Match on: Kearsney hosts 25th tennis festival
Eight schools from across the country have signed up to compete in this weekend's event.
KEARSNEY College in Botha’s Hill will host the country’s top tennis schools at its annual three-day invitation festival from Friday, 7 to Sunday, 9 May.
The 25th Kearsney Tennis Festival will see eight highly competitive tennis schools participate. Current top seeded tennis schools include Paul Roos from Stellenbosch and Grey College from Bloemfontein are expected to again produce some outstanding players. Also participating are Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) and Pretoria Boys’ High School, Rondebosch Boys’ High School and three local teams, Westville Boys’ High School, Clifton College and the hosts, Kearsney College.
Kearsney’s 1st team will be captained by Bryce van der Merwe, together with Caleb Fyvie, Finn Coningham, Shail Chetty, Keegan Gevers, Thomas McKenzie Lithabe Shweni and Noah Dammann.
“The festival promises to showcase the strength of tennis among aspiring youngsters from schools across the country. It has become a highlight on the national schools’ tennis calendar and an exciting and high standard of tennis is always evident from SA’s top junior players,” said the festival organiser and Kearsney MIC of tennis, Anthony Willows.
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While it is hosted by Kearsney College, the 56 competitors will again play on courts at Kearsney, Highbury and St Mary’s schools.
Teams play five matches and each one will consist of six singles and three doubles matches. The round robin matches will yield a semi-final, final, play-off matches and an eventual winner.
The event will coincide with Kearsney’s other sports fixtures against Michaelhouse at home this weekend, an opponent school which always draws large crowds.
Willows said the school was grateful to new sponsor SPAR which joined this year, while Wilson was still committed to supporting the event.
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