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Photos by Corinne Dubreuil
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Big congrats to our two top NorCal players, Mackenzie (Mackie) McDonald of Piedmont, CA and Connor Farren of Hillsborough, CA, for making it into the Boys’ Singles Main Draw of the 2012 Australian Open Junior Championships, one of the biggest junior tennis tournaments in the world!
Mackie’s run to the semifinals was nothing but amazing – From qualifying rounds to the semifinals of the main draw. He cruised through his three matches in the qualifying rounds, taking out two seeded players, and took out four players in the main draw, including the sixth seed, on his way to the semifinals.
Connor, the only American boy to earn direct entry into the main draw, fell early in the tournament while struggling with a stress fracture in his right hand before and during the tournament.
Below are their results at the 2012 Australian Open Junior Championships:
MACKIE MCDONALD – PIEDMONT, CA
QUALIFYING DRAW
Singles
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1st Round
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W
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James Sheppard
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6-0 6-02
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Australia
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2nd Round
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W
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Gregoire Berrere (#12)
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6-1 6-4
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France
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3rd Round
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W
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Franko Miocic (#4)
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7-6(4) 6-3
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Croatia
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MAIN DRAW
Singles
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1st Round
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W
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Temur Ismalov
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6-1 7-6(2)
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Uzbekistan
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2nd Round
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W
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Mathias Bourgue
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6-2 6-1
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France
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3rd Round
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W
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Andrew Harris (#6)
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6-2 6-3
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Australia
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Quartfinals
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W
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Robin Stanek
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0-6 6-4 6-2
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Czech Republic
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Semifinals
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L
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Filip Peliwo
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6-4 6-4
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Canada
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Doubles – w/ Wayne Montgomery (Republic of South Africa)
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1st Round
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L
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Laurent Lokoli & Lucas
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7-6(5), 1-6, 11-9
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France
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NO. 14 CONNOR FARREN – HILLSBOROUGH, CA
MAIN DRAW
Singles
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1st Round
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L
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Laurent Lokoli
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6-2 6-3
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France
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Doubles – w/ Frederico Silva (Portugal)
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1st Round
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W
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Jay Andrijic & Jordan Thompson
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6-4, 4-6, 11-9
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Australia
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2nd Round
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L
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Alexandre Favrot & Quentin Halys
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6-4 6-4
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France
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