Developing youngsters is very important for Porsche. In addition to the Porsche Talent Team, which aims to support young players stepping up to the pro tour, the Porsche Junior Team forms the second pillar of the strategy. Porsche and the German Tennis Association therefore enables better training conditions and a more intensive assistance for the talented juniors.
Currently supported in the Porsche Junior Team are Josy Daems (year of birth: 2006), Carolina Kuhl (2005), Tea Lukic (2004), Ella Seidel (2005), Joelle Steur (2004), Julia Stusek (2008) and Marie Vogt (2005).
“The aim for the Porsche Junior Team is to provide the players, despite their school commitments, with the best possible individual support so that they have a professional environment at home," explains Barbara Rittner, who, as Head of Women’s Tennis at the German Tennis Association, is responsible for the whole of junior girls and U-23 women’s tennis. “With this broad basis, we the association want to guide even more players via the world junior rankings to the junior Grand Slams where they can gain valuable experience for the next stages of their careers.”
Positive example
The concept recently proved to be highly successful, above all in the case of Noma Noha Akugue. Playing impressively when beating higher ranked rivals in the southern German town of Biberach an der Riß, she was a comfortable winner of the German Championships. She is now being supported on the way to a professional career in the Porsche Talent Team.
