Siblings dominate tennis tourney

Siblings dominate tennis tourney The two Jacobs players, Tuki and his sister Lesedi, emerged victorious during the Bank Windhoek NTA Coastal Open tournament held recently.

The tournament saw some of the best players from Namibia gathered to participate, where quality of tennis was displayed by local players competing against Namibian players studying in the United States and South Africa.

The men’s A section saw an exciting final among Namibia’s top Davis Cup players Tuki Jacobs and Deon van Dyk which Tuki Jacob won 6-3 6-3.

Tuki Jacob’s sister Lesedi also stood her ground like her brother to win the final against Caroline Adriano 6-1 6-0.

The men’s B section was won by Derick Rooza who had the upper hand against Tennis Association 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 finals where they faced a formidable opponent Katu and Tuki Jacobs. The Jacobs brothers 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 to gain experience playing against much more match experienced adult players.

The players had chats with their local role model hero top ranked Namibian Davis Cup player Tuki Jacobs.

Tuki 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, some from far away, to join the tournament.

NTA vice-president Clive Gwanab, informed players that the next big tournament on the NTA calendar is the ITF Southern Africa Junior Championships.

The international tournament will be hosted by the NTA from the 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

Winner: Tuki Jacobs and Katu Jacobs

Runner Up: Paul Schwieger and Kudzai Toto

Women’s Doubles A Section

Winner: Sedi Jacobs and Engela Malan

Men’s Semi Finalist A Section

Kato Jacobs

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

Winner: Samson Kaulinge and Derick Rooza

Runner Up: Richard Bailey and Eugene Cruys

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