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Sports Reporter
ZIMBABWE’S girls tennis team is through to the Africa Junior Championships after finishing second at the just ended ITF/CAT Southern Africa 12-and-Under team competition in Maputo, Mozambique.
The tournament featured boys and girls teams from Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe lost 2-1 to South Africa in the final to be placed second and earned their ticket to the Africa Junior Championships (AJC).
Kuzivaishe Chapepa beat Hayley Lily 6-1, 6-0 while Emmily George lost to Van Vuuren Megan 6-4, 2-6, 0-6.
In Doubles, Chapepa then teamed up with Claire Majeye for doubles and lost to Lea Dube and Megan Van Vuuren 3-6, 0-6.
The boys team was placed third behind South Africa and Namibia. They missed qualification for the AJC.
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