Tennis Grand Prix moves ahead despite weekend rain in Mbombela
The players were itching to get back on the court to slug it out against each other.
Saturday’s inclement weather suspended play during the TSA Grand Prix tennis tournament. The weekend’s tennis action was held at the Nelspruit Tennis Club, Hoërskool Nelspruit, Matumi and Curro Nelspruit. When the rains cleared on Sunday, it was back to the courts for the players, who waited for them to dry before play could resume.
The Grand Prix is a Tennis South Africa sanctioned tournament and the players served up a tennis spectacular at arguably one of the most important tennis events of the year. The courts were a flurry of action as the players volleyed the ball across the court and back to move up the rankings.
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In a thrilling encounter for first place in the men’s singles category, Rynhard Roothman and Rayne Roselt squared up in a tightly contested match which saw the latter snatching victory. The final score between the two hardy competitors was 6-1, 6-3.
Ine Lamprecht took the spoils in a walk-over against Georgia Hosking in the women’s singles match, while Muntingh Hamman and Francois van Wyk beat Henco du Plooy and Roothman in the men’s doubles finals. Jeanetha and Michelle Boshoff romped to victory in a walk-over against Hosking and Lamprecht.
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