Ring tennis players excel at SAs
Gauteng Central Ring Tennis competed in the South African Mixed Championships in Polokwane on February 12.
Alberton forms part of the Gauteng Central team. Three teams with players from Alberton playing for the Gauteng Central team excelled in the championships.
Shayane van Heerden from Alberton and her partner from Kempton Park Kyle du Preez took the gold medal in the u-13 division. Jako and Melicia Fourie took third place in the senior division and Elaine van Heerden and Zann Wienand won bronze in the veteran’s division.
Ring Tennis, also known as tennikoit, is a sport played on a tennis-style court with a circular rubber ring thrown over a net, which the opposing team then tries to catch and throw it back into their opponent’s side of the court. The sport is played in 14 countries.
Alberton Ring Tennis Club invites anyone interested to join them on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 18:30 to 20:00 to come and experience ring tennis for themselves. It is a family sport where both young and old can compete.
