Two of our promising trainees from the Performance Training Program competed hard and had a very good outing in the recently concluded STA Spex Age Group tournament. In the U-12 Singles category, Wu Shaoyu, seeded no. 5, won the event in a closely fought final. He competed hard and was very consistent throughout the tournament. He had a scare in the semi-finals, eventually winning in a super close tie - break 9-8 (8-6) after being down 2-6!
In one of the toughest categories, the U-14 event, Jan Van Den Berg, seeded no. 12 lost 7-9 in the Quarter-finals in a keenly contested match which had many high quality rallies. After beating his 4th round opponent 9-0, Jan admitted being a little nervous during the match but was only let down by a few close points.
We are sure these players and more trainees from the squad will keep working hard to compete and improve the quality of their tennis.