Melissa Tapper
FORMER Hamilton table tennis star Melissa Tapper is celebrating her latest success on the international stage.
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South Melbourne-based Tapper claimed gold in the class 9-10 women’s singles at the Thailand Para Open at Pattaya. She won her two pool matches and defeated Chinese Taipei’s Shiau Wen Tian 11-3, 11-5, 11-5 in a semi-final. The decider was a similarly lopsided affair, with Tapper accounting for compatriot Andrea McDonnell 11-7, 11-2, 11-4.