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NSW PHOENIX TEAM SELECTION - AYBVC 2023

Published Mon 06 Mar 2023

Congratulations to all athletes selected to represent NSW at the upcoming Australian Youth Beach Volleyball Championships!

The Australian Youth Beach Volleyball Championships (formerly AJBVC) is the premier Youth Beach Volleyball event on the Volleyball Australia calendar. Featuring some of the best up-and-coming talent from all across Australia, there is sure to be plenty of quality action on the sand.

Capping off an exciting summer, Coolangatta Beach will play host to the Australian Youth Beach Volleyball Championships from Monday 27 til Thursday 30 March 2023. 

Teams from ACT, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania will battle it out on the sand from the Under 14s age group all the way up to the Under 18s, competing for the title of Australian Youth Beach Volleyball Champions and claim the President’s Cup as the best performing state. Head on to Volleyball Australia website to find out more about the event.

Martin Reader, Head of Pathways shared  "After a very competitive selection phase we are pleased to announce the Youth Beach Phoenix travel teams for AYBVC. Athletes have gone to great lengths to TID, trial and compete for spots on the Phoenix Team roster making this the toughest selection we have ever had. NSW youth have achieved great results in youth, junior and senior events with many teams medaling interstate so there is a lot of excitement for AYBVC.  Thank you to all the athletes who have been a part of this seasons process and congrats to everyone who was selected to the 2023 Youth Beach Phoenix Team." 

Under 14 Girls:

Team 1: Nikhita Kumar / Zoe Smith / Catherine Yu / Angela Yu

 

 

Under 14 Boys:

Team Sky: Luca Giddins / Sora Syrett-Lay / Jayden Waldao / Arvis Altanshagai

Team Navy: Ethan Yu / Haruto Bennie / Frederic Baldow / Leo Ryan / Kaito Kuramochi

 

Under 15 Girls:

Team Sky: Zahra Addison / Georgia Maragiannis / Madhu Mahen

Team Navy: Mackanzie Bedford / Emily Morgan / Violet Addabbo

Team Navy & Sky: Imogen Carroll / Angelique Salvador / Sibella Hawkes

Under 15 Boys:

Team Sky: Kobe Ta / Ethan Yu / Jensen Maynard

Team Navy: Eruera Noble / Rio Nakano / Jake Noble / Axel Lam

 

 

Under 16 Girls:

Team 1: Spyridoula Karagiorgou / Stella Lindvall

Team 2: Eliza Titley / Elena Hillard

Team 3: Elise Devitt / Aliyah Bensan

Team 4: Maud Murphy / Ashley Foo

Under 16 Boys:

Team 1: Cooper Ryan / Rohan Kumar

Team 2: Amarlin Altanshagai / Sebastian Galindo

Team 3: Jett Saalmann / Jude Hutchings

Team 4: Cian Bligh / Ayman Parker

 

Under 17 Girls:

Team 1: Remy Song / Oriwia Noble

Team 2: Yasmim Ramos / Mireille Smith

Team 3: Kiara Korompay / Sautualasi Heron

Team 4: Hayley Andrews / Caitlin Pahina

 

Under 17 Boys:

Team 1: Felix Birke / Asher Gill

Team 2: Brendan Carroll / Zach Addison

Team 3: Lucas Fletcher / Jackson Zeng

 

 

Under 18 Girls:

Team 1: Anna le Blang / Jessica Hunter

Team 2: Isabella Simurina / Amelie Slessor

Team 3: Lily Wade / Tia Kalamotas

 

 

 

Under 18 Boys:

Team 1: Jett Rocker-Graham / Killian Donovan

Team 2: Adam Fejes / Adax Brienen

Team 3:  Samuel Garvin / Hudson Clark

Team 4: Hayden Johnson  / Tyson Dagenais

Team 5: Hugh Akmacic / Imran Parker

U14 - U15 Coaches - Jorge Alvarez, Shino Shiio, Lucas Paulino, Julius Chen, Ser-Lein Wan, Benjamin Schickinger, 

U16 - U18 Coaches - Sean Thorpe, Takae Yasutake, Ben Abbott, Anani McMahon, Kim Meyer, Lewis Jupp, Benjamin Genenger, Mansoor Parker

Medical Staff - Chris Webster / Lexie Le Blang / Mansoor Parker

Phoenix Head Coach - Chris Todd

Phoenix Manager - Filip Zapala / Lexie Le Blang

Head of Delegation - Martin Reader


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