… Rau keeps Number 1 spot
Windhoek
The Central Tennis Courts outside Windhoek was scene of two exciting encounters between the CTC C and CTC OTB in the 2nd Men’s’ League, while the CTC A ladies were up against the visiting team from SKW.
In the ladies’ encounter, the experienced team from SKW swooped a stunning 16 points whilst the home team, CTC A, got only 4 points. The ladies’ singles matches kicked-off with CTC A number 1 seeded player, Melissa Khuphe, struggling against top veteran, Amanda van Dyk of SKW and giving the match away 1-6 5-7.
However, in the second singles SKW’s veteran, Jolanda Amoraal, had to accept defeat against junior player, Taimi Nashiku who defeated her 7-6, 6-3. In the doubles matches, SKW’s Mariska Kuscke teamed up with Sonja Martens to win in two straight sets 0-6, 0-6 against Bronwyn Kavarure and Meghan Lombardt of CTC A.
Khuphe and Nashiku of CTC A lost to Kuscke and Martens in another doubles only tie-break set, 6-3, 2-6, 3-10. The other doubles match saw Lombardt and Kavarure lose to van Dyk and Amoraal 0-6 1-6.
Amanda van Dyk said after the games: “I think that I managed to win against my opponents because they were not able to play my slice backhand and my serves, but if they want to beat me they should go for my forehand. The doubles were very, very easy and the singles was really a nice game and I enjoyed it.”
In the men’s league CTC OTB took the lead when they won 13 points to 7 against CTC C. CTC OTB demonstrated that they are one of the teams to be watched out for.
In the singles matches, Risto Shikongo was trounced upon by CTC OTB’s Peter Brinkmann, 6-3, 1-6, 0-6. CTC C’s veteran, Mkhululi Khuphe gave it no break when he won against CTC OTB’s Werner Schukmann, 6-4 6-3. CTC C’s Bob Mould teamed up with David Ipinge to lose to CTC OTB’ Bas Rijnen and Dirk Stein, 4-6 5-7.
CTC C’s Mould and Ipinge were not having a good time when they lost to Brinkmann and Schuckmann from CTC OTB 0-6 1-6. Shikongo and Khuphe took ownership of the last doubles game against CTC OTB’s Rijnen and Stein, leading them to win 6-2, 6-2.
The much-anticipated match between second league front runner CTC A and the CTC Poly team had to be postponed to another date due to the absence of two key players of CTC A.
In the men’s first division Nampol had to play DTS. In hard-fought matches Nampol overpowered the DTS team by 19 to 5 points. Nampol number 1 player, Grant Rau beat PD Theron 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
Nampol’s big serving Henco Serdyn won against David Edmunds, who had to withdraw at the score of 5-2 due to injury. In another tight match, DTS Warren Frewer of DTS defeated Hendrik de Waal 6-3, 6-7, 6-3. Lian Theron of DTS meanwhile lost to Hennie Bergh 4-6, 0-6. Bergh and De Waal lost their double match to Frewer and Lian Theron 7-6, 1-6, 11-13.