The draws and order of play for Tuesday 9 March are now displayed on the Draws Page
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The updated rankings as at 8 March 2010 are now available on the Ranking Page.
Please note that I cannot display the Excel spreadsheet which allows you to see the tournaments played per individual. Please go to SA Tennis website for that facility.
The draws and Order of Play for Monday 8 February are now on the Draws Page.
The draws and order of play for Sunday 7 February are now displayed on the Draws page.
The first round of the World Group 2010 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas starts today. It should be interesting with no Rafael Nadael or Feliciano Lopez for Spain and Switzerland missing the worlds best player – Roger Federer.
The country’s name in brackets indicates where the match is being played.
- Spain vs Switzerland (Spain)
- France vs Germany (France)
- Russia vx India (Russia)
- Sweden vs Argentina (Sweden)
- Croatia vs Ecuador (Croatia)
- Serbia vs United States (Serbia)
- Belgium vs Czech Republic (Belgium)
- Chile vx Israel (Chile)
For updated scores and information – click here
The Tennis World SA issue no 4 (February) is out and I know that many of you have already received your copy. We are aware of the postal problem – two of you have already told me that your address is correct but the magazine was actually addressed to a different person. This also happened to my son’s magazine yesterday so I decided to investigate it fully.
It seems to me that the distribution company that Tennis World have used have somehow dropped a line somewhere i.e. so a members address has actually been combined with the members name on the line above. How this happened I have no idea but the list that SATA provided is in fact correct, so please do not worry that all of a sudden your personal details are wrong. Keep the magazine that you received.
Furthermore, you will note that the SATA input for the magazine is not of the quality that we would like. Our contribution was randomly cut (due to space constraints) and changed and unfortunately we were not given time to proofread our work as it was just simply sent directly to printing - the result is obvious (sincere apologies to St Stithians for the typing errors!).
According to Tennis World there were a number of factors that contributed to this with the main ones being their time delays as a result of the SA Open and a new designer. They have extended their apologies to SATA and their members and are committed to producing next months edition in the original professional manner that we have become used to.
Please note that there has been a change on the girls under 18 draw for the Border Eastern Cape New Balance Tournament. The revised draw is now displayed on the Draw Page.
I am still waiting for the OoP for the upcoming tournaments and have been promised the GN Dross one by the end of today.
The draws for the Gauteng North Dross Tournament have ben loaded to the Draws Page. Order of play still to follow.
The draws for the following tournaments are now displayed on the Draw Page:
- Boland Sportsman Mini Series 2010
- Border Eastern Cape New Balance 2010
Order of Play will be put up when I receive them.
Karel Jacobs
Mpumalanga Tennis Association held the launch of their LOTTO supported project on Saturday 16 January 2010 at Middelburg Country club.
Karel Jacobs, president of Mpumalanga Tennis mentioned in his welcome speech that after a few applications Mpumalanga Tennis was successful in the latest application to the LOTTO. This allocation made to Mpumalanga Tennis allows them to start a proper project to promote tennis in the province. Part of this project will be the identification of possible tennis players that can be developed into good players. View full article »
Thank you to Bridget Visee who sent me this photo from the SATA Masters when Kevin Ullyett gave the players a doubles clinic.
Wild Cards for RVTA JUNIOR ITF POTCHEFSTROOM have been awarded as follows:
Girls Qualifying:
- Lynn Kiro
- Ilze Hattingh
- Sarah Sarjoo
- Theresa van Zyl
- Marli van Heerden
- Alison Sanders
Girls Main Draw:
- Janine Erasmus
- Tamar Shahaf
- Welma Luus
- Jesse Grace
The following girls should note that because of the awarding of main draw wild cards they will now move into qualifying:
- Ansunica Brits
- Franceska Stroh
- Dominique Bruce
Boys Qualifying:
- Justin Lotz
- Brandon Ebersey
- Anthony Eva
- Redge Rostron
- Shuan Leisher
- Matthew Maguire
Boys Main Draw:
- Juan Kruger
- Clayton Gilbertson
- Michal Lyzwa
- Marc van der Merwe
The following boys will now move into qualifying because of the movement of players to main draw:
- Graham Shaw
- Donovan McSeveney
- Nikolas Pondicas
- Jeandre Hoogenboezem
Kearsney College have just held their annual tennis festival – to read more about it please go to our Schools Page.
SATA’s Iain Smith is in hospital and we wish him a speedy recovery.
Get better soon Iain …. we need you back at work!
Read all about the West Rand Vets Tournament – WR Open 2010 Round-up
