Local school aces Gauteng tennis tournament
The teams raked in a combined seven victories and ended the competition without a single loss to win the tournament honours.
Laerskool Randhardt boys’ and girls’ teams clinched the Gauteng East BNP Rising Stars Primary Schools tournament at the Gauteng East Tennis Complex (Geta) on July 27.
The teams raked in a combined seven victories and ended the competition without a single loss to win the tournament honours.
Boys
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In the boys’ section, the school thrashed Curro Serengeti 26-1 in the final for the title. Their run included three wins in three matches in the round-robin.
They defeated Laerskool Emfulenipark’s C and D teams 27-0 and 24-3, respectively, and Laerskool Vryheidsmonument 17-10.
Laerskool Emfulenipark C denied St Dunstan’s College a bronze after beating them 20-7 in the third-place play-off.
Girls
Laerskool Randhardt was dominant in this section, winning four out of four to end the tournament with a perfect record.
St Dunstan’s College were runners-up with three wins and a single loss in their four matches. Their only loss was a 23-4 defeat by Laerskool Randhardt.
They beat Laerskool Emfulenipark B 22-5, Laerskool Vyrheidsmonument 22-5 and Laerskool Emfulenipark A 18-9.
• Geta will host its winter tournament from August 16 to win. The closed high and primary schools interprovincial trials are from September 6 to 8.
ber 6 to 8.
