Coastal Open delivers top notch performances
Tennis
Kallie Heese
Some of the best players from Namibia gathered in Swakopmund last weekend to participate in the Bank Windhoek Namibia Tennis Association (NTA) Coastal Open tournament.
The tennis was of a high standard, with local players competing against Namibian athletes studying in the United States and South Africa.
The men's A section saw an exciting final between Namibia's top Davis Cup players Tuki Jacobs and Deon van Dyk, which Jacobs won 6-3, 6-3.
Jacobs' sister Sedi had no problems winning her final against Caroline Adriano 6-1, 6-0.
The men's B section was won by Derick Rooza who had the upper hand against NTA president Samson Kaulinge.
Paul Schwieger and Kudzai Toto caused an upset by beating the number two seeded doubles combination of Deon van Dyk and Eduan Louw. The youngsters went all the way to the final where they faced the formidable brothers Katu and Tuki Jacobs. The Jacobs pair confirmed their number one ranking with a hard fought 6-2, 6-4 victory.
A number of the best junior FNB development programme players were given the opportunity to participate in the tournament and gain valuable experience playing against adults with much more match experience. They especially enjoyed talking to their local role model hero, top ranked Namibian Davis Cup player Tuki Jacobs. Jacobs briefed the development juniors on the rigid training environment in American college tennis and gave them a few valuable hints on how to become better tournament players.
At the prize-giving ceremony NTA tennis president Samson Kaulinge thanked the sponsor Bank Windhoek and all the players and supporters who had travelled, particularly from far away to join the tournament.
As a grain of salt in an otherwise well-organized tournament he regretted the low participation of women in the tournament.
Clive Gawanab, NTA vice-president, informed players that the next big tournament on the NTA calendar is the ITF Southern Africa Junior Championships. This international competition will be hosted in Windhoek from 9 to 19 January 2017.
Results:
Women's Singles A section: Winner Sedi Jacobs, runner-up Caroline Adriano.
Men's Singles A section: Winner Tuki Jacobs, runner-up Deon van Dyk.
Men's Doubles A section: Winners Tuki Jacobs and Katu Jacobs, runners-up Paul Schwieger and Kudzai Toto.
Women's Doubles A section: Winners Sedi Jacobs and Caroline Adriano, runners-up Engela Malan and Carin Neethling.
Men's Semi Finalist A section: Kato Jacobs and Paul Schwieger.
Women's Singles B section: Winner Engela Malan, runner-up Carin Neethling.
Men's Singles B Section: Winner Derick Rooza, runner-up Samson Kaulinge.
Men's Doubles B Section: Winners Samson Kaulinge and Derick Rooza, runners-up Richard Bailey and Eugene Cruys.
• Players that want to enter tournaments can contact Kallie Heese at [email protected]
Some of the best players from Namibia gathered in Swakopmund last weekend to participate in the Bank Windhoek Namibia Tennis Association (NTA) Coastal Open tournament.
The tennis was of a high standard, with local players competing against Namibian athletes studying in the United States and South Africa.
The men's A section saw an exciting final between Namibia's top Davis Cup players Tuki Jacobs and Deon van Dyk, which Jacobs won 6-3, 6-3.
Jacobs' sister Sedi had no problems winning her final against Caroline Adriano 6-1, 6-0.
The men's B section was won by Derick Rooza who had the upper hand against NTA president Samson Kaulinge.
Paul Schwieger and Kudzai Toto caused an upset by beating the number two seeded doubles combination of Deon van Dyk and Eduan Louw. The youngsters went all the way to the final where they faced the formidable brothers Katu and Tuki Jacobs. The Jacobs pair confirmed their number one ranking with a hard fought 6-2, 6-4 victory.
A number of the best junior FNB development programme players were given the opportunity to participate in the tournament and gain valuable experience playing against adults with much more match experience. They especially enjoyed talking to their local role model hero, top ranked Namibian Davis Cup player Tuki Jacobs. Jacobs briefed the development juniors on the rigid training environment in American college tennis and gave them a few valuable hints on how to become better tournament players.
At the prize-giving ceremony NTA tennis president Samson Kaulinge thanked the sponsor Bank Windhoek and all the players and supporters who had travelled, particularly from far away to join the tournament.
As a grain of salt in an otherwise well-organized tournament he regretted the low participation of women in the tournament.
Clive Gawanab, NTA vice-president, informed players that the next big tournament on the NTA calendar is the ITF Southern Africa Junior Championships. This international competition will be hosted in Windhoek from 9 to 19 January 2017.
Results:
Women's Singles A section: Winner Sedi Jacobs, runner-up Caroline Adriano.
Men's Singles A section: Winner Tuki Jacobs, runner-up Deon van Dyk.
Men's Doubles A section: Winners Tuki Jacobs and Katu Jacobs, runners-up Paul Schwieger and Kudzai Toto.
Women's Doubles A section: Winners Sedi Jacobs and Caroline Adriano, runners-up Engela Malan and Carin Neethling.
Men's Semi Finalist A section: Kato Jacobs and Paul Schwieger.
Women's Singles B section: Winner Engela Malan, runner-up Carin Neethling.
Men's Singles B Section: Winner Derick Rooza, runner-up Samson Kaulinge.
Men's Doubles B Section: Winners Samson Kaulinge and Derick Rooza, runners-up Richard Bailey and Eugene Cruys.
• Players that want to enter tournaments can contact Kallie Heese at [email protected]
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