Midlands tennis squad for inter-provincial tournament named

Midlands Sports Correspondent
THE Midlands Tennis Board (MTB) has selected a 37 member strong team to take part in the inter-provincial tennis tournament to be held in Mutare from 24 to 26 August. The selection process also saw six players being roped in the Midlands Youth Games tennis team to be held in Bulawayo starting next week.

The selection of the team was done at Kwekwe Sports Club over the weekend where tennis players from across   the   province   converged   in   the   gold  mining town   to   try   their   luck.   Five   provinces namely Harare, Bulawayo, Masvingo, Midlands and hosts Manicaland will this year take part in the inter-provincial tournament.

Among top players in the province  who would lead Team Midlands are Takunda  Zigora, Rudo Chimbetete, Walter Chitopo and Takunda Dube.

After coming last in the last inter-provincial tournament which the province hosted in September  last year, MTB chairman Stanley Rudhu said he was hoping that the team will put a much more improved performance this time around.

“It will be a fallacy that we are going to Mutare to challenge for honours because there are provinces like Harare and Manicaland which are way ahead of us in terms of tennis development because they have the resources and have development structures while we only started last year.

“However, be that as it may, we have made tremendous progress in terms of development in the province and therefore we are looking forward to a better showing than we did last year. We are using the inter-provincial tournament as a yardstick to gauge the progress we have made to develop the sport in the past year since we assumed office,’’ he said.

Interprovincial tennis team
Under-12 boys: Hasley Masara, Joshua Zimuto, Eugene Sisya, Kudakwashe Sandi,
Takunda Zigora and Paul Chipunza and Rungano Murenga.

Under-12 girls: Chido Chimbetete, Chloe Ruvire, Nothando Ndlovu, Nomupumelelo
Ndebele, Blessed Maredza, Mitchell Mlambo, Zvikomborero Hwehwe and Carol Rusike

Under-14 boys: John Samubvu, Simbarashe Matemadanda, Ayidi Sanderson,
Stanley Muneri, Henry Munengwa and MunasheMutare.

Under-14 girls: Kundai Senderi, Rudo Chimbetete, Vimbai Haukozi, Mutsavashe
Kasipo, Merit Muresh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

erwa and Crystabel Dlamini

Under-18 girls: Catherine Tsonga, Kundai Dlamini, Doreen Chibunhe, Tsungai
Dingwiza, Natalie Senders/ SiyambongaMoyo.
Under-18 boys: Hayley Masara,Tawanda Musemesi Walter Chitopo, Michael Gutu, Takunda Dube.
Youth Games team
Boys: PanasheNjopera, Sydney Hozhele and DelwinTaonezvi
Girls: Wendy Rudhu, Natalie Senderai and SiyabongaMoyo.