THE 23rd annual Kearsney College National Tennis Festival, in which eight of the country’s top tennis-playing schools take part, gets into full swing this weekend.
Play will take place from Friday, 18 May to Sunday, 20 May on the courts at Kearsney College, as well as Highbury and St Mary’s schools.
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The format is round robin which will yield a semi-final, final, play-off matches and an eventual winner.
Participating schools are Pretoria’s Affies and Pretoria Boys’ High, Grey College from Bloemfontein, Paul Roos and Rondebosch Boys’ High from the Western Cape, Selborne College from East London and hosts Kearsney and Clifton College from KwaZulu-Natal.
The festival has become a highlight on the national schools’ tennis calendar and this year 56 competitors (seven per team) and 20 support coaches and staff will enjoy the event.
An incredibly high standard of tennis is always evident from the top junior players in the country.
Festival organiser and Kearsney MIC of tennis, Anthony Willows, said the festival continued to attract the top South African tennis playing schools thanks to on-going sponsorship from SeeffProperties, Sportsmans Warehouse, Wilson, Alpine Motors and Matchday performance drinks.
Seeff Dolphin Coast sponsor, Tim Johnson, said: “As a Kearsney Old Boy and past tennis player, I’m proud to support this important festival and the talented boys participating from some of the country’s most prestigious sporting schools”.
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