The Dresse and Maere Cups, the Davis and Federation Cups of Deaf Tennis, will be held next in 2014 in the USA.  Details to be confirmed.

If you're interested in joining the Australian Men's Team or the Australian Womens Team for this event, please register your interest by email to info@deaftennisaustralia.org.  

The final closing date for expressions of interest has not yet been set, but will not be before December 1st 2013.  



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Deaf Tennis Australia sent a team of four males to the 22nd Deaflympics held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 26th July to 4th August 2013. Glen Flindell, John Lui, Jamie Zafir and Stephen Swann met up with team manager David Brady in Sofia for their two week campaign. Having arrived on a Tuesday that gave the team a couple of days to get over the jet lag and acclimatize to Bulgarian time and the warmer weather conditions before competition commenced on the Friday.
 
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A video from our British counterparts, with highlights from their 2012 championships event.

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Well done to the Aussie fellas just returned from competing in Izmir, Turkey, in the Dresse & Maere Cup.  Drawn into Pool B (otherwise known as "the Pool of Death" due the quality of our opposition), Australia's first two pool matches were against seeds France and Austria, and we fought hard but wins were hard to come by and we lost both ties 0-3.  The remainder of the pool matches against Russia (3:0), China (2:1) and Slovenia (2:1) were much more productive, and we finished third in Group B...
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Want to play tennis a the 2012 Asia Pacific Deaf Games, in Seoul, Korea, in May next year?!  Deaf Sports Australia have requested that everbody who is interested need to fill in an Expression of Interest form now (due date August 19th).  Click here for the form.  More info at www.deafsports.org.au, or www.seoul2012.com. We are keen to see a healthy contingent of Australians compete, and if you have a strong interest in tennis we encourage you to put your hand up for selection!

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Thanks to Jamie for putting together a few of the highlights from the Las Vegas trip this year - check out the video (on the right) for a few of the sights and a taster of some of the tennis.  If we weren't so busy playing tennis, we'd have even more tennis footage!!

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The 2010 USA Deaf Tennis Open, held in Las Vegas in mid July, was attended by four Australian players. Daily temperatures reached 43-45 degrees, so it was a very tough tournament. Most matches were played at the Las Vegas Hilton, with a pool nearby to assist with post-match recovery, which was much appreciated! To avoid the hottest part of the day, most matches were played at 7am or 5pm. Many thanks are due to the event organisers and officials, who did an outstanding job in difficult cond...

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Message from the Technical Director - an update on 2010 US Deaf Tennis Open, and the 2011 Dresse & Maere Cup.
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The 2010 USA Deaf Tennis Open has just been announced by the CISS and the USA Deaf Sports Federation and will be held on July 16th-19th in Las Vegas (additional info on Facebook).  The tennis tournament start just before the deafnation expo - so it will no doubt be a huge week in Las Vegas!  We would like to have as many Aussies as possible competing and watching, and we already have several people who have expressed a firm interest.  If you are interested in coming, please check out the flye...
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