Namibia to host junior African tennis tourney

NAMIBIA will host the third leg of the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) Under 18 circuit for Central/Southern Africa on August 15 – 19.

Sixty players from 12 southern African countries will participate in the tournament, which takes place immediately after the first two legs of the tournament in Lesotho and Botswana. Besides the SADC countries, players from Canada, Ethiopia, Britain, Kenya and Turkmenistan have also entered the competition.Namibia’s Jurgens Strydom is the second seed in the boys competition, behind a player from South Africa.The rest of the Namibian boys team consists of Deon van Dyk, Hermann Kuschke and Johan de Wit.Namibia’s girls’ team consists of Suzelle Davin, Claudia Dresselhaus, Janine Davin and Elrien de Villiers.Davin will be seeded fourth in the girls’ competition.*Meanwhile, Namibia’s veteran tennis team is eager to gain revenge against Boland when the two sides meet in Windhoek on Sunday, August 8.According to the chairman of the Namibia Veterans Tennis Association, Warren Frewer, Boland have beaten Namibia twice before, but with homeground advantage, Namibia were confident of winning on Sunday.”Our veterans have performed well this year.In March we played South Western Districts in George where our over 35 and over 55 year old men won their categories,” he said.Boland will however not be sending an over 35 year old team, with the result that the teams will only compete in the 45-55 and 55-65 year old age groups for men and women.The tournament starts at 08h00 on Sunday, with matches taking place at the Central Tennis Club in Olympia, the Police courts and the DTS courts.The prizegiving function takes place at 17h30 at the Central Tennis Club and will be followed by a dinner.The main sponsors of the tournament are Standard Bank Namibia and Nasria.Besides the SADC countries, players from Canada, Ethiopia, Britain, Kenya and Turkmenistan have also entered the competition.Namibia’s Jurgens Strydom is the second seed in the boys competition, behind a player from South Africa.The rest of the Namibian boys team consists of Deon van Dyk, Hermann Kuschke and Johan de Wit.Namibia’s girls’ team consists of Suzelle Davin, Claudia Dresselhaus, Janine Davin and Elrien de Villiers.Davin will be seeded fourth in the girls’ competition.*Meanwhile, Namibia’s veteran tennis team is eager to gain revenge against Boland when the two sides meet in Windhoek on Sunday, August 8.According to the chairman of the Namibia Veterans Tennis Association, Warren Frewer, Boland have beaten Namibia twice before, but with homeground advantage, Namibia were confident of winning on Sunday.”Our veterans have performed well this year.In March we played South Western Districts in George where our over 35 and over 55 year old men won their categories,” he said.Boland will however not be sending an over 35 year old team, with the result that the teams will only compete in the 45-55 and 55-65 year old age groups for men and women.The tournament starts at 08h00 on Sunday, with matches taking place at the Central Tennis Club in Olympia, the Police courts and the DTS courts.The prizegiving function takes place at 17h30 at the Central Tennis Club and will be followed by a dinner.The main sponsors of the tournament are Standard Bank Namibia and Nasria.