As the winner of a Hot Shots Tennis competition, Western Australian Tate Perks receives an AO Travel family package valued at $5000.
Western Australia, Australia, 27 December 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Tate Perks canโt wait to attend the Australian Open for the first time this summer.
The 10-year-old from Western Australia was randomly selected as the winner of Tennis Australiaโs latest Hot Shots Tennis competition, which encouraged those in the Hot Shots Crew to share their favourite player in under 25 words.
Perks listed Australian champion Ash Barty as his favourite, describing her as โa great playerโ for โhelping kids get into tennisโ.
The soon-to-be grade five student receives an AO Travel family package valued at $5000. This includes tickets to Rod Laver Arena, plus accommodation and return flights for his family to attend Australian Open 2024.
โI was very excited,โ Perks related about learning of his prize. โI didnโt think that Iโd win it, so I was actually very surprised.โ
Perks plays Hot Shots Tennis at the Condingup Tennis Club, near Esperance on Western Australiaโs south coast.
โI like practising my backhand,โ he said of his favourite part of the program.
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His mother, Kristen Perks, is a community coach and runs their clubโs Hot Shots Tennis program, which has 20 participants.
โWe only have 50 students at the local primary school, so weโve pretty much got half the school coming,โ she said.
The clubโs Hot Shots Tennis program launched two years ago, after the local farming community rallied together to fund the installation of courts at the Condingup Community Centre.
This is helping tennis thrive in the rural town located more than 700 kilometres from Perth.
โWeโre farmers and had just finished harvest when we got the email, so there was a bit of a scream out to Tate to let him know heโd won,โ Kristen related. โWe were all very excited.
โNone of us have (been to the Australian Open before), so weโre very excited to be able to attend as a family.
โItโs going to be a big trip, but itโs going to be worth it.โ
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