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| Amon Muinde |
Amon Muinde (Kenya) lifted the boys Under 18 category of
this year’s Smashers Challenge Cup, sweeping past all opposition with
determination. He dispatched with Sylvester Juma (Kenya) 6/3 6/3 before meeting
Frank Tayebwa (Uganda) in the longest and most exciting semi-final match of the
tournament, to win 7/5 2/6 10-7. In the final, he patiently countered invading
drives by top seed John Lutaaya (Uganda), outlasting him to lift the crown 5/7
6/2 10/6
Frank Tayebwa (Uganda) lifted the Boys Under 16s,
over-powering Wycliffe Okenye (Kenya) 6/1 6/1 in the finals.
Kenya Open under 12s winner and product of the Kibera Tennis
and Sport Court, Charles Ochieng, worked determinedly through qualification round
robin matches to beat Winnie Birungi (Uganda) 6/2 5/7 10/2 and Elizabeth Aluoch
7/6 (4) 6/4 to win the mixed Under 14 category.
Air Omar (Kenya) slipped past Mwendwa Mutuku (Kenya) 6/4,6/7(5),13/11 the
Boys Under 12s, while Sauda Akimana (Burundi) dominated the Girls 12s, beating
Aziza Manirakiza (Burundi) 6/1 6/0.
A total of 24 players participated in the annual Smashers
Challenge at Karen Country Club on the 9h and 10th August 2014, The
Challenge series forms part of a Level B Tennis Africa Cup ranking tournaments,
for players between intermediate to advanced level.
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| Mwendwa Mutuku |
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| Frank Tayebwa |
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| Charles Ochieng |
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| Joshua Korman |
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