No Surprises At Smashers Challenge Cup, Nairobi

The 3^rd edition of the Smashers Challenge over the weekend at Sadili Oval Sports Academy had a turn   open singles, and reaching the semi-finals, losing to eventual winner Ibrahim Hakizimana (Burundi), who beat Charles Ochieng (Kenya) narrowly on a final super tie-break (10-4), to lift the overall Under 14 title. In the Boys U16, Ronax Otieno downed hard-fighting talent, Wycliff Okenye 3/6,6/1,10/4, then retired to favourite Frank Tayebwa in the final. The boys Under 18 saw favorites Henry Ayesiga and compatriot John Lutaya sail through to the finals, with Henry winning 6-1 6-3 with crisp, well appointed strokes.

out of extremely strong junior players from the region. Saturday saw Winnie Birungi (Uganda) and Hoziana Kikambala (Burundi) make quick work of their opponents, setting the stage for the under 12 girls finals, which Winnie took confidently. Winnie also showed that she is ready for anything when she signed up for the mixed Under 14s

The Smashers Challenge is a Level B tournament for top juniors in the Tennis Africa Cup ranking (www.tennisafrica.info) and recognized by the Nairobi County Tennis Association

Winnie Birungi returns with fire

RESULTS

GSU-12

Winnie Birungi v/s Hoziana Kitambala 6/2,6/1

Winnie Birungi v/s Aziza Manarakiza 6/0,6/0

Winnie Birungi v/s Sauda Akimana 6/0,6/0

Hoziana Kitambala v/s Aziza Manarakiza 6/0,6/1

Hoziana Kitambala v/s Sauda Akiamana 6/0,6/1

Aziza Manarakiza v/s Sauda Akimana 2/6,1/6

Winner:Winnie Birungi

Runner-up:Hoziana Kitambala

BSU-14

Charles Ochieng stays consistent

Pool A

Ibrahim Hakizimana v/s Charles Ochieng 6/0,6/2

Ibrahim Hakizimana v/s Hoziana Kitambala 6/1,6/0

Charles Ochieng v/s Hoziana Kitambala 6/4,6/3

1^st Ibrahim Hakizimana

2^nd Charles Ochieng

Pool B

Antony Owita v/s Elizabeth Aluoch 6/3,6/2

Antony Owita v/s Winnie Birungi 6/3,6/2

Elizabeth Aluoch v/s Winnie Birungi 3/6,2/6

1^st Antony Owita

2^nd Winnie Birungi

BS 14
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	Semifinals	Final	Winner
1	Ibrahim Hakizimana
		Ibrahim Hakizimana
2	Winnie Birungi	6-1 6-1
			Ibrahim Hakizimana
3	Ochieng Charles		6-4 5-7 [10-4]
		Ochieng Charles
4	Owiti Antony	w.o.

 

Ibrahim Hakizimana in a pensive moment

Wycliff displayed improved form

BSU-16

Ronex Otieno v/s Sylvester Juma 7/5,6/2

Ronex Otieno v/s Frank Tyebwa w/o

Ronex Otieno v/s Wycliffe Okenye 3/6,6/1,10/4

Sylvester Juma v/s Frank Tayebwa 1/6,2/6

Sylvester Juma v/s Wycliffe Okenye

Frank Tayebwa v/s Wycliffe Okenye 6/3,6/4

Winner: Frank Tayebwa

Runner-up: Ronax Otieno

BSU-18

Pool A

Henry Ayesiga v/s Sylvester Juma 6/1,6/3

Henry Ayesiga v/s Frank Tayebwa 6/1,6/2

Sylvester Juma v/s Frank Tayebwa 1/6,2/6

1^st Henry Ayesiga

2^nd Frank Tayebwa

Pool B

John Lutaaya v/s Ronax Otieno 6/4,6/3

John Lutaaya v/s Wycliffe Okenye 6/1,5/7,10/7

John Lutaaya settling into his new game style

John Lutaaya v/s Emmanuel Omondi 6/0,6/1

Ronax Otieno v/s Wycliffe Okenye 3/6,6/1,10/4

Ronax Otieno v/s Emmanuel Omondi 5/7,7/5,10/4

Wycliffe Okenye v/s Emmanuel Omondi 6/1,6/2

1^st John Lutaaya

2^nd Ronax Otieno

BS18
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	Semifinals	Final	Winner
1	Henry Ayesiga
		Henry Ayesiga
2	Otieno Ronex	w.o.
			Henry Ayesiga
3	Frank Tayebwa		6-1 6-3
		John Lutaaya
4	John Lutaaya	7-5 6-2

