Woonona's Adax Brienen says he can take his beach volleyball game to another level after putting in an impressive performance at last week's national titles.
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Brienen combined with fellow NSW teens Lucas Fletcher, Asher Gill and Killian Donovan to clinch a silver medal at the 2020 Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Championships.
The NSW under-14/15s boys performed well during the preliminary rounds in Coolangatta before falling to a red-hot Queensland opponent in the final.
Brienen said he was "pretty pleased" with his team's efforts at the competition.
"It was challenging and I didn't think we would do as well as we did," he said.
"Our team was a bit of a long shot to make the finals, but we ended up persisting and making it. I think it will help put on me on the radar for some coaches and next year, we can come back and do even better."
The 13-year-old said he had one, or two, particular highlights during the event.
"I managed to block a Queensland guy twice in a rally in the final. I think he was six foot, three [inches]," Brienen said.
Brienen's older sister Kaia and Mangerton teen Marli Towers also competed at the national championships, but they didn't reach the finals.