Top local tennis players were in action at the Kingswood College tennis courts on Sunday, when the finals of the Grahamstown and District Junior Tennis Championships took place.
The event started on 28 January with the knockout stages, and culminated in the various age group finals on Sunday.
Top local tennis players were in action at the Kingswood College tennis courts on Sunday, when the finals of the Grahamstown and District Junior Tennis Championships took place.
The event started on 28 January with the knockout stages, and culminated in the various age group finals on Sunday.
Age groups represented were boys and girls U10, U12, U14, U16 and U18. Singles and doubles matches were played. The semi-finals were held last Friday and Saturday at the various schools' courts. The event was sponsored by Grahamstown Harcourts.
The top six players from each age group will play against Midlands on 17 February.
Match results:
Boys U18 singles – Steven Loock (Kingswood) beat Wade Labuschagne (Graeme) 6/2 6/2
Girls U18 singles – Savannah Varty (DSG) beat Cassie Lister (VGHS) 6/3 6/3
Boys U18 doubles – Steven Loock/Lihleli Xoli (Kingswood) beat Wade and Brad Labuschagne (Kingswood) 6/2 6/3
Girls U18 doubles – Savannah Varty/Sarah Blunden (DSG) beat Megan and Mandy Forster (DSG) 5/7 6/3 10/7
Boys U16 singles – Russell Dixon (Graeme) beat Grant Acton (Kingswood) 7/6 6/3
Girls U16 singles – Kyla Purdon (Port Alfred High School) beat Tanner Purdon (Kingswood) 6/3 6/4
Boys U16 doubles – Cameron Smailes/Russell Dixon (Graeme) beat Kimon Aylett(St Andrew's)/Cliffie Loock (Kingswood) 4/6 6/4 10/6
Girls U16 doubles – Kyla Purdon (PAHS)/Melissa Thompson (DSG) beat Caitlin Wright/ Tanner Purdon (Kingswood) 7/5 6/4 10/4
Boys U14 singles – George Chemaly (Kingswood) beat Murray Long (St Andrew's) 6/1 6/3
Girls U14 singles – Megan Viljoen (DSG) beat Amy-Leigh Pote (Kingswood) 6/4 6/0
Boys U14 doubles – Vaughn Meyer/Daine Kruger Kingswood) beat Frank Norval/Adam Godlonton (St Andrew's) 4/6 6/2 10/3
Girls U14 doubles – Ashleigh Whyte/Jessica Koster (DSG) beat Mary Royi/Lutho Zono (VP) 6/3 2/6 13/11
Boys U12 singles – Murray Koster (St Andrew's Prep) beat Mark Amm (Graeme) 6/2 6/1
Girls U12 singles – Alice Godlonton (DSG) beat Conna van Blerk (Kingswood) 6/3 6/3
Boys U12 doubles Murray Koster/Tao Varty (St Andrew's Prep) beat Strachan/Geoffrey Calitz 6/2 7/5
Girls U12 doubles Bianca Walker/Kelsey Purdon (Kingswood beat Alice Godlonton/Willow Gainsford (DSG) 6/4 6/4
Boys U10 singles – Melusi Mtshali (St Andrew's Prep) beat Daniel Davies (St Andrew's Prep) 8-4
Girls U10 singles – Amy Mills (DSG) beat Lisa Potgieter (Kenton) 8-6
Boys U10 doubles – Melusi Mtshali/Freddie Cooper beat Aaron Richardson/Henning van Zyl (Graeme) 8-5 Girls U10 doubles – Amy Mills (DSG)/Lisa Potgieter (Kenton) beat Carina Kemp/Milna Snyman (St Andrew's Prep) 8-1.
