On Friday and Saturday March 8 and 9, 108 tennis players from across the Lowveld competed in the third instalment of the tennis season. Friday afternoon proved to be blistering hot, but the players toughed it out.

Matches were played at various venues in Mbombela and White River.

The Lowveld Junior Tennis Association organises its events for the green and yellow ball players, based on players’ Universal Tennis Rating. This enables players to enjoy level-based competition, ensuring most matches are even, and enable children to play as much tennis as possible over two days.

Starting with the youngsters who played on Saturday only and at Curro, the U8 boys competition was won by JW Davis. Ludwig Prins and Erard de Lange tied for second place.

The U8 girls’ category saw Miandi Bronkhorst come out on top, with Kiara Kent finishing in second place.

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In the U9 boys’ competition, Levi Page defeated his brother Joshua in the final. Mukhethwa Nemavhidi finished first in the girls’ U9 section, followed by Niane de Klerk.

The U10 girls’ category was won by Addison Gower, who defeated Mihika Hansraj 3-2.

Bhasane Chauke beat Salomé Prins 6-1 to win the girls’ U11 category.

Division D was won by Michelle Wagner. Michelle defeated Milan van Rooyen 4-2, 4-0 in the final.

Heidi Hoffman defeated Gideon du Plessis in the division C final with a score line of 2-6, 6-3, 10-7.

In the division B final, Murunwa Nemavhidi defeated Christiaan Killian 6-3, 6-3.

Finally, the division A final was contested between Noah Snell and Joshua Hoffman. Noah emerged victorious with a score of 6-2, 6-3.
The next Lowveld Closed tournament is edition number 4, which takes place on May 17 and 18.

Anybody looking to get involved with tennis in the Lowveld, is welcome to contact the secretary, Ursula Mlimi, on 078 990 0058.