Following the second-last closed tennis tournament, players are one step away from booking their place in the interdistrict squad that will take on the teams of the Highveld and West Mpumalanga.

The fifth and final tournament will be held from June 15 to 16, whereafter the various teams will be announced.

Gabriella Koekemoer beat all of her opponents in straight sets to claim first place for girls u/11.

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The u/11 boys title winner, J de Clerck, was followed by Chrisitaan Bezuidenhout and in third was Etienne Swart.

All the three winners in the u/15 girls category are from Uplands, namely Beaulah Alberts (first), Kiara Wales (second) and Zia Hoppe (third).

Hayden Loffler easily beat JP Visagie 6-2 and 6-3 in the u/15 boys category.

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In the u/13 boys category the winner was Dian Venter, who outplayed Deniel Terblanche 6-3 and 6-2.

Arili Boshoff, who has been selected as a reserve for the South African schools team, beat Natasha Wales 6-2 and 6-2.

Mohammed Arabi claimed top spot for boys u/18 and w

as followed by Wiehann Hood and in third place was Aslan Oelofse.

Hoërskool Nelspruit’s Michelle Boshoff, in the u/18 category, rose victorious over Nadia van der Heever 6-0 and 6-0.