The penultimate round of the Ugu Tennis Association 50s junior tennis league saw some creative and entertaining tennis being played at the Southbroom courts.
The format is simple and practical: five games only, with a sudden-death deuce.
Best of the Best are just that at the moment, top of the log but only by 11 points.
Their team comprises Ruben van Reenen, Christiaan Otto, Bianca Otto and Andrea Browne.
The Unbeataballs, represented by Summer Dyer, Giorgia Murray, Hercue de Bruin and Daniel Moreira, are in second place.
They actually gained three points on the leaders, with 58 points (29 + 29) to 55 (27 + 28).
They will now face off in the final fixture, which will be played at Southbroom this Sunday.
In third spot are the Ace Assassins, namely Lily Dyer, Layla de Beer, Luca Oosthuis and Seth Cubbin, on 67 points. They managed 33 points (21 + 12).
Next were the A Team (Nate Beekman, Alek Wagner, Erin Moonsamy and Emi Ntombela) on 59 points overall, thanks to their 27 points (18 +9).
There’s a tie for fifth spot, with the Van Reenen Aces and Racquet Rascals both on 53 points.
The Rascals collected 31 points (8 + 23) compared to the Van Reenen Aces 27 points (12 + 15).
Van Reenen Aces comprised Emmanél van Reenen, Abigail van Reenen, Mike McKay-Leslie/John van Reenen, and Bertu van Reenen.
Racquet Rascals saw Gill Spittal, Evan Spittal, Jacques de Bruin and Reuben de Bruin in action.
LOG
123 Best of the Best
112 Unbeataballs
67 Ace Assassins
59 The A Team
53 Van Reenen Aces
53 Racquet Rascals
* Coming up
In other tennis, the annual KZN Uvongo Seniors takes place at Uvongo Tennis Club on November 2 and 3. Cost is R450 all-inclusive (snacks, lunch, brunch). For more info, contact Johan van Niekerk on 082 5384992 or Peter Digby on 082 8017818.
The Ugu Masters, for ages 30 and up, takes place from December 5 to 8. This is a Tennis South Africa tournament which carries ranking points and attracts players from around the country.
Juniors can look forward to a South Coast tournament run by coach Frank Hall at Southbroom from December 12 to 14.
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