NAMIBIAN junior tennis players Jonathan Edmunds and Carita Moolman were the two leading winners in the singles matches at the end of the Sanlam Namibia Junior tennis tournament last weekend.
Edmunds was crowned champion of the under-16 boys’ singles, while Moolman won the girls under 16 singles title. Sedi Jacobs won the under-12 singles title at the weekend after coming from South Africa were she also won the under-13 Back Draw tournament which was held in early July in Pretoria.The junior tournament in Windhoek last weekend was in preparation for the under-18 Namibian team for the International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament which starts in Windhoek this weekend.Edmunds is now in the Namibian team for the ITF tournament, while Moolman wants to qualify for the event which will be held over two weekends.The full results of the NTA tournament were as follows: Girls U/12 Singles: A Group: Sedi Jacobs beat Juliane Schuckmann 6-1,7-6 Girls U/12 Singles: B Group: Ester Ellaiser 8-7 proset Justine Mutanga Girls U/12 Doubles: Sedi Jacobs and Lize Moolman Malissa Cooper and Chrisna Matthee 7-6,6-3 Girls U/14 Singles: Carita Moolman beat Ndeshipanda David 6-0,6-2 Girls U/14 Doubles: Carita Moolman and Christiane Schuckmann beat Ndeshipanda David and Paulina Shikongu 6-1,6-3 Girls U/16 Singles: Kerstin Gressmann beat Barney Olivier 6-3,6-2 Girls U/18 Singles: Imke Jagau beat Teri Olivier 6-1,7-6 Boys U/10 Singles: Nicolai Palmhert beat Nguvi Hinda 4-6,6-1,6-4 Boys U/10 Doubles: PD Theron and Nguvi Hinda beat Nocolai Palmhert and D Gawanas 6-2,6-2 Boys U/12 Singles A Group: Veja Hinda beat Philip Schutz 6-7,6-3,6-2 Boys U/12 Singles B Group: Charles Maheua beat Rondiquedson Oxurub 6-0,6-1 Boys U/12 Doubles A Group: Veja Palmhert and Katu Jacobs beat Janneck Palmhert and Philip Schulz 6-4,4-6-1 Boys U/14 Singles: Tuki Jacobs beat Francois Muller 6-1,7-6 Boys U/14 Doubles: Tuki Jacobs and Uno Hinda beat Warren Rooi and Chief Thomas 6-2, 6-4 Boys U/16 Singles: Jonathan Edmunds beat Calla Joone 6-4,6-4 Boys U/16 Doubles: Schalk-Ruan Bezuidenhout and Johan Matthee beat SP van Wyk and Zandre’ Duvenhage 6-4,6-7,7-6 Boys U/18 Singles: Henco Serdyn beat Thomas Geier 6-3,6-1 Boys U/18 Doubles: Leonardonvan Niekerk and Michael Muller beat Pieter Steenkamp and Olaf Diener 6-0,6-1Sedi Jacobs won the under-12 singles title at the weekend after coming from South Africa were she also won the under-13 Back Draw tournament which was held in early July in Pretoria.The junior tournament in Windhoek last weekend was in preparation for the under-18 Namibian team for the International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament which starts in Windhoek this weekend.Edmunds is now in the Namibian team for the ITF tournament, while Moolman wants to qualify for the event which will be held over two weekends.The full results of the NTA tournament were as follows: Girls U/12 Singles: A Group: Sedi Jacobs beat Juliane Schuckmann 6-1,7-6 Girls U/12 Singles: B Group: Ester Ellaiser 8-7 proset Justine Mutanga Girls U/12 Doubles: Sedi Jacobs and Lize Moolman Malissa Cooper and Chrisna Matthee 7-6,6-3 Girls U/14 Singles: Carita Moolman beat Ndeshipanda David 6-0,6-2 Girls U/14 Doubles: Carita Moolman and Christiane Schuckmann beat Ndeshipanda David and Paulina Shikongu 6-1,6-3 Girls U/16 Singles: Kerstin Gressmann beat Barney Olivier 6-3,6-2 Girls U/18 Singles: Imke Jagau beat Teri Olivier 6-1,7-6 Boys U/10 Singles: Nicolai Palmhert beat Nguvi Hinda 4-6,6-1,6-4 Boys U/10 Doubles: PD Theron and Nguvi Hinda beat Nocolai Palmhert and D Gawanas 6-2,6-2 Boys U/12 Singles A Group: Veja Hinda beat Philip Schutz 6-7,6-3,6-2 Boys U/12 Singles B Group: Charles Maheua beat Rondiquedson Oxurub 6-0,6-1 Boys U/12 Doubles A Group: Veja Palmhert and Katu Jacobs beat Janneck Palmhert and Philip Schulz 6-4,4-6-1 Boys U/14 Singles: Tuki Jacobs beat Francois Muller 6-1,7-6 Boys U/14 Doubles: Tuki Jacobs and Uno Hinda beat Warren Rooi and Chief Thomas 6-2, 6-4 Boys U/16 Singles: Jonathan Edmunds beat Calla Joone 6-4,6-4 Boys U/16 Doubles: Schalk-Ruan Bezuidenhout and Johan Matthee beat SP van Wyk and Zandre’ Duvenhage 6-4,6-7,7-6 Boys U/18 Singles: Henco Serdyn beat Thomas Geier 6-3,6-1 Boys U/18 Doubles: Leonardonvan Niekerk and Michael Muller beat Pieter Steenkamp and Olaf Diener 6-0,6-1
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