The Annual East Africa Safari Tennis Experience, Sadili Oval - Meet all Coaches

EMMA DOYLE

Emma Doyle, a Tennis Australia High-Performance Coach, former tennis touring coach, and talent development coach with 30 years of experience, is your catalyst for turning motivation into activation on and off the court. She has represented her native country of Australia as a team coach on 20 occasions, including winning four Asia Oceania world team titles; she's a USPTA Elite Pro and a PTR Performance Coach. Emma's energy-infused communication style and

confidence-building strategies inspire immediate action in players, coaches, teams, and corporates worldwide.

Passionate about gender equity in sports and the workplace, Emma drives change through her Girl Power Camps and educational efforts. As an accomplished author, trainer, and keynote speaker, she empowers individuals and organizations to exceed their goals,

backed by her PCC qualification from the ICF and certifications in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Emotional Intelligence.

Emma's book, "What Makes a Great Coach?" delves into the top 10 practices of the world’s best coaches sourced from hundreds of interviews as the host of “The Coaching Podcast”. Through her captivating TEDx talk, "Unleashing Female Potential," Emma encourages coaches to be lifelong learners. She is the owner of ACEcoac

h.com.au housing all of her tennis IP.

Sadili Oval Sports Academy has brought the treasure of Emma Doyle's insights and expertise on and off the court right to your doorsteps. Get ready!

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Tina Samara

Tina Samara is a Transition Coach helping athletes globally navigate the often-
challenging world of college sports. She played professional tennis and represented Norway in the Federation Cup from 1996 - 1998. On the WTA tour, she reached a career-high ranking of 223 in doubles and played in the US Open Singles in 1994 and 1995. During her college playing days, she won three NCAA National Team Championships and was the #1 ranked NCAA doubles team for the University of Georgia in 1995. In addition, Tina also competed as a semi-pro golfer for three years winning the New York State public links event in 2003. Therefore, Tina understands what is required to compete on a world stage. 

Following her sporting achievements, Tina went on to coach Division 1 women's college tennis for 11 years and was known for her practical, empathic and direct approach to the holistic development of both the person and the athlete. Tina privately coaches and mentors many teenage athletes to help them transition from high school into college by pursuing their sporting goals and dreams. She is the owner and founder of Transition Coach 4 Athletes and for the past two years, she has helped many athletes globally, from all sports (except football), find US College Scholarships.

Sadili Oval Sports Academy broken the odds to bring Tina Samara to you for an amazing, breathe-taking August. Get ready!!!

Email: tina@transitioncoach4athletes.com  Website: www.transitioncoach4athletes.com

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Judy Murray

Judy Murray is a former Scottish international tennis player with 64 national titles to her name. She became Scottish National Coach in 1995, the same year that she became the first woman to pass the Lawn Tennis Association's Performance Coach Award. She initiated the Scottish National Development Schools programme targeting 20 kids age 8 to 11, which ultimately produced four Davis Cup players and one Fed Cup player, including her Grand-Slam-winning sons, Jamie and Andy. In 2011 Judy was appointed Captain of the British Fed Cup and has used this role to grow the profile and numbers in women’s tennis as well as increase and improve the female coach workforce. Judy has developed several initiatives including Miss-Hits – a fun starter tennis programme for girls age 5–8 and Tennis on the Road – a mobile outreach programme which takes tennis into areas of Scotland where the sport doesn't exist.

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Dr Liz Odera

A recognized world class coach, and founder of Sadili Oval Sports Academy, Liz, a US-Kenya citizen, de-mystified tennis and opened opportunities to about 3,000 children from poor and rich communities alike, making Sadili the melting pot for tennis in the East African region. 

In 2012, Liz initiated Girl Power Clubs Africa, a teenage girls’ leadership through sport program with over 700 members annually, and a tennis after-school education project in partnership with the Professional Tennis Registry and which earned an honorary USTA-NJTL membership. 

Liz has successfully developed a large number of East African juniors in tennis, who have represented their respective national teams, played ITF and WTA events (including Wimbledon and US Open), and earned important scholarships to colleges and high schools in Europe and USA, including David Oringa (Uganda), John Lutaaya (Uganda), Sada Nahimana (Burundi), Teresa Odera (Kenya), Henry Ayesiga (Uganda), Amadi Kagoma (Burundi), Hassan Ndayashimiye (Burundi) and Joab Odera (Kenya). Liz is also an experienced sports management consultant and a motivational speaker. Liz’s book “Sports For Life, details her amazing journey, passes along the philosophy that continues to change and save the lives of countless children.

