By Kirra Livingstone
LANDSBOROUGH’S inaugural Junior Ace’s program courted huge success with 18 youngsters making the most of the free 13-week program.
New club president Nardia Porfiri said the kids showed huge commitment sticking with the program, which was designed to help newcomers to the sport build basic skills.
“The kids loved it so much, they learnt lots of basics throughout the 13-week program and they made friends too, you started to see little gangs form who would stick together,” Nardia said, adding she was hoping to continue the program next year.
“We would like to, even if it was over the school holidays because when we had our last Junior Aces day, all the parents asked when we are doing this again and told us how amazing it was,” she said.
“But this time around we would only run it for four weeks over the holidays, maybe a fun little tournament with the Mooloolah Valley Tennis Club.”
As for Nardia, she is heavily involved in sport across the hinterland, and has just competed in the Gold Coast Pan Pacific Masters Games competing for the Beerwah masters swim team.