University of Northern Iowa head women's tennis coach Sachin Kirtane announced the signing of Phoebe Walker (Kensington, Australia/Marryatville HS) to play for the Panthers in the fall.
"I am excited about signing a player of Phoebe's caliber," Kirtane said. "She has been consistently ranked among the top junior players in Australia, and she is the type of player that will keep us at the top of the Missouri Valley Conference."
Walker is currently ranked among the top five players in South Australia and within the top 90 Australian female players. She has been a member of the South Australian State Tennis Program in numerous talent squads and the South Australian Optus Tennis Academy, where at one stage she was the only female member selected. She was offered a place in the South Australian Institute of Sport, which is an academy for the highest achieving athletes in the state of South Australia.
Walker contributed to the success of the Marryatville High School tennis team - one of the best tennis schools in South Australia. The school was regularly ranked as one of the top two schools in all of Australia. She was twice invited to attend the Lleyton Hewitt International Tennis Camp, a camp identifying future tennis stars. She was also a member of the Junior Hopman Cup Team.
Here is a complete listing of Walker's top finishes over the past five seasons:
2007
• Singles R'up -- Doncaster Motors BMW Melbourne Open Championships
• Singles Semi Finalist -- Tennis Warehouse Classic Open
• Quarterfinalist -- Northern Territory ITF
• Semi-finals -- Adelaide Clay Court Championships
• Doubles Winner -- Fielders City of Unley AMT (Australian money tournament)
• Quarterfinalist -- Fielders City of Unley AMT
2006
• Team Winners in School State Wide Championship
• Doubles Winner -- 16s Rebound Ace April Age Championship
• Singles Semi Finalist -- Hyde Park Press Open
• Doubles Winner -- 16s Hyde Park Press Open
• Singles Winner -- 16s Golden Crumpets July Age Championships
2005
• Singles Semi Finalist -- 16s Optus Australian National Clay Courts
• Doubles Winner -- 16s Optus Australian National Clay Courts
• Doubles Winner -- 16s Hyde Park Press Open
• Winner of 2005/2006 Altman Penfold & Carter Award, Best 16 & Under in South Australia
• Winner of 2005/2006 Gwen Thiele Memorial Trophy, Best 18 & Under in South Australia
• Team Winners -- State Pennant
2004
• 3rd in South Australian Secondary School Sports Association Championship
• Team Winners -- 16s Uncle Toby's Australian National Teams Event
• Women's F.I.C. Winner -- State Clay Court Championships
• Singles Winner -- 16s Queen's Birthday Weekend Tournament...Victoria
• Singles R'up -- 16s Balfours October Age Junior Championships
• Team Winners -- State Pennant
2003
• Singles Winner -- 16s Balfours October Age
• F.I.C. Winner -- 16s Golden Crumpets
• F.I.C R'up -- Reade Park Junior Grasscourt
• F.I.C Winner -- 16s Balfours December Age
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