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The August Holiday Camp

A session on how to hold the racket

The holiday camp was carried out from the 20th  of August to the 31st at the Kibera tennis court.Most of our participants being children under the age of 10 years.Being the holiday season the turn up was great as most of the children were not going to school thus attending the August holiday camp.
Life skills sessions and sports sessions were the main activities being carried out during the holiday camp.Under life skills,the emphasis was on WASH activities and some of the sessions carried out in the two weeks camp included ;Hand washing(Steps of hand washing,When to wash hands and the importance of washing hands),Keeping the environment clean,Brushing teeth and Cholera.
In sports tennis was the main game being played and most of the players being new faces the coach had to start with the basics of tennis that is;How to hold the racket,How to swing backhand and forehand,How to hit and roll the ball.She was however impressed as most of the children were fast learners and were picking up the skills really fast,with the help of the older squad kids she was able to run her sessions with the large number of young ones who showed up.

Learning how to roll

Immediately the children saw coach Adongo carrying porridge and heading down to Kibera tennis court they  would immediately swarm up the place ready for the sessions with their cups and plates for porridge and sweet potatoes or 'KDF' which was being served after every session. ''I am really grateful for the holiday camp as it has really helped my children as she refers to them,some have even come and confessed how they used to use the same basin to wash their utensils and again shower with it but now they have a separate basin for doing dishes and showering which is a good thing .For my old players,their tennis skills have greatly improved and for the new players they have gained some skills and with consistency in training they will be as good as the others.Am also happy about the food that was being offered at the end of the session as it tremendously contributed to the huge turnout of children thus being able to teach life skills and tennis to many children",said Coach Adongo during a short interview with her.

Brushing teeth being demonstrated by one of the children

Time for Porridge

The Clean Up Activity.

The 11^th of March started on a beautiful note with the Sadili Oval Sports Academy staff making their way to St Catherine which is located in Sarang’ombe ward in Kibera where the clean up was to start. The pupils were excited as they were handed gloves and dust masks and branded Sadili caps as part of their protection during the activity.

The clean up activity was done in partnership with Woodley Nazarene, St Catherine, Ministry of health Kibera and Sadili Oval Sports Academy who were the organizers of the event. All individuals who were to take part in the activity assembled in one place and were briefed on how the activity was  to take place, that is where we start and stop, safety measures and  what everyone was to ensure he or she had for the activity.

Introduction of the different partners present was done and Mr. Stephen Oketch from the Ministry of Health officiated the cleaning up activity by cutting the ribbon and the clean up started. Everyone tried as much as they could not to leave any form of dirt behind as our main aim was keeping the environment clean and leaving it far much better than it was before. Members participating in the activity had the zeal of carrying out the activity, no stone was left unturned, no trench was left with garbage armed with rakes, spades and trash sacks they got the work done. A few community members were impressed with the work that was being done in their area that they even chose to join and help in the clean up.

The activity ended at Woodley Nazarene where all members practiced Hand washing after the activity which is one of the Life skills we teach our children and everyone assembled at the hall for the closure of the activity. Mr. Stephen Oketch from the Ministry of Health Kibera was able to introduce his team and later took all the members through the disease Cholera which had suddenly increased in Kibera. All pupils were then given Aqua tabs to help them treat their drinking water and they were taught how to use it. A snack was served to all and people left at their own pleasure. What a successful clean up day!!

A Major Boost:Sadili Receives New Racquets

Sadili’s Court of Dreams program on Friday, 2^nd September 2016 received a major boost after a generous donation of racquets and tennis balls from Ms. Amelia Barry, a former Australian volunteer at Sadili, and her family.

Face washing demo in the middle of the game

As is the norm, children participating in the Court of Dreams program had gathered to play at the Kibera Tennis Court with one coach when Ms. Barry’s family, consisting of 4 members, accompanied by Dr. Liz Odera, Head Professional of Sadili Oval Sports Academy and a team of coaches from Sadili joined to play tennis with them. The tennis session was an extraordinary one with important life skills embedded in it.  In just over an hour, the kids had played tennis and practiced some basic WASH habits like hand washing, tooth-brushing, face-washing etc. Learning has never been more fun!

