Zambia claims Namibia’s open tournament
The third Senior Open Tennis Tournament took place from Friday to Sunday at the central tennis courts in Olympia, Windhoek.
It saw the national Zambian participants face Namibian top players for the women’s junior open title and the men’s senior open title.
The men’s semi-finals saw a thrilling competition on Saturday between Owen Mwale of Zambia and our very own George Louw, who lost to him in two sets. The other half of the men’s semi-final was a Davis Cup affair between Ristor Shikongo and Daniel Jauss, which ended 6-4, 7-6 to Jauss.
The ladies’ draw was contested in a round robin format, where Joanivia Bezuidenhout and Minehle Moyo came out on top, facing each other in the finals.
More titles to grab
Sunday’s finals were a fierce contest between Daniel Jauss and Owen Mwale, who came out on top of the men’s title with 6-4/7-5. The ladies’ final was another thrilling title contest, which saw Minehle Moyo come from one set behind to beat Joanivia Bezuidenhout 7-5,4-6,2-6.
The ladies’ doubles were won by Mari van Schalkwyk and Linique Theron, while the men’s saw Elias and Risto Shikongo take the lead. The tournament is a blend of international and youth tennis players and Namibian coaches.
"I am very pleased with our performance. We would go back to the drawing board to sort out a few things. We will return stronger to win more titles in the senior tournament in June," said Maggie Mutale, the Zambian coach of the Green Eagles Tennis Club.
Mutale is the Zambian coach of Owen Mwale and his brother, Jordan Mwale, who took part in the competition. The competition was also graced by the presence of the legendary Bob "Uncle Bob" Mould, who has been involved in tennis at the venue for the past 45 years. Uncle Bob has been a patron of the club for the past five years and is an ex-president of the Namibia Tennis Association (NTA), serving for 10 years.
It saw the national Zambian participants face Namibian top players for the women’s junior open title and the men’s senior open title.
The men’s semi-finals saw a thrilling competition on Saturday between Owen Mwale of Zambia and our very own George Louw, who lost to him in two sets. The other half of the men’s semi-final was a Davis Cup affair between Ristor Shikongo and Daniel Jauss, which ended 6-4, 7-6 to Jauss.
The ladies’ draw was contested in a round robin format, where Joanivia Bezuidenhout and Minehle Moyo came out on top, facing each other in the finals.
More titles to grab
Sunday’s finals were a fierce contest between Daniel Jauss and Owen Mwale, who came out on top of the men’s title with 6-4/7-5. The ladies’ final was another thrilling title contest, which saw Minehle Moyo come from one set behind to beat Joanivia Bezuidenhout 7-5,4-6,2-6.
The ladies’ doubles were won by Mari van Schalkwyk and Linique Theron, while the men’s saw Elias and Risto Shikongo take the lead. The tournament is a blend of international and youth tennis players and Namibian coaches.
"I am very pleased with our performance. We would go back to the drawing board to sort out a few things. We will return stronger to win more titles in the senior tournament in June," said Maggie Mutale, the Zambian coach of the Green Eagles Tennis Club.
Mutale is the Zambian coach of Owen Mwale and his brother, Jordan Mwale, who took part in the competition. The competition was also graced by the presence of the legendary Bob "Uncle Bob" Mould, who has been involved in tennis at the venue for the past 45 years. Uncle Bob has been a patron of the club for the past five years and is an ex-president of the Namibia Tennis Association (NTA), serving for 10 years.
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