#TuksTennis: Mahlako Legare’s journey of daily improvement

Posted on November 22, 2024

The tennis legend Billy Jean King once said, "Champions keep playing until they get it right.". It is tempting to say that the 12-year-old Mahlako Legare won't really know about King's on-court heroics. But then again, when talking tennis, the Tuks player might surprise many with her knowledge...

#TuksTennis: Winning bronze at the Paris Paralympic Games has not sunk in for Donald Ramphadi

Posted on September 11, 2024

Every athlete dreams of making sports history, but when the moment arrives, it might not immediately be fully appreciated — just ask wheelchair tennis player Donald Ramphadi. The TuksTennis club member, alongside Lucas Sithole, made history by winning bronze in the men's quad doubles,...

#TuksTennis: Donald Ramphadi to make “history” at the 2022 Australian Open

Posted on January 14, 2022

#TuksTennis: Donald Ramphadi to make “history” at the 2022 Australian Open Donald Ramphadi will be making "sports history" the very first time his racket connects with the ball during Melbourne's Australian Open Wheelchair Tennis Tournament in Melbourne (23-27 January) 2022.

#TuksTennis: Tuks win the overall title at the 2021 FASU Tennis Slam Championships in Kampala, Uganda

Posted on October 25, 2021

#TuksTennis: Tuks win the overall title at the 2021 FASU Tennis Slam Championships in Kampala, Uganda That is one way to describe the final day of the recent 2021 FASU Tennis Slam Championships in Kampala, Uganda. Overall, Tuks, under the headship of Blaise Izungu, finished first place and...

#TuksTennis: Kgothatso Montjane will be playing to make South Africa proud at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in Japan

Posted on August 24, 2021

#TuksTennis: Kgothatso Montjane will be playing to make South Africa proud at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in Japan Being a trailblazer in women's wheelchair tennis has become second nature to Kgothatso Montjane of TuksTennis, who is part of the Tennis South Africa (TSA) high-performance...

#TuksSport: Q&A interview with student head coach, Blaise Izungu and his appreciation message to TuksTennis

Posted on March 23, 2021

Blaise Izungu is a Student Head Coach & Assistant Academy Coach at TuksTennis. From 2014 to 2016, he served as an Assessor for the USSA Tennis Executive Committee and member of the USSA National Team Selection Panel. At the beginning of 2020, he was appointed Tournament Director of USSA...

#TuksTennis: Evans Maripa cannot wait to hit the "sweet spot" during a major tournament

Posted on February 20, 2021

Evans Maripa arguably has one of the best forehands in international wheelchair tennis. The Tuks based player’s biggest regret last year was never getting an opportunity to hit the "sweet spot" seeing an opponent play and miss. 2020 was monotonous. It felt like all he did was go to the...

#TuksSport: Mr Steven Ball, new TuksSport Director wants student-athletes to strive to make a difference

Posted on January 29, 2021

Many years ago, a young boy in Ladysmith loved nothing more than to do all kinds of sports and dive into swimming pools. Like many youngsters, he had hoped to become one of the best. When he realised early on it would not happen, he did not get discouraged. Through his participation, he had...