Local school aces Gauteng tennis tournament
The teams raked in a combined seven victories and ended the competition without a single loss to win the tournament honours.
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Laerskool Randhardt boys’ and girls’ teams clinched the Gauteng East BNP Rising Stars Primary Schools tournament at the Gauteng East Tennis Complex (Geta) on July 27.
The teams raked in a combined seven victories and ended the competition without a single loss to win the tournament honours.
Boys
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In the boys’ section, the school thrashed Curro Serengeti 26-1 in the final for the title. Their run included three wins in three matches in the round-robin.
They defeated Laerskool Emfulenipark’s C and D teams 27-0 and 24-3, respectively, and Laerskool Vryheidsmonument 17-10.
Laerskool Emfulenipark C denied St Dunstan’s College a bronze after beating them 20-7 in the third-place play-off.
Girls
Laerskool Randhardt was dominant in this section, winning four out of four to end the tournament with a perfect record.
St Dunstan’s College were runners-up with three wins and a single loss in their four matches. Their only loss was a 23-4 defeat by Laerskool Randhardt.
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They beat Laerskool Emfulenipark B 22-5, Laerskool Vyrheidsmonument 22-5 and Laerskool Emfulenipark A 18-9.
• Geta will host its winter tournament from August 16 to win. The closed high and primary schools interprovincial trials are from September 6 to 8.
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ber 6 to 8.