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REPORT ON THE 2010 ITF SAVTA NATIONALS
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Venues:
Western Province Tennis Headquarters (Rondebosch)
Kelvin Grove Tennis Club
University of Cape Town Tennis Club
Dates: 06-10 March 2010
Sponsors:
Sadly no sponsors obtained. ABSA and Nashua were approached but had to turn us down.
Thank you Brad and Brett Summers from Wilson for your help - much appreciated.
Hopefully 2011 will see an improvement to the economic climate and sponsors will again be available.
Preamble:
A total of 320 players entered the tournament, but by the time play got under way on Saturday we had 10 withdrawals.
Social side:
Friday - and a very pleasant evening was organized at the Italian Club where good food was the order of the day although, due to the large numbers at the Club, the service was not good at all. However, the music made up for it and plenty of the vets were able to loosen up on the dance floor before play started in earnest on Saturday morning.
General:
Play got under way on Saturday morning at 07:45 in very warm conditions. The hot weather continued to escalate and by Monday was unbearable. Having chatted to Ian Smith, CEO of SATA, the Tournament Doctor, Gert Meyer, and our Referee Japie Klaasen, it was agreed to suspend play on Monday until 16:00. Before this could kick in a number of players had retired from their singles matches. The suspended play came as a welcome relief to all.
We would like to thank all the players who took time out to go to Cape Town and play the tournament. We hope that it was all worth while. A special word of thanks goes out to Birgitte our lady from Denmark who was very happy to have made the decision to come to Cape Town. Birgitte was simply over awed by the beauty of Cape Town, the absolute friendliness shown to her by all she came into contact with and the super tennis she was able to play. Thank you Yvonne for all you did to make Birgitte's stay a happy one - she will be back.
We would also like to welcome Mervin Watson back to Cape Town, South Africa, where he has decided to retire after living in Canada for many, many years. It is good to have you back Mervin and we hope that the decision turns out to be really good for you.
Our triple champions are listed below and to them we say "well done" - it is truly a good effort - especially in the extreme weather conditions.
Danie Buys (GN) - 45+ age group
Petro Kruger (Bol) - 65+ age group
Janine Lieffrig (FS) - 70+ age group
Results as follows:
Men's Singles
Over 30 (3) Wimpie Helmand (SWD) beat (2) Hanru Fourie (NWP) 6\1 6\3
Over 35 (1) Rob Dick (BOL) beat Jason Sher (WP) 6\2 6\1
Over 40 Belford Hendricks (WP) beat (7) Casper Oelofsen (WP) 6\0 6\3
Over 45 (2) Danie Buys (GC) beat (1) Steven Brown (WP) 6\4 7\5
Over 50 (1) Piet van Blerk (BOL) beat (2) Neville Wright (KZN) 6\1 6\2
Over 55 Miles Foxcroft (GC) beat Tony Fawcett (WP) 6\7 6\3 6\2
Over 60 (3) Frank Briscoe (GC) beat (4) Jean Hubert (KZN) 6\0 6\2
Over 65 (3) Hannes van Wyk (NWP) beat (1) Oscar Marino (GC) 2\6 6\2 7\6
Over 70 (4) Colin Kemp (KZN) beat Alan Green (KZN) 6\0 6\2
Over 75 Derek Lawer (GN) beat Neville Whitfield (WP) 7\5 6\4
Over 80 Francois van der Merwe (BOL) beat Brian Smith (GC) 4\6 6\1 6\2
