Draw for junior SA masters
The draw and seedings for the Nike Junior Tour South African Masters to be played at the Riaan Venter Tennis Academy at NWU-Pukke in Potchefstroom was announced by Tennis SA on Wednesday.
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The under 12 and 14 boys and girls singles event involves the cream of South African junior tennis and the winners will represent South Africa at the Nike Junior Tour International Masters to be played at Club Med Sandpiper Bay in Florida, US in December.
Eight players make up each of the four age groups and each age group will be divided into two groups. A round robin will be played in each group with the top two point scorers in each group qualifying for the cross over semi-finals to be played Saturday afternoon.
Four reigning national champions will be playing in the tournament. They are Richard Thongoana (GC), Philip Henning (FS), Lara Van Der Merwe (NWP) and Lee Barnard (GN).
The tournament will be played from Friday to Sunday with the finals scheduled for Sunday morning at 9am.
Play starts each day at 9am and entry is free to the public.
The seeds are as follows; Boys under 12 : 1-Joubert Klopper (FS), 2-William Wilson (GN), 3-Rudolf Lubbe (NC), 4-Wikus Robbertse (GC) Boys under 14 : 1-Richard Thongoana (GC), 2-Rossouw Norval (Bol), 3-Bertus Kruger (GC), 4-Philip Henning (FS) Girls under 12 : 1-Lara Van Der Merwe (NWP), 2-Helena Van Eeden (GC) , 3-Carmen Fichardt (FS), 4-Linge Steenkamp (FS) Girls under 14 : 1-Zani Barnard (GN), 2-Lee Barnard (GN), 3-Minette Van Vreden (Bol), 4-Mila Hartig (GN) The draw is as follows; Boys under 12 Roger Federer Group 2-William Wilson (GN), 3-Rudolf Lubbe (NC), WC-Khololwam Montsi (GN), WC-Dylan Smith (Bord) Grigor Dimitrov Group 1-Joubert Klopper (FS), 4-Wikus Robbertse (GC), Hendrik Cronje (Bor), WC-Ethan Lubbe (NWP) Boys under 14 Rafael Nadal Group 2-Rossouw Norval (Bol), 3-Bertus Kruger (GC), Jordan Sauer (GN), WC-Heinrich Willemse (EP) Juan Martin Del Potro Group 1-Richard Thongoana (GC), 4-Philip Henning (FS), Lance-Pierre Du Toit (Bol), WC-Benjamin Liebenberg (KZN) Girls under 12 Maria Sharapova Group 1-Lara Van Der Merwe (NWP), 4-Linge Steenkamp (FS), Delien Kleinhans (FS), WC-Liezel Muller (NWP) Serena Williams Group 2-Helena Van Eeden (GC), 3-Carmen Fichardt (FS), Carli Van Onselen (EP), WC-Makayla Loubser (WP) Girls under 14 Li Na Group 1-Zani Barnard (GN), 4-Mila Hartig (GN), Maxine Bateman (KZN), WC-Danielle Luttig (WP) Victoria Azarenka Group 2-Lee Barnard (GN), 3-Minette Van Vreden (Bol), Corin De Waal (Bol), WC-Jeanne Klopper (FS)
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