankings

Favourite Player : Novak Djokovic (except when playing Conor Niland)

Current Achievements :

Semi Finalist ETA  U14 Rushbrooke 2011

Winner National Indoor U14 2011

Winner Templeogue U14 2011

Semi Finalist U14 Irish Junior Championships 2011

Member of Ulster team that won Junior Interpros 2011 

Marie-Louise O'Callaghan

(b. 22/02/1997)

Club: Limerick LTC

Favourite player:Victoria Azarenka
Tennis Goal: To become physically stronger

Current achievements:
David Lloyd finalist 2011

u14 Winter National Matchplay winner 2010

South of Ireland u14 winner 2011

Quarter finalist Rushbrooke ETA 2011

Quarter finalist David Lloyd ETA 2011

Finalist Carrickmines u14 2010

Lansdowne finalist u14 2010

Brookfield winner 2010

Nicola Drummy
(b. 25/10/1996) Part-Time Member
Club: Donnybrook LTC
Tennis Goal: To be in top 100 Europe
Favourite Player: Rafael Nadal & Kim Clijsters
 
Current Achievements:

Won Munster Senior Championship –Sunday’s Well Boating &LTC June 2011

Finalist Under 18 Templeogue Junior Open April 2011

Semi –Finalist Under 16 National Championship August 2011

Finalist Tennis Europe Under 14 Dublin 2010

Semi – finalist Tennis Europe Under 14 Solihull 2010

Oisín Michael Shaffrey
(b. 26/05/2000) Part-Time Member  

Club: Carrickmines Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club

Tennis Goal: To play Davis Cup for Ireland

Favourite player: Rafael Nadal

Current Achievements:   

Winner U9 Carrickmines Singles Open 2009

Winners U10 Carrickmines Doubles 2009

Winner U11 Naas Open 2011

Winners U11 Naas Doubles 2011

Third Round U11 Bressuire Open France 2011

Peter Mimnagh Fleming
(b. 17/03/1995) Part-Time Member
Club: Stackallen
Tennis Goal: To be physically better and to achieve stronger shots
Favourite Player: Novak Djokovic

Current Achievements:
Quarter Finalist U16 Westwood Clontarf Spring Championships 2010
Quarter Finalist U16 Babolat National Indoor Tennis Championships 2009
Winner BS14 and BD14,Semi Finalist U14XD Junior Tennis Championships of Ireland 2009
Finalist U14D TE David Lloyd Riverview 2009
Winner U16 and U18 Meath Junior Open 2009
 

Sean Collins
(b. 08/01/1999) Full-Time Member
Club: Lansdowne TC

Tennis Goal: To aim for a professional ranking

Favourite Player: Tsonga

Current Achievements:

U12 Singles Fitzwilliam Semi-Finalist. U12 Boys Doubles and Mixed Doubles Winner

U12 Singles Donnybrook Finalist. U12 Boys Doubles Winner 

U12 Singles Lansdowne Finalist. U12 Boys Doubles Finalist

U12 Singles Carrickmines Finalist. U12 Boys Doubles Finalist.

U12 Singles David Lloyd Winner.

Sinead Lohan 

(b. 10/02/1995)

Will O'Callaghan

(b. 17/01/2001)

Club: Limerick LTC

Favourite player:Rafael Nadal                                                              
Tennis Goal:To be the best that I can be                                      
 
Current achievements:
David LLoyd championships 2012 u12:Quarter finalist
Munster Winter Provincials u12:2nd
Shankill u12 2011:Quarter finalist
Mullingar u12 2011:Quarter finalist
Bishopstown u12 2011:Finalist
Brookfield u10 2010:Winner
 

Zara Ryan

(b. 31/05/2001)

Club: Clontarf LTC
Tennis Goal: To have a great serve
Favourite Players: Serina Williams & Roger Federer
 
Achievements:                               

U12 Quarter Finalist - Naas Junior Open 2011
U12 Quarter Finalist - Castleknock Junior Open 2011
Winner U10 Doubles - Carrickmines & Greystones 2011
Winner U10 Singles - Mullingar 2010
Finalist U10 Singles - Lansdowne 2010