JTL tops at FNB Junior Tennis Tourney

In a Junior Tennis Initiative, FNB sponsored tournament held over the weekend at SKW and Central Tennis Courts (CTC), JTL Beukes ruled the roost in the Under 12, Under 14 and mini-tennis categories.

The FNB JTI tournament, which was held under a new format, is meant to give the development players a chance to compete individually as well as to accrue points for their schools. This tournament was one of the FNB-sponsored JTI events on the national calendar which saw 141 junior development players participating.It also gave the teachers from different participating schools a chance to officiate in different age groups with the new format.Speaking during the prize giving ceremony on Saturday, the coordinator of the development programme, Elizma Nortjé, thanked the sponsors for a job well done and informed the players that squads will be selected for Under 10, 12 and 14, for both boys and girls.The squads will be announced after the final selection during the next FNB JTI development tournament which is scheduled for the first weekend of April.Under 10 Girls: 1.Ashley Zahl (JTL Beukes), 2.Beaulah van Wyk (JTL Beukes), 3.Shanno de Koe (Suiderhof) Under 10 Boys: 1.Keoma Izaaks (JTL Beukes), 2.Hanno Brandt (Windhoek Gymnasium), 3.Jano Rieckert (Windhoek Gymnasium).Under 12 Girls: 1.Nadine Human (Ben van der Walt), 2.Rhome Beues (JTL Beukes), 3.Adel Human (Ben van der Walt).Back draw winner: Rieta Mari Brandt (Windhoek Gymnasium) Under 12 Boys: 1.Christof Steenkamp (St Paul’s), 2.Kimber Brain (St Paul’s), 3.Michal du Preez (Windhoek Gymnasium).Back draw winner: Mayto Hoff.Under 14 Girls: 1.Zita Muller (Windhoek Gymnasium), 2.Gneill Beukes (JTL Beukes), 3.Kim Jacobs (JTL Beukes).Under 14 Boys: 1.Alerto Beukes (JTL Beukes), 2.Elroy van Wyk (JTL Beukes), 3.Jacque Titus (JTL Beukes).This tournament was one of the FNB-sponsored JTI events on the national calendar which saw 141 junior development players participating.It also gave the teachers from different participating schools a chance to officiate in different age groups with the new format.Speaking during the prize giving ceremony on Saturday, the coordinator of the development programme, Elizma Nortjé, thanked the sponsors for a job well done and informed the players that squads will be selected for Under 10, 12 and 14, for both boys and girls.The squads will be announced after the final selection during the next FNB JTI development tournament which is scheduled for the first weekend of April. Under 10 Girls: 1.Ashley Zahl (JTL Beukes), 2.Beaulah van Wyk (JTL Beukes), 3.Shanno de Koe (Suiderhof) Under 10 Boys: 1.Keoma Izaaks (JTL Beukes), 2.Hanno Brandt (Windhoek Gymnasium), 3.Jano Rieckert (Windhoek Gymnasium).Under 12 Girls: 1.Nadine Human (Ben van der Walt), 2.Rhome Beues (JTL Beukes), 3.Adel Human (Ben van der Walt).Back draw winner: Rieta Mari Brandt (Windhoek Gymnasium) Under 12 Boys: 1.Christof Steenkamp (St Paul’s), 2.Kimber Brain (St Paul’s), 3.Michal du Preez (Windhoek Gymnasium).Back draw winner: Mayto Hoff.Under 14 Girls: 1.Zita Muller (Windhoek Gymnasium), 2.Gneill Beukes (JTL Beukes), 3.Kim Jacobs (JTL Beukes).Under 14 Boys: 1.Alerto Beukes (JTL Beukes), 2.Elroy van Wyk (JTL Beukes), 3.Jacque Titus (JTL Beukes).