Table tennis champs concluded

THE Namibian junior and senior table tennis championships were recently concluded successfully in Windhoek and at Rehoboth.

The senior players competed in Windhoek, while the juniors played their matches at Rehoboth. A total of 58 players took part in the junior under-18 section, while there were 16 seniors at their event.Alister Baron of the Reho Club won the junior singles title after defeating Garth-Ru Diergaardt of Dr Lemmer High School in a marathon match of five sets.In the doubles section for juniors, Kyle Klerk and Geraldo Nels, who are both from Dr Lemmer High School, eliminated Romano Morgenroth and Alister Baron of Reho Club.The junior plate final was won by Shahied January, who beat Cameron Claasen.Both players are from Dr Lemmer High School.The girls’ singles title went to Wilna Konjore of Mariental High School, who overcame her opponent, Escherisia Lewin of Rehoboth High School.Valerie and Escherisia Lewin joined forces to win the girls’ doubles title by eliminating Annoline Busch and Rusaan Lukas (both M & K Gertze).The plate final in the girls’ junior division was won by Philna Rhode of Dr Lemmer High School, who managed to beat Cadie Steyn of Rehoboth High School.In the senior category, Warren Julius regained his singles title when he beat Reinolt Schurz (both from SKW).The bronze medals was won by Ramon Hansen and Melanky Farmer, who are both from Eliminators.The men’s doubles encounter was won by Melanky Farmer and Theo Beukes (both Eliminators) when they downed Warren Julius and Heiko Fleidl (both from SKW).Christa Mrozek won the senior plate event.A total of 58 players took part in the junior under-18 section, while there were 16 seniors at their event.Alister Baron of the Reho Club won the junior singles title after defeating Garth-Ru Diergaardt of Dr Lemmer High School in a marathon match of five sets.In the doubles section for juniors, Kyle Klerk and Geraldo Nels, who are both from Dr Lemmer High School, eliminated Romano Morgenroth and Alister Baron of Reho Club.The junior plate final was won by Shahied January, who beat Cameron Claasen.Both players are from Dr Lemmer High School.The girls’ singles title went to Wilna Konjore of Mariental High School, who overcame her opponent, Escherisia Lewin of Rehoboth High School.Valerie and Escherisia Lewin joined forces to win the girls’ doubles title by eliminating Annoline Busch and Rusaan Lukas (both M & K Gertze).The plate final in the girls’ junior division was won by Philna Rhode of Dr Lemmer High School, who managed to beat Cadie Steyn of Rehoboth High School.In the senior category, Warren Julius regained his singles title when he beat Reinolt Schurz (both from SKW).The bronze medals was won by Ramon Hansen and Melanky Farmer, who are both from Eliminators.The men’s doubles encounter was won by Melanky Farmer and Theo Beukes (both Eliminators) when they downed Warren Julius and Heiko Fleidl (both from SKW).Christa Mrozek won the senior plate event.