Gallery | Sun shines on Cobram Barooga Classic

By Gabriel Garcia

Feb 6, 2024

Hitting hard: Ludimila Novakova from NSW hits back hard at the Cobram Barooga Volleyball Australia 2024 Championship at Thompsons Beach. Photo by Gabriel Garcia

The sun was shining on the Australian Beach Volleyball Tour as it made its way to Thompsons Beach for the Cobram Barooga Classic.

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The event, held between Friday, February 2 and Sunday, February 4, had teams from across Australia compete.

Stefie Fejes and Jana Milutinovic achieved their first tour victory as a combination on Sunday, while Izac Carracher and Mark Nicolaidis won their first National Tour title in almost two years.

The men’s gold medal match was a close contest.

Carracher and Nicolaidis took the opening set by four against Jack Pearse and Paul Burnett. And while the second set went down to the wire, the pair managed to hold on to win.

In their final, Fejes and Milutinovic gained a career 3-2 head-to-head edge over Georgia Johnson and Jasmine Fleming, beating the top seeds in straight sets.

“We really went out there and played our game and executed. We’re really proud,” Fejes said.

Cobram Barooga Business and Tourism president Nicky Goldsworthy was ecstatic about how the event went and said hosting such prestigious sporting events gave the area great publicity.

“You can’t beat Thompsons Beach; it’s an iconic beach,” she said.

“We are just such a wonderful destination in the middle of a beautiful area.”