VPHS
Friday afternoon for 2 ½ hours. We have worked
on basic tennis grip, forehand and backhand strokes
and services. There still remains a bit of work, but
given the amount of practice that should be done,
we are seeing some rewards. Kyle Myburgh has already stood in for a player in the 2nd team and has
given a good account of himself.
Playing in the doubles league in the 2nd and 3rd term
introduced the players to competitive matches. The
challenge to the players was to improve their tennis, irrespective of whether they won or lost. They
took up this challenge, playing some 1st teams from
other schools and being very competitive.
The teams were as follows:Boys
Girls
Kyle Myburgh
(Captain)
Zamo Tana
Tinashe Mbaba
Chumiwe Mfazwe
Mihlali Jaji
Sibahle Mayakiso
Asimahle Mbenya (Captain)
Joy Militala
Yanga Mfana
Tanaka Kandayi
The season’s matches and results:Victoria Park Girls versus
Humansdorp
Collegiate
Linkside
Westview
Pearson
Won 6 - 2
Lost 8 - 1
Lost 8- 0
Won - walkover
Lost 6 - 2
Victoria Park Boys versus
Linkside
Cape Recife
Pearson
St Dominics
St Georges
Won 6 - 2
Lost 6 - 2
Lost 6 - 2
Lost 6 - 2
Lost 8 - 0
We can only improve from here and hopefully add
value to the tennis of the school, as most of these
players are juniors. With their commitment and passion, the future of tennis at the school looks very
bright.
Mr. M Barry
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