Women's Singles
Over 30 Gail Donnelly (WP) beat Angie Heath (WP) 6\4 4\6 7\5
Over 35 (1) Sally Estcourt (WP) beat (2) Marlese Wilke-Louw (NC) 6\2 6\1
Over40 (2) Lettica Venter (KZN) beat (1) Ralene Buys (GN) 6\3 6\4
Over 45 (3) Michelle Whitehead (WP) beat (1) Ronel Louw (GN) 2\6 retired
Over50 (1) Izette Kotze (Bol) beat (4) Louisa Grimbeek (NWP) 6\3 4\6 6\1
Over 55 (3) Cora Roux (GE) beat (1) Pumla Xotyeni (KZN) 4\6 7\5 7\6
Over 60 (1) Elsabie Ferreira (GE) beat (2) Yvonne Fichardt (WP) 6\2 6\3
Over 65 (1) Petro Kruger (BOL) beat (2) Marietjie Viljoen (BOL) 6\0 6\3
Over 70 Janine Lieffrig (FS) beat Joan Sephton (BOR) 6\0 6\1
Over 75 Jackie Zylstra (GC) beat Aurora de Villiers (BOL) 6\2 6\2
Men's Doubles
Over 30/35 (3) R Dick (BOL) / B Hendricks (WP) beat C Classen (WP) / D Cook (WP) 6\2 6\4
Over 40 A Cassiem (WP)/C Gous (BOL) beat (1) J de Beer (SWD)/D Knoetze (SWD) 6\3 6\3
Over 45 (1)D Buys(GC)/P van Blerk(BOL) beat (3) J Biccard(WP)/S Brown(WP) 5\7 6\1 6\2
Over 50 (2) A Chiat (WP)/N Wright (KZN) beat (1) C Botha (NWP)/A Myburgh(GE) 6\1 6\3
Over 55 P Barrett (WP) / C Tuckniss (WP) beat M Foxcroft (GC) / J Gardiner (WP) 7\6 6\4
Over 60 (2) C Conroy (GC) / J Hubert (KZN) beat G Loader (EP) / D Nicoll (EP) 6\4 7\5
Over 65 M Watson (WP)/M Wolffe (WP) beat (2) P de Vaal (GN) / B Kehl (EP) 2\6 7\6 6\3
Over 70 D Hillen (GC) / C Kemp (KZN) beat (1) R Burls (FS) / D Lawer (GN) 6\3 6\4
Over 75 H Mentz (GC) / N Whitfield (WP) beat L Joubert (WP) / F van der Merwe (BOL) 6\3 3\6 6\0
Women's Doubles
Over 30/35 E Pretorius (WP)/M Wilke-Louw(NC) beat J Borchardt(GE)/N Loram (GC) 6\3 6\4
Over 40 R Buys (GN) / L Venter (KZN) beat M Neethling (SWD) / A Wessels (GN) 7\5 6\3
Over 45 (1)R Bester(SWD)/C v.Coller(SWD) beat (2)D Hyde(SWD)/J Simpson(WP) 6\2 6\1
Over 50 J Dukas (WP) / G Williams (WP) beat (1) J Cerff (WP) / I Kotze (BOL) 6\7 6\4 6\4
Over 55 (1) S Botha (GN) / P Xotyeni (KZN) beat (2) H Cronje (SWD) / C Roux (GE) 7\6 6\4
Over 60 (1) Y Fichardt (WP)/P Kruger (BOL) beat (3) A Brand (FS) / E Ferreira (GE) 7\5 6\4
Over 65 (1)E Lategan(SWD)/M Viljoen(BOL) beat (2)B Rose-Innes(WP)/V Viljoen(GC) 3\6 6\0 6\2
Over 70/75 J Lieffrig (FS) / A van Coller (KZN) beat R Murase (GC) / K Nevay (GE) 6\3 6\3
Mixed Doubles
Over 30/35 Rain washed out match
Over 40/45 (1) D Buys (GC) / R Buys (GN) beat (3) C Gous (BOL) / C van Coller (SWD) 7\5 6\4
Over 50/55 (4) P Barrett (WP)/S Larsen (WP) beat (2) S Sibiya (BOR)/P Xotyeni (KZN) 6\2 6\0
Over 60/65 Rain washed out match
Over 70 (1) D Hillen (GC) / J Lieffrig (FS) beat (2) R Burls (FS) / J Sephton (BOR) 6\2 7\5
A big "Thank you" to all the workers, Barbara Rose-Innes and her committee, CP and Alta Brand, Muret van der Colff and our own Andrew Comrie, together with Kelvin Grove, UCT and Rondebosch - without you the ITF Veterans Nationals would not have been so successful.
Our greatful thanks to Gert Meyer our Tournament Doctor, the physio's who were able to sort out the aching muscles and to our Tournament Referee Japie Klaasen and his court monitors Ivan Bridges, Reggie Domoney and Keith Slauck. Thanks for jobs well done - all truly appreciated..
Hope to see you all again next year in Pretoria -
30-55+ age groups 04 - 08 March 2011
60-85+ age groups 09 - 13 March 2011
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