{"id":44083,"date":"2024-05-04T19:29:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T17:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=44083"},"modified":"2024-05-04T19:29:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T17:29:14","slug":"its-westville-vs-paul-roos-again-for-the-kearsney-tennis-tournament-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=44083","title":{"rendered":"It’s Westville vs Paul Roos again for the Kearsney Tennis Tournament title"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In 2023, Lindo Gcwensa clinched the Kearsney Tennis Tournament title for Westville Boys’ High when he won his singles match against Paul Roos. He and his Griffin team-mates will be aiming for a repeat of that on Sunday morning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After overwhelming Pretoria Boys High<\/strong> in their Kearsney Tennis Tournament<\/strong> opener, Westville Boys’ High<\/strong> comfortably defeated Grey College<\/strong> in what was likely to be their toughest tie in Group Alcaraz<\/strong> on Friday afternoon, to set themselves up for a tilt at the final on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The tournament, founded in 1996 by Kearsney College Deputy Headmaster Ant Willows<\/strong>, brings together the cream of South Africa’s boys’ schools’ tennis teams. Willows has overseen every one of its 28 editions. It would have been 29 this year, but Covid-19 accounted for a one-year break.<\/p>\n

On Saturday morning, Westville had too much firepower for Rondebosch Boys’ High<\/strong>, cruising to a 24-0 victory. They were far from alone, however, with Affies<\/strong> repeating that scoreline against St David’s<\/strong>, Paul Roos<\/strong> doing the same against Kearsney<\/strong>, and Grey College replicating it in a win over Pretoria Boys High.<\/p>\n

A third win on the trot secured top spot in Group Alcaraz for Westville, which meant they would face Group Sinner runners-up, Affies, for a place in the title-decider. Paul Roos, as the Group Sinner winners, took on Grey College.<\/p>\n

The Griffin won emphatically again, brushing aside Affies 18-0. Paul Roos, meanwhile, rolled to a 16-6 victory over Grey College to ensure that the 2024 final would be a repeat of last year’s, which Westville won to lay claim to the title for a first time.<\/p>\n

Paul Roos will go into Sunday morning’s tie seeking a 15th Kearsney Tennis Tournament crown.<\/p>\n

In other Saturday afternoon clashes, Kearsney had Pretoria Boys High’s number, recording a convincing 16-3 win, while Rondebosch saw off St David’s 13-6 in a tightly contested tie.<\/p>\n

The final takes place at Kearsney on Sunday morning, as does the fifth-place playoff between the hosts and Rondebosch.<\/p>\n

Affies and Grey will duke it out at Highbury for third, while it’s St David’s vs Pretoria Boys High at St Mary’s for seventh.<\/p>\n

FIXTURES<\/strong><\/p>\n

1st\/2nd – Paul Roos vs Westville at Kearsney
\n3rd\/4th – Affies vs Grey at Highbury
\n5th\/6th – Kearsney vs Rondebosch at Kearsney
\n7th\/8th – St David’s vs Pretoria Boys at St Mary’s<\/p>\n

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