Jason Harris claimed a straight sets victory against Aryton Vermaak to win the Gauteng East Tennis Association (GETA) winter tournament men’s singles title.
Harris won the final 6-2 6-4 to clinch his third successive men’s singles title.
The tournament, held from August 16 to 18, attracted around 150 players and was hailed as a great success by the GETA juniors’ chairperson Karen McRae.
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Harris and Vermaak also won the men’s doubles while provincial player Ryan Delaporte won a silver in the U12 boys’ singles.
“Well done to Ryan and all the players,” said McRae.
Interprovincials
The GETA U13 team finished 13th during the interprovincial championships in Pretoria from August 9 to 11.
McRae said she was proud of how the team played.
“We had a tough round-robin group but managed to pull off one win out of three games.
“The eventual winners, Free State, were in our group and we managed to get 11 points off them, no mean feat,” said McRae.
“With half a team of first-time players, we are super proud of all our players for sticking it out for three tough, hot days of tennis. With an amazing sponsorship from Puma and Baseline Racquets for the girls’ kit, the team looked very smart”.
GETA will host the interprovincials primary and high schools trials from September 6 to 8.
