A ceremony was held on the courts of TK Buje to award trophies to the overall winners of the Istria County Tennis Association (TSIŽ) for 2026. The best male and female tennis players were announced in the U-9, U-10, U-11, U-13 and U-16 categories.
Throughout the year, young athletes collected points at tournaments across Istria County – in Rovinj, Buje, Umag, Novigrad and Poreč. The competitions gathered around 100 children from Istria, Primorje and neighbouring Slovenia, and the ceremony was attended by TSIŽ president Zdravko Knežević.
As an introduction to the awards, young tennis players played a doubles tournament called “Čedin Swiss”. Members of TK Zlatno sunce from Umag dominated across three rounds. Ida Kindler won the doubles tournament, while Kevin Baier and Dorian Jercog shared second place with the same number of points. Ema Erlić took fourth place.
In the U-9 girls' category, Karla Gucić (TK Pro 2000 Poreč) took first place, followed by Mia Miklić (TK Zlatno sunce Umag) and Korina Samarđić (TK Buje). In the U-9 boys' category, Nathan Koa Inoue (TK Pro 2000 Poreč) was the best, with Adrian Piesniev (TK Klif) second and Leo Erman (TK Bale) third.
In the U-10 girls' category, Karla Gucić (TK Pro 2000 Poreč) won, ahead of Viktorija Oplanić (TK Pro 2000 Poreč) and Morana Mance (TK Kastav). In the U-10 boys' category, Massimo Petretti (TK Pro 2000 Poreč) took first place, and Oliver Mance (TK Kastav) took third.
In the U-11 girls' category, Ida Kindler (TK Zlatno sunce Umag) was the best, followed by Lavinia Pauletić (TK Bale) and Vita Erlić (TK Zlatno sunce Umag). In the U-11 boys' category, Kevin Baier (TK Zlatno sunce Umag) took first place, Dorian Jercog (TK Zlatno sunce Umag) second, and Mario Sošić (TK Bale) third.
In the U-13 girls' category, Ida Kindler (TK Zlatno sunce Umag) won, with Ana Dropuljić (TK Sunny Rovinj-Rovigno) second and Ema Erlić (TK Zlatno sunce Umag) third. In the U-13 boys' category, Rafael Beletić took first place, and Gabriel Pulić (TK Sunny Rovinj-Rovigno) took third.
In the U-16 juniors' category, Laura Dropuljić (TK Sunny Rovinj-Rovigno) was the best, followed by Petra Domitrović (TK Bale) and Ana Dropuljić (TK Sunny Rovinj-Rovigno).
