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What the youngsters are doing

The junior coordinator is Christine Rossouw.

Tip from the Coach
Practice a lot ,you will be prepared a lot.

News

The junior club championships for 2010 have been completed. The results are as follows:

Section Cup Winner Cup Runner up Plate Winner Plate Runner up
Girls Singles Meghan Goncalves Amy Scholtz Mikhaile Ryklief Raya Stravreva
Boys Singles Robin Timm Ross Walker Trevor Misplon Robbie Arends
Girls Doubles Keri-Ann Roos
Amy Scholtz
Natalie Pinto
Mikhaile Ryklief
   
Boys Doubles Daniel King
Matthew Tippet
Adrian Withers
Robert Shearer
Matt Kapp
Milann
Robbie Arends
Brandon Byron
Mixed Doubles Meghan Goncalves
Matthew Tippet
Amy Scholtz
Anthony Scholtz
Keri-Ann Roos
Ross Walker
Natalie Pinto
Adrian Withers

The Generation Gap day was held on Sunday 6 December 2009. 40 players took part with ages ranging from 5 yrs to "too old to mention". The winners of the various sections were Roland and Robert, Jessica and Steven, and Samantha and Gail. Well done to all, we hope the sore muscles the next day were bearable !

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Congratulations to Ross Walker, Matthew Tippet and Keri Ann Roos on being chosen to represent Western Province Tennis against Boland.


Congratulations to Ross Walker on coming 3rd in the recent U14 Western Province tournament. From your coaches at Hot Shot Tennis Academy and all at Edgemead Tennis Club.


On 5 September 2009 Edgemead Tennis Club and Hot Shot Tennis Academy's top 10 juniors went on a tennis tour to Robertson. Surrounding clubs were also invited while singles and doubles tournaments were held. Needless to say Edgemead players were the winners of the tournament.

The players were: Ross Walker, Matthew Tippett, Adrian Withers, Robert Shearer, Daniel King, Daniel Kushnir, Amy Scholtz, Natalie Pinto, Mikhaile Ryklief and Sasha Wood.

The coaches were Christine and Paul with Robin Tippett as assistant manager and Mike Shearer from African Window Tours as driver. We were so grateful to Mike Shearer for taking us safely there and back.

As usual the hospitality of the 'platteland mense' was outstanding and a fantastic time was had by all. Please see our photos on the website.


Rules of Tennis

WINNING AND LOSING

Losing makes winning worthwhile.
He who makes the fewest mistakes, wins.
He who hits the most winners, often loses.
You are more likely to start talking to your opponent when you are winning.
When you're losing, you are more likely to start talking to yourself.
When you win, it's usually on a back court with no one watching.
When you lose, it's usually in full public view.
If you try to change a losing game, you will lose by even more.
The more you lose, the more you are likely to lose.
Losing is more tiring than winning.
Your tennis elbow, or your bad back, are more likely to come on when you are losing.
Most losses are blamed on the court, the racket, or the weather.
Most wins are credited to your playing skill.


Results of the Junior Championships 2009 - Congratulations to everyone.

Section Cup Plate
  Winner Runner-up Winner Runner-up
Girls Singles Keri-Anne Roos Meghan Goncalves Amy Scholtz Raya Stravreva
Girls Doubles K Roos
A Scholtz
M Goncalves
R Stravreva
   
Boys Singles Robin Timm Matthew Tippet Daniel Kushnir Trevor Misplon
Boys Doubles R Timm
R Gething
T Misplon
B vd Westhuizen
A Withers
R Shearer
J-C Spamer
B Byron
Mixed Doubles K Roos
R Walker
M Goncalves
R Timm
N Pinto
M Tippet
S Wood
A Withers
Most Improved Trevor Misplon  
Comittment Adrian Withers  
Sportsmanship Daniel King  

Tennis Clinic July 2009

The first 3 days of July were full of tennis fun for some children at Edgemead Tennis Club. The coaches, Paul and Christine, worked hard to teach children of all ages and standards a little more about tennis. Prizes, certificates and a lucky draw for a Prince tennis racket bag were handed out. Well done to all who attended.


Congratulations on the achievements of the following juniors:

Kerri-Ann Roos
Selected for Western Province junior schools tennis, under 13B. They will be going on an interprovincial tour to Pietermaritzburg in the June/July holidays.

Ross Walker
Selected for Western Province schools under 13B side to play in the Western Cape interprovincial against Boland in October.

Matthew Tippet
Selected as a reserve for the Western Province schools under 13B side to play in the Western Cape interprovincial against Boland in October.


Selected for trials U14 A and B teams
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