WINDHOEK – Grant Ive of South Africa won the boys’ under-18 singles title at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Circuit Tournament in Windhoek on Friday after beating Zimbabwe’s Mbonisi Ndimande 6-2, 6-1 in the final.
According to the Namibia Sport website, the top-seeded Ive was just too strong for the 10th-seeded Ndimande and wore him down with powerful serves and ground strokes. It was Ive’s second victory on the ITF junior circuit and he said that it would help his career a lot.Earlier, the girls’ top seed, Bianca Swanepoel of South Africa, easily beat the sixth-seeded Chanel Simonds 6-2, 6-1.Swanepoel was too strong and built her victory around her powerful ground strokes to which Simmonds had no answer.It was also sweet revenge for Swanepoel who lost to Simmonds in the girls’ singles final of the Botswana leg of the ITF Junior circuit.The girls’ doubles title went to South Africa’s Bonny Davidson and Chane Hines who beat South Africa’s Veronique Luksich and Menateau Moolman 6-0, 6-1.The boys’ doubles final was contested between Admire Mushonga and Mbonisi Ndimande of Zimbabwe and South Africa’s Dimitri Krouchev and Roberto Vieira.NampaIt was Ive’s second victory on the ITF junior circuit and he said that it would help his career a lot.Earlier, the girls’ top seed, Bianca Swanepoel of South Africa, easily beat the sixth-seeded Chanel Simonds 6-2, 6-1.Swanepoel was too strong and built her victory around her powerful ground strokes to which Simmonds had no answer.It was also sweet revenge for Swanepoel who lost to Simmonds in the girls’ singles final of the Botswana leg of the ITF Junior circuit.The girls’ doubles title went to South Africa’s Bonny Davidson and Chane Hines who beat South Africa’s Veronique Luksich and Menateau Moolman 6-0, 6-1.The boys’ doubles final was contested between Admire Mushonga and Mbonisi Ndimande of Zimbabwe and South Africa’s Dimitri Krouchev and Roberto Vieira.Nampa
