Playing in the Queens Cup (75 years old and above age category), the Rynfield resident led a team consisting of Jackie Zylstra (KwaZulu-Natal), Reiko Murase (Gauteng Central) and Lynnette Thurston (Gauteng North).
The trophy, a Rosewater Dish, was first presented by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) seniors committee in 2002, in St Kanzian, Austria.
It was never going to be easy for the South African women, considering that they were drawn in a poll with the USA, Germany and Australia.
“We played two lots of singles and one lot of doubles every day,” Nevay told the City Times.
“We played as well as we could.
“The competition was extremely tough and strong.
“They play on clay a lot more than we do and play a lot more international grading tournaments that we cannot afford to attend.”
Asked why she would recommend the sport of tennis to newcomers, she said: “You can play tennis on your own against a wall.
“It’s not like cricket or hockey, with tennis you can go on and on.
“And, after tennis, there’s bowls,” she joked.
“Tennis has definitely kept me physically and mentally strong.”
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