This donation means a great deal to the Court of Dreams program and Sadili Oval Sports Academy.  It gives the children and coaches equipment to go forward with tennis and work to build the project. We are grateful to Ms. Barry and her family for their generosity to Sadili and the kids.

The Court of Dreams follows the journey of children between 3 and 12 years, the age in which one can leave a positive influence in a child forever. Using sports, mainly tennis and basketball to promote this project, we are doing our best in encouraging better hygiene habits, attendance in school as a result of better health and therefore improved performance in school. 

Let them play!

Smashers Challenge Cup Displays Excellent Sportsmanship

Wycliffe Okenye

The Smashers Challenge Cup (4th edition), presented by gold sponsor, RentWorks, ended on a high note on Sunday 14^th August 2016 at Karen Country Club with 31 junior players braving the cold to showcase their talents in the game. The juniors came from all over Nairobi, Kisumu and Arusha. One of the highlights of the tournament was the match between Wycliffe Okenye and Ricky Omondi in the boys under 18/21 finals.The two gave a magnificent display of tennis in a match that kept spectators glued to their seats. It ended by Wycliffe thrashing Ricky 6/4, 6/2.

Kigamwa(right) receives a trophy from Ms.Moraa of RentWorks

Indefatigable player Changi Kigamwa of Karen Country Club battled his way to the semi finals but was stunned by Ricky Omondi 1/6, 2/6. Despite Kigamwa's loss to his opponent, Karen Country Club had a reason to celebrate as this was the first time since 2010 that a seed from the club had reached semi-finals in the under 18/21 category.

Shana Mao

In the girls under 12 category, Angela fought her way to the finals where she finally lost to  Nasombi Khangati 4/1. In the girls  U14/U16, talented Shana Mao had an easy win against her opponents and went her ahead to beat runner-up Julia Khangati 6/1 in the finals. In the boys under 12, Edward Odogo played well but finally lost to Moses Otieno in the finals. In the boys under 14 finals, Evans Aminga thrashed Evans Otieno 4/2. In the boys under 16, runner-up John Onyango put up a good fight throughout the match but finally lost (narrowly) to Charles Ochieng 6/7.

The final results were as follows:

Girls

12 & Under

Winner: Nasombi Khangati

R/Up: Angela Aluanga

3^rd: Scovia Nafula

4^th Nduta Kariuki

14/16

Winner: Shana Mao

R/Up: Julia Khangati

3^rd: Shamiso Pemiwa

4^th: Shiku Njuguna

Boys

12 &Under

Winner: Moses Otieno

R/Up: Edward Odogo

3^rd: Ibrahim Oburu

4^th: Henry Ochieng

14 & Under

Winner: Evans Aminga

R/Up: Evans Otieno

3^rd: Jerome Kitonga

16 & Under

Winner: Charles Ochieng

R/Up: John Onyango

3^rd: Chris Kagunda

4^th: Jerome Kitonga

Boys U18/U21

Winner: Wycliffe Okenye

R/Up: Ricky Omondi

3^rd: Billy Jagero

4^th: Changi Kigamwa.

The Smashers Challenge series forms part of a Level B Tennis Africa Cup ranking tournaments, for players between intermediate to advanced level. Winners from the Masters qualify for the World Finals of the Champions Bowl (http://www.champ-bowl.com), a worldwide tournament circuit, to be held in Spain later this year. This particular edition was sponsored by RentWorks and Wilson Sporting Goods. RentWorks is a lease company that provides rental finance solutions to a global customer base comprising large and medium size organizations.

Kids have fun at the Sadili 8- Series Junior Tennis Challenge 2016

On Saturday 4^th June 2016 Sadili Oval hosted the 8-Series Junior Tennis Challenge at its tennis courts in Lang’ata, Nairobi.  It was during this occasion that kids played for the very first time on the beautifully refurbished Court of Dreams. Nairobi was gloriously sunny and the tennis on show perfectly matched the weather. The event was a great way for the children to try out competitive tennis in a coed, friendly and fun team environment. The tournament, run under a Sadili/International Inspiration partnership, was sponsored by Wilson Sporting Goods, Sadili Oval, and Comic Relief among others.

