Beach volleyball a success at the coast

THE Swakopmund Hotel & Entertainment Centre was the host of a sucessful Beach Volleyball Tournament early this month.

Prizemoney of N$10 000 was up for grabs, sponsored by the German School Foundation Swakopmund (Deutscher Schulverein Swakopmund). The setup in the courtyard of the casino was perfectly prepared and 20 teams in four categories took part in the tournament.The 4-a-side social division was won by the team Henckert Tourist Centre, followed by Namib-i as runner up.The finals in the men and men, women and youth divisions saw spectacular rallies and very close victories, only in thrilling three sets tie breaks.In the youth division the number one seeded team of Viggo v.Scheliah and Helmo Minz met the no.4 seeded team of Bernard Grosse-Weischede and Heiko Prior in the final.Von Scheliah/Minz lost the first set 21-11, before they made a great comeback by winning the second set and the decisive 3rd set 15-11.The mens no.1 team, Achim Lueck and Antero Epifanio met no.4 seeds Uwe Selck and Stefan Katzmeier in the final.Selck/Katzmeier proved to have the better fitness and the third set gave them the victory in a nailbiting final.In the womenŽs final, the no.1 seeded team, Wiebke Hoeritzauer and Antje Kesselmann, played against no.5 seeded Swakopmund based team Lizette Roettcher and Birte Fahrbach.Roettcher, playing the first time with the unexperienced youth player Birte Fahrbach has fought their way through the loser’s round untill they reached the final of the competition and they won the first set after a dramatic finish 24-22.Hoeritzauer/Kesselmann came back winnig the second set comfortably 21-15 and then clinching the 3rd set 15-11 to win the tournament.The full results are: Youth: 1.Viggo v.Scheliah/Helmo Minz 2.Bernard Grosse-Weischede/Heiko Prior 3.Arno Pack/Ludger Voigts 4.Mark Neuhaus/Renzo Risser Men: 1.Uwe Selck/Stefan Katzmeier 2.Achim Lueck/Antereo Epifanio3.Heiko Diehl/Heiko Kesselmann 4.Mwita Sikopo/Ruben Delie Women: 1.Wiebke Hoeritzauer/Antje Kesselmann 2.Lizette Roettcher/Birte Fahrbach 3.Anita Kinder/Karin Curschmann 4.Rosi Roethel/Sonja Hoth 4-a-Side Social: 1.Henckert Tourist Centre 2.Namib-iThe setup in the courtyard of the casino was perfectly prepared and 20 teams in four categories took part in the tournament.The 4-a-side social division was won by the team Henckert Tourist Centre, followed by Namib-i as runner up.The finals in the men and men, women and youth divisions saw spectacular rallies and very close victories, only in thrilling three sets tie breaks.In the youth division the number one seeded team of Viggo v.Scheliah and Helmo Minz met the no.4 seeded team of Bernard Grosse-Weischede and Heiko Prior in the final.Von Scheliah/Minz lost the first set 21-11, before they made a great comeback by winning the second set and the decisive 3rd set 15-11.The mens no.1 team, Achim Lueck and Antero Epifanio met no.4 seeds Uwe Selck and Stefan Katzmeier in the final.Selck/Katzmeier proved to have the better fitness and the third set gave them the victory in a nailbiting final.In the womenŽs final, the no.1 seeded team, Wiebke Hoeritzauer and Antje Kesselmann, played against no.5 seeded Swakopmund based team Lizette Roettcher and Birte Fahrbach.Roettcher, playing the first time with the unexperienced youth player Birte Fahrbach has fought their way through the loser’s round untill they reached the final of the competition and they won the first set after a dramatic finish 24-22.Hoeritzauer/Kesselmann came back winnig the second set comfortably 21-15 and then clinching the 3rd set 15-11 to win the tournament.The full results are: Youth: 1.Viggo v.Scheliah/Helmo Minz 2.Bernard Grosse-Weischede/Heiko Prior 3.Arno Pack/Ludger Voigts 4.Mark Neuhaus/Renzo Risser Men: 1.Uwe Selck/Stefan Katzmeier 2.Achim Lueck/Antereo Epifanio3.Heiko Diehl/Heiko Kesselmann 4.Mwita Sikopo/Ruben Delie Women: 1.Wiebke Hoeritzauer/Antje Kesselmann 2.Lizette Roettcher/Birte Fahrbach 3.Anita Kinder/Karin Curschmann 4.Rosi Roethel/Sonja Hoth 4-a-Side Social: 1.Henckert Tourist Centre 2.Namib-i