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TENNIS coach Miracle Matanga has hailed the junior players who recently took part in the African Junior Championships Zonal after seven qualified for the finals to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, between March and April. The zonal competition, which was catering for the Under-12, Under-14 and Under-16, was held in Gaborone, Botswana, with 10 countries taking part – Angola, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the hosts.
It was the qualifier for the Under-14 and Under-16 AJC and the top seven from the two age-groups progressed to the main event.
Zimbabwe were represented by Tadiwa Chinamo and Julius Mutetwa (boys Under-16), Rufaro Chirewa and Karen Machisa (girls Under-16), Tanaka Chabata and Dennis Moses (boys Under-14), Kimberly Bhunu and Beverly Matsiwe (girls Under-14), Tatenda Mutetwa (boys Under-12), Vimbai Moyo and Charlotte Zhuwakini (girls Under-12).
Of the 11 players that were in Botswana eight of them were seeking qualification for the AJC finals and seven qualified with Chinamo coming out the best after finishing third in the boys Under-16 age-group. Mutetwa was fifth.
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