Young tennis talent rewarded

The Gauteng East Tennis Association’s (GETA) Gauteng East Closed Tennis Championships were held at the Gauteng East Complex in Lakefield from October 28 to November 18.

Some of the winners and special award recipients from the Gauteng East Junior Closed Championships. Back: Ken Smith (GETA president), Marianne Venter (GETA secretary), Tyrah Cook, Ethan Lee, Chay van Eck, Alistair Dick-Vercammen, Samantha Johnson and Dominique Jansen van Vuuren. Middle: Sarah Moyo, Isabella Sereo, Marina da Costa, Anastasia Pesic, Liam Day and Stefan Matic. Front: Kyla Gobby, Erin McKenzie, Jani Howatt, Marcus Lichtblau and Arron van Eck.

Results and award winners from the championships are:

Singles:

• Boys’ u-10: Winner: Arron van Eck. Runner-up: Aiden Blaauw

• Boys’ u-11: Winner: Stefan Matic. Runner-up: Jayden Rooskrantz

• Boys’ u-12: Winner: Marcus Lichtblau. Runner-up: LJ Hay

• Boys’ u-13/14: Winner: Etahn Lee. Runner-up: Chay van Eck

• Boys’ u-15: Winner: Alistair Dick-Vercammen. Runner-up: Marco Miller

• Boys’ u-18: Winner: Liam Day. Runner-up: Zander Dela Guerre

• Girls’ u-10: Winner: Sarah Moyo. Runner-up: Amika Schrittwieser

• Girls’ u-11: Winner: Jani Howatt. Runner-up: Julia Monticelli

• Girls’ u-12: Winner: Erin McKenzie. Runner-up: Tayla Wilmot

• Girls’ u-13: Winner: Tyrah Cook. Runner-up: Tamra Thurston

• Girls’ u-14: Winner: Dominique Jansen van Vuuren. Runner-up: Cayley Symons

• Girls’ u-15: Winner: Anastasia Pesic. Runner-up: Courtney Andrews

• Girls’ u-18: Winner: Samantha Johnson. Runner-up: Isabella Sereo.

Doubles:

• Boys’ u-10: Winners: Arron van Eck and JP du Plessis. Runners-up: Theuhan van Dyk and Aiden Blaauw

• Boys’ u-12: Winners: Pierre Badenhorst and Stefan Matic. Runners-up: LJ Hay and Ronald Jennings

• Boys’ u-14: Winners: Chay van Eck and Ethan Lee. Runners-up: Lesedi Malapile and Gabriel Rowe

• Boys’ u-18: Winners: Andrew Freel and Liam Day. Runners-up: Marco Miller and Alistair Dick-Vercammen

• Girls’ u-10: Winners: Amika Schrittwieser and Sarah Moyo. Runners-up: Kirsten Smith and Denley McCulloch

• Girls’ u-12: Winners: Danielle Chapman and Julia Monticelli. Runners-up: Tongase Chilango and Kyla Gobby

• Girls’ u-14: Winners: Megan Ayliffe and Dominique Jansen van Vuuren. Runners-up: Isabella Domiter and Kim Fine

• Girls’ u-18: Winners: Sarah Thurston and Aimee Caplan. Runners-up: Mieke de Lange and Anastsia Pesic.

Special awards:

• Senior Sportsman: Liam Day

• Senior Sportswoman: Isabella Sereo

• Junior Sportsman: Ethan Lee

• Junior Sportswoman: Dominique Jansen van Vuuren

• Most Improved Senior Boy: Zander dela Guerre

• Most Improved Senior Girl: Marina da Costa

• Most Improved Junior Boy: Marcus Lichtblau

• Most Improved Junior Girl: Jani Howatt

• Most Dedicated Senior Boy: Alistair Dick-Vercamen

• Most Dedicated Senior Girl: Rochelle Malherbe

• Most Dedicated Junior Boy: Jaydon Rooskrantz

• Most Dedicated Junior Girl: Kyla Gobby

• Best Development Player Boy: Thabang Malatsi

• Best Development Player Girl: Mphile Kubheka

• Loyalty Award: Samantha Johnson.

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