Female camp hits ace with former world no.52 doubles player Jess Moore

Aspiring tennis players in the Upper Great Southern region will have the opportunity to rub shoulders with former world no.52 doubles player and Williams-raised Jess Moore this Sunday.

Moore will return home this weekend to deliver one of the 25 new females in tennis development camps taking place around the country by Tennis Australia.

The camp will be held at Narrogin Tennis Club and will be the fourth instalment of the WA-based camps that are open to girls aged 9-14.

Moore started playing tennis at the age of eight and spent 13 years on the professional circuit.

She grew up in Williams and her achievements on the court include two WTA doubles titles, more than 30 ITF doubles titles and four ITF singles titles.

She also won a Commonwealth Games silver medal at the 2010 Delhi Games and was a Federation Cup representative player in 2008-09.

In October 2008 she reached her best singles ranking of world no.132 and in May 2019 she peaked at no.52 in the doubles rankings.

“I’m really looking forward to coming home to WA and heading back to the Upper Great Southern region where I grew up,” Moore said.

“These amazing opportunities for performance development didn’t exist for junior players when I was growing up and so in pursuit of a professional playing career I left home and moved interstate at the age of 13.

“I’ve just delivered the exact same camp in New South Wales with fellow West Aussie Casey Dellacqua and I know the girls are going to get so much out of the experience.

“We spend time in sessions both on and off the court with time also given to talking with parents about what’s important in girls’ sport.

“It’s such a privilege to come home to WA and deliver the camp alongside Tennis Australia’s WA talent operations manager Emma Hayman and local region coach, Megan Henry.”