Margaret Court Cup winner Ashleigh Simes will head back to Canberra with not one, but two women's AMT singles titles up her sleeve.
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The 16-year-old achieved the Border tennis double when she claimed victory at the Victorian Junior Grass Court Championships in Wodonga on Saturday defeating number two seed Sarah Munroe.
The fourth seed defeated the Sydney local in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 in just over an hour.
Men's Margaret Court Cup winner David Poole also had the chance to go back-to-back when he qualified for the Championship final, however couldn't seal the deal.
The Shepparton local was defeated by unseeded entrant Kaden Hensel of Queensland in two sets 6-3, 6-4.
Hensel also stopped Border player Jade Culph's run in the second round of the tournament.
After poor air quality affected the first day of play, tournament director Doug Smith said the remainder of the event ran seamlessly, finishing a day earlier than scheduled.
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"Having the smoke rule brought in on the first day stopped our matches until about 12:30pm and when we got back on court we managed to get through 110 matches out of 170 for the day," Smith said.
"The next couple of days went very smoothly.
"We finished 210 matches the next day and 180 on the third day and then we had about 78 on the last day with finals.
"We had a very strong contingency from New South Wales that came along to play."
Just over 320 players assembled in Wodonga for the four day event which started on Wednesday.
Smith gave thanks to everyone who helped make the tournament a success, as well as families who opened their homes to travelling players.
He also recognised the effort made by international teams who traveled to the Border to compete, with South Africa and Japan represented.
"We're looking forward to seeing them again next year," Smith said.
Smith will now move on to his next role as tournament director of the All Stars Junior Tournament which starts in Yarrawonga on Monday.
Around 140 players have registered to contest the event, with numbers down on previous years.
The third consecutive North East tournament is scheduled to run over four days, however, Smith said there's a chance it may also finish up a day earlier than planned, depending on weather conditions.
"With all of the tournaments moved up all of the dates have changed, so it's a bit of trial and error at this stage," Smith said.
"We'll just see how we go."
