Stirling girls and boys triumph in tennis qualifiers
Four Eastern Cape districts recently hosted qualifiers for the RCS Rising Star Tennis School Championships, with nearly 50 boys' and girls' primary school teams battling it out for coveted spots in the provincial finals.
Stirling Primary continued their remarkable dominance in the Buffalo City district, claiming their fifth consecutive championship sweep.
They secured victories in both the boys’ and girls’ categories, leaving Selborne Primary A and Stirling Primary B trailing in second and third place (boys) and Stirling Primary B and Clarendon Park Primary in second and third (girls) respectively.
Cradock Primary displayed similar dominance in the Joe
Gqabi district, by winning both the boys’ and girls’ titles.
Aliwal North A teams in both categories put up a valiant effort, ultimately finishing as runners-up in tightly contested matches.
Meanwhile, the Nelson Mandela Bay district witnessed Advantage Academy A triumphing in the boys’ category, securing their place in the provincial finals.
Clarendon Primary A and Grey Junior School followed close behind in second and third place.
The girls’ division saw Collegiate School emerge victorious, with Clarendon Primary School securing the second place.
The extensive Sarah Baartman district required two separate events.
In the first, Port Alfred A boys secured the top spot, with both Port Alfred A and Kenton Ikamvalesizwe A teams claiming second and third place, respectively.
Victoria Primary narrowly edged out DSG of Makhanda in a nail-biting girls’ category, booking their provincial spot.
The second Sarah Baartman district event saw Victory Christian School A triumph in the boys’ division, followed by Handhaaf A and Kirkwood in second and third.
Handhaaf girls reigned supreme in their category, with Kirkwood and Victory Christian School girls taking second and third place respectively.
The winning teams will advance to the Eastern Cape provincial finals, which will be held on September 14 and 15 in Makhanda.
A sport project with a purpose, RCS Rising Star Tennis aims to create opportunities for primary school boys and girls, as well as children living with disabilities from all communities and to increase youth participation in tennis.
The results were: Joe Gqabi: Boys: 1st Cradock Primary School, 2nd Aliwal North A; Girls: 1st Cradock Primary School, 2nd Aliwal North A
Nelson Mandela Bay: Boys: 1st Advantage Academy A, 2nd Clarendon Primary A, 3rd Grey Junior School; Girls: 1st Collegiate Primary, 2nd Clarendon Primary
Sarah Baartman 1: Boys: 1st Port Alfred A, 2nd St Andrew’s Prep, 3rd Kenton Ikamvalesizwe; Girls: 1st Victoria
Primary, 2nd DSG
Sarah Baartman 2: Boys: 1st Victory Christian School, 2nd Handhaaf A, 3rd Kirkwood; Girls: 1st Handhaaf, 2nd Kirkwood, 3rd Victory Christian School
Buffalo City: Boys: 1st Stirling Primary A, 2nd Selborne Primary A, 3rd Stirling Primary B; Girls: 1st Stirling Primary A, 2nd Stirling Primary B; 3rd Clarendon Park Primary