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Tennis players from Kempton Park included in provincial teams

The 2019 Gauteng East interprovincial tennis teams recently took part in the South African Schools Tennis Tournament.

April 28, 2019
Kempton Express 1 minute read
The u-13 Gauteng East provincial team. Front: Zander de Jager, Boitshepo Maake, Desiré Wilson (girls manager and coach), Neil Badenhorst (boys manager), Danielle Chapman and Owethu Makhanya. Back: Juan-Pierre du Plessis, Jaydan Rooskrantz, Adoné Kidson, Sarah Moyo, Jani Howatt, Arron van Eck, Pierre Badenhorst and Sophia Koen.

The 2019 Gauteng East interprovincial tennis teams recently took part in the South African Schools Tennis Tournament.

Six players from Kempton Park were members of the teams. They were Juan Pierre du Plessis (Laerskool Impala), Lesedi Malapile (Shangri-La Academy), Eugene Labuschagne (Hoërskool Kempton Park), Tongase Chilango (Curro Serengeti), Alistair Dick-Vercammen (King Edward High School) and Isabella Sereo (Hoërskool Birchleigh).

The u-13 SA primary schools tournament took place in Bloemfontein where the Gauteng East team placed ninth out of 16 teams.

The u-15 Gauteng East team. Front: Tayla Wilmot, Erin McKenzie, Vitto Labuschagne (manager/coach), Kevin Kotzé and Nkosikhona Ubisi. Back: Skylé-Lee Elliott, Eugene Labuschagne, Lesedi Malapile, Tyra Cook, Arno Hatton-Jones, Karaboe Maluleke, Stefan Matic and Tongase Chilango. Photograph: Stephen Keet Fotografie.

Danielle Chapman and Boitshepo Maake were selected for the South African A team and Owethu Makhanya for the SA B team.

The u-15 and u-19 SA high schools tournament took place in Pretoria where the Gauteng East u-15 team placed 10th out of 16 teams. Erin McKenzie was selected for the South African team.

The Gauteng East u-19 team placed seventh out of 16 teams. Tanika Pananio and Isabella Sereo were selected for the South African u-19 team.

The u-19 Gauteng East tennis team. Front: Tanika Panaino, Jamie McKenzie, Helen Barret (manager/coach), Anastasia Pesic and Dominique Jansen van Vuuren. Back: Mphile Kubekha, Michael Baxter, Sanele Saul, Cameron Christie, Chay van Eck, Ethan Lee, Alistair Dick-Vercammen and Isabella Sereo. Photograph: Stephen Keet Fotografie.

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April 28, 2019
Kempton Express 1 minute read

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