Sport Results, Tennis

Sarah Baartman District Tennis

๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—ข the following Union tennis players on their inclusion in the Zone 2 Sarah Baartman District Teams:
๐˜‚/๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜†๐˜€:
1. John-Henry King
2. Owen Paxton (Absent)
7. Brett Kenmuir
8. Ethan Raath
10. Triston Hudson
11. Aidan Ferreira (absent)
๐˜‚/๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€:
2. Mia Botha
๐˜‚/๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€:
1.Tara Ferreira
2. Mischa Newton
5. Mecoli Vorster
6. Jourdan Koeberg
๐˜‚/๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜†๐˜€:
7. Josh Neill
8. Angus McLaggan
๐˜‚/๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€:
1. Caytah-Leigh Koeberg
5. Charlize Vorster

๐˜‚/๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜†๐˜€:
4. Brent Hesselink

๐˜‚/๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€:
2. Marli Brummer
Sport Results, Tennis

Snr Tennis vs Cradock High

๐—” ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€
On Tuesday afternoon, 12 October, Union High School’s Top 6 boys and girls tennis players hosted their Cradock High School counterparts for what turned out to be a very enjoyable afternoon of tennis.
All the matches were played in great spirit and tightly contested and we extend our thanks to the Cradock players for travelling to Graaff-Reinet and their wonderful sportsmanship.
Bulletin, Tennis

Well Done Tara

Grade 8 learner Tara Ferreira competed in a TSA tournament held in Port Elizabeth on Saturday and Sunday, 27 and 28 March.
Tara played exceptionally well, coming out tops in the Girls’ u/14 division.
Well done, Tara!
Bulletin, Tennis

Well Done Grace!

This past Saturday, 31 October, Union High School Grade 5 learner Grace Kemp competed in a TSA tournament in Port Elizabeth.
She did well to get to the semi-finals of the u/12 division, losing narrowly to Borderโ€™s top-ranked player.ย  Grace ended up coming third, beating a player from the Western Province in the 3rd/4th play-off match.
Bulletin, Tennis

Young Tennis Player To Watch

Congratulations to Grade 7 learner Tara Ferreira who participated in the TSA Junior Nationals championship in Bloemfontein at the end of October.
Tara, who competed in the Girls u/12 Singles division, started the tournament off well, winning her first encounter. Her second match saw her meeting the top-ranked player in the division. She lost this match 1-6, 2-6.
The rest of the back draw matches were called off due to rain.
Overall, it was a good experience for this young tennis player and, most assuredly, not her last at this level.
Sport Results, Tennis

Snr Tennis – Fichardtpark McDonalds Sports Day

Union tennis aces compete in Bloem

On Thursday, 27 February, Union High Schoolโ€™s Top 8 tennis boys and girls hit the road to Bloemfontein, to participate in the Fichardtpark McDonalds Sports Day, hosted by Hoรซrskool Fichardtpark.

This annual tournament is a highlight on Unionโ€™s tennis calendar, and, as always, an incredibly high standard of tennis was evident throughout the competition.

โ€ข Boys

Despite a very early start on Friday, the boys were extremely enthusiastic and took to the courts ready to show off their strategies and ball skills in one of the most popular games in the world.

Brent Hesselink got the competition off to a great start for the boysโ€™ second team, winning Unionโ€™s very first match of the day.

This seemed to boost his team membersโ€™ confidence and the boys continued to produce great tennis throughout the day.

The boysโ€™ first team fared just as well and delivered some really exciting tennis. Congratulations are extended to Matthew Hesselink who won all his singles matches, as well as to doubles duo, Brett Amsterdam and Bowen Langmead, who dominated the court, going unbeaten on the day.

Both the boysโ€™ first and second teams produced really competitive tennis throughout the day and must be commended on their great sportsmanship and never-say-die attitude.

Overall, the boysโ€™ first team ended second in their section, with the second team ending third in theirs.

โ€ข Girls

Unionโ€™s spirited girlsโ€™ first team was divided into a pool that featured some very strong competition.

But, even though they had to face some intimidating tennis heavyweights, the girls never got discouraged, giving it their all on the courts in every single encounter.

The girls tied for third place in their pool, and upon conclusion of the dayโ€™s play, placed 8th overall in the โ€˜Aโ€™ section.

The girlsโ€™ second team also enjoyed a very competitive day on the courts and ended the tournament having placed 15th out of the 19 schools entered in the โ€˜Bโ€™ section.

The girls displayed a lot of grit on the courts and Union High School thanks them for their efforts.

Sport Results, Tennis

Jnr Tennis Results vs Gill

Monday afternoon, 24 February, saw Union’s Top 6 junior tennis players competing against their Gill Primary School counterparts on Union’s courts.

The girls won their encounter 6 – 2, while the boys were also victorious, with an end result of 6 – 3.

Well done to all concerned!

Sport Results, Tennis

EP Selection – Tennis

Congratulations to Tara Ferreira, Matthew Paxton and Caytah-Leigh Koeberg who were recently selected to represent the Eastern Cape at the upcoming Inter-Provincial Primary and High Schools national tennis tournament to be held from 9 to 12 April.

These players were selected during trials played in January.

Tara will represent the province as part of their Girls u/13 team, Caytah-Leigh will beย playing for the Girls u/15 team and Matthew will be playing for the Eastern Cape Aloes Boys u/13 team.

Union High School is proud of the depth of our tennis talent and congratulate our players on the honour of representing the Eastern Cape. Provincial selection is the result of long hours on the tennis court practising and is recognition of their talent and passion for the sport.