Local tennis stars showcase their talent

The finals of the Eden Sportscentre Mini 2, which was hosted at the Great Tennis Academy at PW Botha College, was again a showcase for the tennis talent in the Cape.

Players from schools in George proved that they can compete on an equal footing with the best and most managed to win the finals in their respective age groups.

The results of the singles finals are:

Men: Jason Fogle beat

Stephen Claassen 6-3, 6-2. Boys u.16: Franswillem van der Merwe beat André Viljoen 7-5, 7-5.

Boys u.14: Charl Vos beat Johan Coetzee 6-1, 6-1.

Boys u.14 Gold: Caspar Otto beat Dian Carstens 6-1, 6-0. Boys u.12: Cuan Western beat Ivan Beukes 6-0, 6-1.

Boys u.12 Gold: Riley Clark beat Rijon Kasselman 5-7, 6-2, 10-6.

Boys u.10: Janu Botma beat Cooper Western 6-3, 2-6,

10-7.

Women: Heike Janse van Vuuren beat

Mienke Viljoen 7-6,

7-6.

Girls u.16: Liebe

Oosthuizen beat

Carla Dannhauser

6-1,6-2.

Girls u.14:

Annika

Kleinhans beat Mieke

Theron 6-0,

6-1.

Girls u.12: Ile Lategan beat Abigayel Vosloo 6-1, 6-1.

Girls u.12 Gold: Ilke van der Merwe beat Philippa Viljoen 6-1, 6-2.

Girls u.10: Mia Gould beat Tamere Stewart 4-3.

MD: Fogle/Goosen beat Smit/ Breytenbach 6-4, 7-6.

BD u.16: Backeberg/Viljoen beat Lindsay/Lamprecht 6-2, 6-3.

BD u.14: Downie/Vos beat Coetzee/Strydom 5-7, 6-3, 10-4. BD u.12: Lamprecht/Western beat Beukes/Bierman 6-2, 6-4. BD u.10: Botma/Western beat Visser/Barnard 6-3, 6-1.

WD: Janse van Vuuren/ Taljaard beat Ferreira/ Grobbelaar 6-1, 6-0.

GD u.14: Kleinhans/Swart beat De Waal/Theron 7-6, 6-0.

GD u.12: Carstens/Vosloo beat Kotzé/Lategan 6-4, 1-6, 10-8. GD u.10: Lamprecht/Gould win.

Photos: Hugo Redelinghuys Proud tennis coachHelgardMuller with two of his budding tennis students. JanuBotma (left) and Mia Gould(right) won the boys and girls u.10 titles respectively at the Eden Sportscentre Mini 2 tournament last Sunday. LEFT: Ile Lategan overpowered Abigayel Vosloo 6-1, 6-1 in the girls u.12 final. Cuan Western (photo) beat Ivan Beukes 6-0, 6-1 in the boys u.12 final. Cooper Western in action in the boys u.10 final. Janu Botma (photo) beat Cooper Western 6-3, 2-6, 10-7 in a titanic battle in the boys u.10 final. Charl Vos was too strong and agile for Johan Coetzee and beat him in the boy’s u.14 final 6-1, 6-1. LEFT: Jason Fogle beat Stephen Claassen 6-3, 6-2 in the men’s final. Carla Dannhauser stretches to get to the ball in the girls u.16 final, which was won by Liebe Oosthuizen (Oudsthoorn) 6-1, 6-2.