A former Queensland professional tennis player who helped fix a tennis match and supplied drugs to his friends has avoided spending time behind bars.
Isaac Frost, 29, was on Thursday sentenced in Brisbane Magistrates Court to 220 hours of community service after pleading guilty to one charge of match-fixing and seven drug-related offences.
Frost, whose highest world ranking was 651 and is now a coach, conspired with fellow professional tennis player Oliver Anderson to fix a Challenger Tournament match in Victoria in October, 2016.
Magistrate Anthony Gett told the court Frost's actions had damaged the integrity of the sport and "imperilled the ability of bet agencies to run a fair betting arrangement".
"Bona fide gamblers were deprived of the opportunity of betting on a bona fide tennis match," Mr Gett said.
He noted Frost's role was as a facilitator, while the higher ranking Anderson played the match.
Frost had supplied Anderson with cannabis before the pair discussed financial matters and the difficulties of life on the circuit during a trip to Cairns.
"(They then) met in Victoria to discuss further arrangements and an agreement was reached that Anderson would lose the first set of the match in Traralgon if the draw was favourable," Mr Gett said.
The syndicate's first attempt to place a $10,000 bet was rejected by CrownBet, but a $2000 bet was later accepted winning them $10,000, along with smaller bets that returned $7736.
Frost was also found guilty of possessing cocaine and supplying drugs including Ritalin and Oxicon.
Mr Gett accepted his coaching reputation had been damaged by media coverage of his case.
A conviction was not recorded and Frost will have one year to complete his community service.
Australian Associated Press
