Tennis feast to hit city

THE International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) South and Central African Under-18 Junior Tennis Circuit starts in Windhoek tomorrow, with 21 countries including hosts Namibia expected to serve their way to victory.

The first tournament will be held from tomorrow until Saturday, while the second leg of the prestigious event is set from Monday, July 28 until August 1. All matches will be decided at the Central Tennis Courts.The event is supported by the ITF’s Grand Slam Development Fund and organised by the Namibia Tennis Association (NTA).The competing countries are Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Slovakia, Sweden, Belgium, Burundi, Congo, Great Britain, India, Israel and Namibia.The Namibian team is led by Henco Serdyn and Jonathan Edmunds in the boys’ section, while Thomas Geier and Michal Muller will also play in that category.For the girls, Rieke Honiball and Imke Jagau will be expected to make an impact, with Mariska Kuscke and Nandi Jordaan also in the mix.The main sponsors are CIC and G4 Security and the opening ceremony will be held at the Clubhouse tonight at 17h00.All matches will be decided at the Central Tennis Courts.The event is supported by the ITF’s Grand Slam Development Fund and organised by the Namibia Tennis Association (NTA).The competing countries are Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Slovakia, Sweden, Belgium, Burundi, Congo, Great Britain, India, Israel and Namibia.The Namibian team is led by Henco Serdyn and Jonathan Edmunds in the boys’ section, while Thomas Geier and Michal Muller will also play in that category.For the girls, Rieke Honiball and Imke Jagau will be expected to make an impact, with Mariska Kuscke and Nandi Jordaan also in the mix.The main sponsors are CIC and G4 Security and the opening ceremony will be held at the Clubhouse tonight at 17h00.