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

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Teresa Odera Earns GPAC Women’s Tennis All-Conference Honors

Congratulations to Teresa Odera for winning an All-Conference Honors for the second year running.  This year, Teresa, was named for honors, in both Womens' Singles and Doubles by The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC), who recently announced their Women’s Tennis All-Conference selections for 2013. 

This is the second year in a row that Teresa, a former student and Captain of Kenya's top tennis school, Malezi School and player at Sadili Oval Sports Academy, has received the doubles honors, having earned it with team-mate Frankie Eszes as First Doubles. Teresa, an honors student studying Public Relations at North Western College Iowa, is the only international student athlete to receive the All Conference Honors.

Frankie Eszes (Santa Maria, Calif.) and Terry Odera (Nairobi, Kenya) earned first team honors in both singles' and doubles' play. Eszes posted a 9-6 record playing in the top singles' spot, earning first team accolades for the second straight year. Odera registered an 8-5 record at #2 singles and also earned the postseason honor for the second straight year. Eszes and Odera combined to go 5-2 in the top double's spot.

Jami Koens (Brandon, S.D.) and Amanda Bueltel (Estherville, Iowa) earned honorable mention all-conference honors. Koens went 6-11 in singles play, playing mainly in the #3 spot, while combining with Missy Yorchak to go 2-5 in doubles' play. Bueltel led the Red Raiders with a 10-5 singles' record in her first season at NWC. She posted a 6-8 record, along with partner Hannah Stark, playing #3 doubles. 

Northwestern finished fourth in the GPAC with a 3-4 record, 7-11 overall, losing to Nebraska Wesleyan in the GPAC semifinals. 

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