TuksTennis Rules Second Consecutive Tournament

Posted on September 17, 2013

TuksTennis Rules Second Consecutive Tournament.

 

TuksTennis produced the ladies and men’s winners for the invitational tournament played at Groenkloof Tennis Club in Pretoria on the 14th and 15th of September 2013.

 

TuksTennis player Shannon Cox only dropped two games on her way to the finals. Defeating Heide-Mare Kotze (6-0 6-1) and Carmen Killian (6-0 6-1) and finally defeating Kimberly van der Bank in the finals in straight sets (7-5 7-5) winning the open ladies section.

 

TuksTennis player Nikhil Joshi came back from 3-0 down in the first set only to win his first match against Dylan Walters (6-3 6-1). He played a grueling second match against Frans Ledwaba,that went into a third set, but after about 3 and a half hours pulled it through(6-2 4-6 6-4) to face Reinhardt Trollip in the finals.

 

TuksTennis player Reinhardt Trollip had an easy( 6-0 6-1) defeat over Riaan van der Merwe only to play a tough match against Kyle Gerber saving two set points and finally taking the match (6-3 7-6). In the finals Reinhardt Trollip played fellow TuksTennis player Nikhil Joshi. Defeating him (6-1 6-3), Reinhardt  winning the mens Open section.

 

TuksTennis players proved again that they are busy ruling the South African circuit.

 

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