ASHLEIGH Capannolo has been part of a team her whole life, so when it comes to the new Asia-Pacific Tennis League the team concept is nothing new to her.
The 17 year old will join twin sister Taylor in the Waverley Warriors team in the ACL Victoria women’s division.
The season will start on November 11 and Capannolo will captain a very young Warriors side in matches against some much stronger opponents.
But Capannolo, who lives in Hawthorn, said she couldn’t wait to get on court and test herself in the short-format matches.
“I love playing in teams. I have played doubles with my sister a fair bit and hopefully we’ll get to play together during the season. As captain, I’m told I have to mix around our pairings and sort out who plays each weeks, so that will be something different as well.”
Capannolo will also have to lead the line as the No. 1 player in the side.”I played as the No. 1 this year in section 1 of the pennant competition but haven’t played in the [Victorian] premier league tennis, so it will be a really good test.”
Capannolo has spent the past few months mixing her school work with platinum events in Darwin, Western Australia and Adelaide.
Waverley Warriors women play their first game in the ATL Victorian competition on November 16 at Frankston; they have a bye in round 1.