Henry: Clean, Concise, Confident

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

First Smashers Challenge At Sadili Oval Results

SADILI TENNIS ACADEMY

SMASHERS  TENNIS CHALLENGE NO.1

February 2014

BSU-14

Pool A

Davis Matanda v/s Antony Owita 6/1,6/3 

Davis Matanda v/s Winnie Birungi 6/0,6/0

Antony Owita v/s Winnie Birungi Not played (won)

1^st Davis Matanda

2^nd Antony Owita

Pool B

Ibrahim Hakizimana v/s Charles Ochieng 6/2,6/2

Ibrahim Hakizimana v/s Nigel Odhiambo 6/2,6/2

Charles Ochieng v/s Nigel Odhiambo 6/4,6/4

1^st Ibrahim Hakizamana

2^nd Charles Ochieng

Smashers Challenge Cup #1 (LEVEL B)
BS 14
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	Semifinals	Final	Winner
1	Matanda Davis
		Matanda Davis
2	Ochieng Charles	6-4 3-6 [10-6]
			Ibrahim Hakizimana
3	Owiti Antony		6-1 6-3
		Ibrahim Hakizimana
4	Ibrahim Hakizimana	6-4 6-0

GSU-14

Pool A

Winnie Birungi v/s Hoziana Kitambala Not played (lost)

Winnie Birungi v/s Faith Mueni  Not played (lost)

Hoziana Kitambala v/s Faith Mueni 6/0,6/0

1^st Hoziana Kitambala

2^nd Faith Mueni

Pool B

Belinda Awino v/s Aziza Manirakiza 6/1,6/1

Belinda Awino v/s Sauda Akimana 6/1,6/0

Aziza Manirakiza v/s Sauda Akimana 5/7,2/6

1^st Belinda Awino

2^nd Sauda Akimana

Smashers Challenge Cup #1 (LEVEL B)
GS 14
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	Semifinals	Final	Winner
1	Hoziane Kitambala
		Hoziane Kitambala
2	Sauda Akimana	6-0 6-2
			Hoziane Kitambala
3	Faith Mueni		7-6(1) 6-4
		Awino Belinda
4	Awino Belinda	6-0 6-0

BSU-16

Pool A

Frank Tayebwa v/s David Mukhwana 7/6(1),6/1

Frank Tayebwa v/s Sylvester Juma 6/2,6/4

Frank Tayebwa v/s Antony Owita 6/0,6/0

David Mukhwana v/s Sylvester Juma 6/0,6/7[8-10]

David Mukhwana v/s Antony Owita 6/2,6/0

Sylvester Juma v/s Antony Owita 6/1,6/4

1^st Frank Tayebwa

2^nd Sylvester Juma

Pool B

Charles Ochieng v/s David Matanda 2/6,3/6

Charles Ochieng v/s Wycliffe Okenye 2/6,2/6

Charles Ochieng v/s Ronex Otieno 1/6,1/6

Davis Matanda v/s  Wycliffe Okenye 7/5,0/6[8-10]

Davis Matanda v/s   Ronex Otieno 5/7,2/6

Wycliffe Okenye v/s Ronex Otieno 3/6,6/7(1)

1^st Ronex Otieno

2^nd Wycliffe Okenye

Smashers Challenge Cup #1 (LEVEL B)
BS 16
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	Semifinals	Final	Winner
1	Frank Tayebwa
		Frank Tayebwa
2	Okenye Wycliff	6-2 5-7 [10-7]
			Frank Tayebwa
3	Juma Sylvester		6-1 6-0
		Otieno Ronex
4	Otieno Ronex	6-3 6-2

BSU-18

Pool A

Henry  Ayesiga v/s Robert Kasombo 6/2,6/2

Henry  Ayesiga v/s Chizi Mutsumi 6/1,6/1

Robert Kasombo v/s Chizi Mutsumi 6/2,6/0

1^st Henry Ayesiga

2^nd Robert Kasombo

Pool B

John Lutaaya v/s Amon Muinde 3/6,6/2[2-10]

John Lutaaya v/s Martin Tumaini 7/6(13),4/6[11-13]

Amon Muinde v/s Martin Tumaini 6/4,6/3

1^st Amon Muinde

2^nd Martin Tumaini

Smashers Challenge Cup #1 (LEVEL B)
BS 18
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	Semifinals	Final	Winner
1	Henry Ayesiga
		Martin Tumaini
2	Martin Tumaini	6-3 6-3
3	Kasombo Robert
		Kasombo Robert
4	Muinde Amon	6-4 2-6 [10-7]