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Mullum’s Marielou chosen for national tennis team

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Beyond Blue charity rugby day returns to Bruns this weekend

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Mullumbimby High School student and tennis star Marielou Baudouin PIC supplied

Mullumbimby High School student Marielou Baudouin is to join the School Sport Australia All-Australian Girls tennis team after impressing selectors in Hobart.

Ms Baudouin was in the southern state representing the NSW tennis team at national school tennis open championship, the Pizzey Cup.

Each state was represented at the event by a team of eight youth under the age of eighteen.

Her selection for the national team comes as the young player prepares to represent the Mullumbimby High school team in June in for the Floris Conway Cup at Tweed Heads.

The local event is to determine representation from the far north coast for a state-wide high school tennis knockout.

Ms Baudouin received coaching from former Mullumbimby High School student turned professional tennis player, Steve Gort.

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