The free-entry tourney was open to everyone and a total of 48 boys and girls participated in it. The juniors ranged in categories from the under 6 to under 12 and played a total of 85 matches with Sadili Oval staff as their referees.

In the under 6 girls’ category, Sheila Awuor carried the day after beating Mitchelle Atieno in the finals, with Collins Odhiambo winning the under 6 boys’ singles.

Angela Alwanga proved to be the strongest in the under 8 girls’ category beating Seline Achieng in the finals, while Brian Odhiambo lifted the under 8 boys’ singles after overpowering Steven Kigunzi in the finals.

In the under 10 boys’ category, Ismael Abdul emerged winner after beating Frankline Otieno in the finals, while Scovia Nafula claimed victory in the under 10 girls’ category after defeating Beatrice Akinyi in the finals.

Agnes Syovoo beat Beryl Adongo in the finals winning the under 12 girls’ category, while Edward Odongo dominated the under 12 boys category beating Henry Ochieng in the finals.

Congratulations to everybody who joined in, and especially to the winners. To view the detailed final results please click on this link: http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=B4A2C104-27CE-4F41-818D-04424E073345

The day was then topped off with lunch for all the kids and some refreshing beverages.

The Sadili 8- Series Junior Tennis Challenge is a popular fun-filled Junior tournament for U6, U8, U10 and U12 kids (all levels), with Tennis Africa Cup ranking. It was started by Tennis professional, Dr. Liz Odera and brings kids together in teams to play against other teams. It promotes social skills and important values by fostering a spirit of cooperation and unity, as well as individual self-growth.

This tournament also served as a qualification for 11-12 year olds towards the Champions Bowl Finals, which will take place in Turkey in October 2016.

Thanks to everyone who played and those who came down and supported the day. We are all looking forward to the next tournament.

Cheers to the Court of Dreams! A few of the kids take a photo at the refurbished court with the Director of Sadili Oval, Dr. Liz Odera (in red, back row) and other Sadili Oval staff

#lethemplay

New Leaders at Regional Junior Tennis Challenge at Karen Club

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 10^th August 2014, The Challenge series forms part of a Level B Tennis Africa Cup ranking tournaments, for players between intermediate to advanced level.

Mwendwa Mutuku 

Frank Tayebwa

Charles Ochieng

Joshua Korman

Sadili Oval, Kenya Celebrates World Tennis Day

The Hustlers

Five teams of 5 players each, competed in the tournament, with a bevy 60 of excited spectators from  lending support to their favorite players. Each team had a full range of the players from the 8-9 year old to the 20-24 year old, with both boys and girls taking part.

The Hustlers won the event, with Puma and Virimani taking 2nd place. Well done all!

TEAM LIST

	ROLAND GARROS
SINGLES	SYLVESTER JUMA
DOUBLES	YASIN LILA
A	ROBERT KASOMBO
DOUBLES	BELINDA AWINO
B	GARO JOSPHAT
	VIRIMANI
SINGLES	IBRAHIM HAKIZIMANA
DOUBLES	LUTAAYA JOHN
A	HOZIANE KITAMBALA
DOUBLES	JAMIN LUVEMBE
B	SAUDA AKIMANA
	PUMA
SINGLES	WYCLIFF OKENYE
DOUBLES	CHIZI MUTSUMI
A	AMON MUINDE
DOUBLES	COACH RAJABU
B	WINNIE BIRUNGI
	PHANTOMS
SINGLES	AYESIGA HENRY
DOUBLES	DAVIS MATANDA
A	RONEX OTIENO
DOUBLES	ANTONY OWITA
B	EVE NGOLI
	HUSTLERS
SINGLES	FRANK TAYEBWA
DOUBLES	DAVID MUKHWANA
A	CHARLES OCHIENG
DOUBLES	RICHARD OOKO
B	ELIZABETH ALUOCH

RESULTS

	SINGLES	DBLES A	DBLES B	PTS	POSITION
HUSTLERS	9	3	12	24	1
VIRIMANI (ON THE HILLS)	3	12	6	21	2
PUMA	6	6	9	21	2
PHANTOMS	12	3	0	15	4
ROLAND GARROS	0	6	3	9	5