VPHS
First and second team players participated in the
championship which worked on a knock-out format.
Highlights of the championship included the decision of second team player Mihlali Lukwe (Grade
8) to put first team captain Carla Visser (Grade 11)
through her paces. But Carla had experience on her
side, and her victory allowed her to secure a spot in
the semi-finals. Jami Fraser and Kate Weakly provided a great deal of entertainment as they put up a
good fight to see which one of them would proceed
to the championship final. Finally, in the fourth set,
it was Kate who successfully secured a win. This
meant that Kate Weakly would challenge Hannah
Howell in the final (these two normally play together as partners in the number 1 and 2 spots).
The final was tense and exciting, and it was difficult
to predict which way the game would go, however
it eventually slid in Kate Weakly’s favour. Kate is
only in Grade 8, but has proven time and again that
her feisty, never-say-die approach on the court, coupled with her well sharpened tennis skills, provides
the winning formula that keeps her at number 1 on
the VPHS tennis ladder.
It was another exciting and rewarding year for the
tennis family, and we are looking forward to seeing
what 2015 has in store for us.
Mrs Kelly Ferreira
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