Teen’s tennis project nets top prize

A TEENAGER who developed software that tracks the movement of a tennis player has won the top prize in the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.

Dublin student Alexander Amini, originally from New York and whose American parents moved to Ireland six months ago, becomes the Young Scientist of 2011, taking home a trophy and a cheque for €5,000.

Alexander, 15, a fourth year student at Castleknock College, accepted his award last night in the RDS in Dublin from Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, Mary Coughlan. He also gets the opportunity to represent Ireland at the 22nd European Union Young Scientist competition taking place in Helsinki, Finland, in September.