Tennis tournament rallies support
Ms Christiansen said that anything is possible with dedication and commitment.
The Lollipop fun tennis tournaments for beginners and intermediate players of all ages took place at the Umtentweni Tennis Club recently.
The Herald caught up organiser of the tournament and local professional tennis coach, Julia Christiansen of ‘Pro Tennis’.
Ms Christiansen said in addition to tennis players from her development programme, sponsored by KZN tennis the event attracted entries from Pietermaritzburg, Durban, Harding. The weather played along and was perfect for the tournament.
“I catered for singles on Friday and doubles on Saturday. A total of 245 matches were played,” she added.
Ms Christiansen said the tournament had become an annual community event, generously sponsored by local businesses, especially Dion Moonsamy from Abingdon Spar.
“This year they outdid themselves by providing branded t-shirts, making everyone who entered a ‘winner’, no matter the results. Many individuals also contributed to making the occasion a great success and Pro Tennis would like to thank them all for their support,” she said.
The results were as follows:
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Singles winner: Kez King, runner-up: Ethan Browne and doubles winners: Gemma Robertson and Kez King.
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Singles winner: Nic King, runner-up: Junseok Yun, doubles winners: Nic King and Mathew Robertson and runners-up: Amy de Villiers and Righardt Leach.
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Singles winner: Hriday Kambaran, runner-up: Michael Potgieter, doubles winners: Michael Potgieter and Hriday Kambaron and runners-up; Mason Hielckert and Daniel Naidoo.
Winner: The girl’s trophy went to Jaden Jesson.
