Union High School’s 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟲 𝘂/𝟭𝟯 𝗯𝗼𝘆𝘀’ 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀’ 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀 players took to the courts against their Kingswood Junior School, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape counterparts this afternoon.
With key players Dante Mills and Madison Tam unfortunately sidelined due to injury, Gemma Murray and Keith Hudson stepped in and rose to the occasion – their beautiful tennis was a joy to watch!
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀’ 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, securing a well-deserved 47 – 18 victory. The boys fought hard in a tightly contested match, narrowly losing 35 – 31.
𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀, much of which can be credited to the dedicated coaching and mentorship of coaches Tiaan and Lente Mostert from Born To Play Tennis Academy.
𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵.
Perhaps the most heartening moment of the day came after the official matches were over – when the learners, still full of energy and excitement, chose to keep playing among themselves. The joy of the game, the laughter and the camaraderie on the courts spoke volumes about the thriving tennis spirit at Union.
𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁.