The Hewitt surname is synonymous with tennis and a member of the famous family was on hand to give Wagga’s promising youngsters a few tips.
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Jaslyn Hewitt-Shehadie, the sister of former world number one Lleyton Hewitt and and former professional in her own right, held a clinic over the weekend.
She put 64 kids through their paces on the junior development day on Saturday before giving 16 of the high performance squad members a session.
Tennis co-ordinator Matt Hort was pleased with the day.
“It was really good for the centre,” Hort said.
It was part of a busy weekend at Jim Elphick Tennis Centre with 79 players taking part in a Junior Development Series tournament on Sunday.
Emily Saeki was one of the best performed Wagga players, winning the under 12 girls event.