Local players shine at Gauteng East tennis tournament
Dominique Jansen van Vuuren was the pick of the local players, winning her singles category.
Five Kempton Park tennis players were among the prize-winners at Gauteng East Tennis Association’s annual closed tournament held over four days at the end of October, beginning November.
Dominique Jansen van Vuuren won the girls u-17 singles, while Shazneen Kholvadia was runner-up in the singles girls u-13.
Eugene Labuschagne (boys u-14) and Alistair Dick-Vercammen (boys u-17) were both runners-up in the singles.
In the doubles Tswakae Chauke (girls u-10) was also a runner-up.
Here are the results:
Singles winners and runners-up:
Boys:
u-10: 1. Wilhelm Badenhorst. 2. Eben Badenhorst
u-11: 1. Taahir Mia. 2. Rainier van der Merweu-12: 1. Joshua Perry. 2. Arron van Eck
u-13: 1. Boitshepo Maake. 2. Stefan Matic
u-14: 1. Julian Lee. 2. Eugene Labuschagne
u-17: 1. Ethan Lee. 2. Alistair Dick-Vercammen
Girls:
u-10: 1. Carmen Delport. 2. Neriya Nayager
u-11: 1. Sophia Koen. 2. Chloe Muttitt
u-12: 1. Danielle Chapman. 2. Izabella Lubasinski
u-13: 1. Sadie Tolken. 2. Shazneen Kholvadia
u-15: 1. Erin McKenzie. 2. Tayla Wilmot
u-17: 1. Dominique Janse van Vuuren. 2. Anastasia Pesic
Senior special awards:
Sportsman of the year: Ethan Lee
Sportswoman of the year: Nina Meyer
Most improved boy: Chay van Eck
Most improved girl: Isabella Domiter
Most dedicated boy: Daniele Dimitrov
Most dedicated girl: Marina da Costa
Best development boy: Nkosikhona Ubisis
Best development girl: Katlego Madoda
Junior special awards:
Junior sportsman of the year: Stefan Matic
Junior sportswoman of the year: Danielle Chapman
Most improved boy: Arron van Eck
Most improved girl: Hannah Crafford
Most dedicated boy: Aidan Blaauw
Most dedicated girl: Megan Kok
Doubles winners/runners-up:
Boys:
u-10: 1. Wilhelm and Eben Badenhorst. 2. Hayden Fourie/Damian Fourie
u-12: 1. Arron van Eck/Joshua Perry. 2. Owen Dalzell/Baatile Modise
u-14: 1. Zander de Jager/Boitshepo Maake. 2. Jaydan Rooskrantz/Nkosikhona Ubisi
u-17: 1. Chay van Eck/Ethan Lee. 2. Daniele Dimitrov/Lyle Thomas
Girls:
u-10: 1. Carmen Delport/Morgan Bothma. 2. Neriya Nayager/Tswakae Chauke
u-12: 1. Danielle Chapman/Hannah Crafford. 2. Sophia Koen/Izabella Lubasinski
u-15: 1. Sadie Tolken/Nina Meyer. 2. Gabriella Berimbau/Karabo Maluleke
u-18: 1. Dominique Jansen van Vuuren/Caylee Symons. 2. Isabella Domiter/Marina da Costa.
