SOUTHERN CAPE TENNIS NEWS - Some outstanding tennis talent was on display at the first Eden Mini Masters tournament that was hosted in George last weekend with the finals being played at the Great Tennis Academy on Sunday.
The Cooper brothers were on a roll with both scoring a double whammy. Cuan Western (11) won the boys singles u.12 title after beating Stefan Stieger 6-1, 6-1 in the finals and then he and his doubles partner, De Villiers Lamprecht, from Knysna, beat Roux Delport and Ivan Beukes in the boys u.12 doubles 7-6, 6-1.
Not to be outdone his younger brother, Cooper (8) beat Jan Botma in the boys u.10 singles finals 6-4, 6-1. With his doubles partner, Arnu Visser, they managed to beat Janu Botma and Jacobus du Plessis 2-6, 7-6, 11-9.
There were a few titanic battles, especially in the earlier rounds on Friday. Newcomer Charl Vos lost to Michael Mostert while Liebe Oosthuizen managed to beat Carla Dannhauser 6-7, 6-3, 12-10. And young Anja Bezuidenhout won an epic battle against Sienna Mann 7-5, 3-6, 10-7.
The final results were:
Men's singles: Jason Fogle bt Tatun Stevens 7-6, 6-3.
Boy's singles u.16: Michael Mostert bt Arno Colyn 6-3, 6-1.
Boy's singles u.14: Xander Pienaar bt Daniel Knott 6-0, 6-1.
Boy's singles u.14 Gold: Ruan Lamprecht bt David Beukes 6-0, 6-0.
Boy's singles u.12: Cuan Western bt Stefan Stieger 6-1, 6-1.
Boy's singles u.12 Gold: Riley Clark bt Ruben Bezuidenhout 6-0, 6-0.
Boy's singles u.10: Cooper Western bt Janu Botma 12-5.
Girls u.18: Liebe Oosthuizen bt Carla Dannhauser 6-7, 6-3, 12-10.
Girls u.14: Anja Bezuidenhout bt Sienna Mann 7-5, 3-6, 10-7.
Girls u.12: Ile Lategan bt Nika Potgieter 7-5, 6-3.
Girls u.12 Gold: Nina Cilliers bt Gabi Roberts 6-0, 6-1.
Girls u.10: Petra Schoeri (1st) and Kylen Coertzen (2nd).
Men's doubles
Steyls/Van Heerden bt Dippenaar/Hensberg 7-5, 6-3.
Boy's doubles u.16: Mostert/Mostert bt Colyn/Vos 6-3, 6-1.
Boy's doubles u.14: Koen/Naude bt Petzer/Pienaar 7-6, 4-6, 10-8.
Boy's doubles u.12: Lamprecht/Western bt Beukes/Delport 7-6, 6-1.
Boy's doubles u.10: Visser/Western bt Botma/Du Plessis 2-6, 7-6, 11-9.
Girls doubles u.16: Ferreira/Smit bt Dannhauser/Nortje 6-3, 6-2.
Girls doubles u.14: Mann/Bezuidenhout bt Muller/Smit 6-4, 4-6, 10-7.
Girls doubles u.12: Potgieter/Lategan bt Kotze/Vosloo 6-3, 6-4.
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