What to do with Keanu while his older sister, Sienna, was in dancing classes at the PCYC!
Well, he ended up joining the tennis classes at the PCYC. And that’s where it all began!
6 years later, Keanu has been identified by
Tennis Australia as an up and coming tennis star, he is ranked in the top 2500
male players in Australia and is the number one ranked tennis player in
Australia for boys born in 2004!
Keanu was put into the 5 and under tennis
classes with PCYC tennis coach Rehana Jafarey –Hall at the age of 4. It was
great fun for Keanu, as it beat sitting around waiting for Sienna to finish her
dance classes. Not only did he make new friends, he got fit learning a new
game!
After a few lessons, Rehana noticed Keanu
had excellent hand eye co-ordination and a natural feel for tennis. So she
kindly took Keanu on as one of her private students and gave him one on one
coaching lessons as well as the group lessons at the PCYC! After many hours of
lessons and practice, Keanu won his first tournament at the age of 7, winning
the Boys 9 and under Singles at the Beenleigh Junior Development Series. At the
age of 8, he won the Boys 10 and under singles at the Lismore Open Age Junior
Championship, and the goal for 2014 is to win a Boys 12 and under championship
at the age of 10! All up Keanu has won over 20 trophies and medals in various
tennis tournaments, with the goal of one day adding the winners trophies from
all four grand slams!
Suleman Jafarey-Hallnow coach’s Keanu full
time, and Rehana has started coaching Alaska, Keanu’s younger sister, and she
is determined to be a better tennis player than her older brother!
With the opportunities at the PCYC and support from the great staff, Sienna has achieved a Performing Arts Scholarship at Miami High, Keanu is on track to be to a professional tennis player, and Alaska has the world at her feet!
Thank You PCYC!
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