TEAM SADILI RETURN FROM A SUCCESSFUL EAST AFRICA CIRCUIT

Shebani Kabura

Sadili Oval Sports Academy’s upcoming Juniors Shebani Kabura (Bdi), Josephat Garo (Ken), Olivier Kigotho (Ken) and Sada Nahimana (Bdi), will today return following a three-week stint of continental tournaments, in which they showed stellar performance, at the ITF/CAT Junior Tennis Circuit that began in Bujumbura, Burundi and concluded today in Kigali, Rwanda.

In the First leg of the Boys 14 and Under, Olivier Kigotho beat Nzeyimana Karim (Bdi) 6/0 6/1, before losing to Alosha Chikanda (Zim) 2/6 4/6 in the pre-quarters. He then beat Sullemani Omari (Tan) 6/3 6/1 and Ibrahim Sadiki (Tan) 7/5 7/6 (4) to earn an honorable 11^th place, the best position of any Kenyan in the tournament. Newcomer Josephat Garo (Ken) lost his first round match to experienced Hazikimana Mupenda 3/6 4/6, before rallying to beat Reuben Njuguna Kimani (Ken) to earn 18^th place out of 36.  Shebani Kabura (Bdi), beat Hakizimana Mupendwa (Bdi) 6/4 2/6 6/1, Rajabu Ntamba (Bdi) 3/6 6/4 6/4, and Shabani Kasalo (Bdi) 6/4 6/3 to reach the finals, losing to Erneste Habyambere 3/6 6/3 2/6 in a closely contested match, earning a final 2^nd place out of 32 players.

Sada Nahimana

In the First leg of the Girls 14 and Under, 10 year old Sada Nahimana beat Abigael Tate-Harte (Ken) 6/1 5/7 6/0, Prudence Theuri (Ken) 6/0 6/1, and Aisha Niyonkuru (Bdi) 6/2 6/3 topping group B and qualifying for the play-offs, where she trounced Oliva Tuyisenge (Rwa) 6/0 6/0 and finally losing in the finals to take second place against 14 year old Mariam Mujawimana (Bdi) 7/5 3/6 0/6. In the 2^nd Leg of the Girls 14 and Under Nahimana, once again, dispensed confidently with all opposition before losing in the finals to Mariam, and earning second place. Her final leg in Rwanda, was her biggest test, and an exhausted but determined fight ensued, with Sada beating Oliva Tuyisenge (Rwa) 6/2 6/3, Alida Bella Mugisha (Bdi) 6/4 6/3, and July Nkatha (Ken) 6/1 6/3 in the group stages, she then beat Aisha Niyonkuru (Bdi) 6/0 3/6 6/1 in the semis, then lost, once again in the finals, to Mariam Mujawimana (Bdi) 3/6 3/6 to earn an overall second place in the tournament.

       

Olivier Kigotho

In the 2^nd leg of the Boys 14 and Under, Olivier Kigotho dispensed with Billy Nkingi (Bdi) 61/ 6/2 to prepare for a marathon match against his team mate and second seeded Shebani Kabura, losing closely 6/7 (4) 1/6. He then rallied to beat Kimani (Ken) 6/0 6/4, before losing to Hakizimana Mupenda 4/6 2/6 to take 14^th place out of 32 players. He later improved in confidence on the hot clay courts on Rwanda during the third and final leg, earning tenth place after beating Jonathan Giru Mugisha 6/1 6/2 and Sadick Ibrahim Shabani (Tan) 6/1 3/6 10/6. His team mate, Josephat Garo, also fought hard and long but was unable to dispense with Hakizimana, losing in three close sets 6/4 6/7 (4) 5/7, finally beating Abdoul Nzeyimana (Bdi) 6/0 6/0 to take position 21 out of 32 in the second tournament in Burundi. In Rwanda, Garo improved to 19^th place. Shebani beat Alosha Chikanda (Zim) 6/4 6/3 in the quarters, losing closely to Shebani Kasalo (Bdi) 5/7 6/4 6/7 (2) in a well-fought semi-finals. He then beat Nicodemus Mallya (Tan) 6/3 6/1 to earn third place overall. He struck out in the final tournament in Rwanda to determined to improve his scores, dispensing with Tanzanians Sadick Ibrahim and Emmanuel Mallya 6/62 and 6/3 6/1, respectively, only to meet a retiring Shabani Kasalo in the semis, and walking into a tough final against Saidi Nkurunzinza 4/6 6/4 4/6 to take second place, and earn a big chance to the Masters Tournament scheduled for later this year.

Surprise Wins At East Africa Junior Tennis Open

2012 National Schools Doubles Champion, Jamin Luvembe (Kenya) today defeated Amadi Kagoma (Burundi) 6/4 6/3 in at outstanding display of swift returns and amazing angles, breaking the Burundian's long reign to become the reigning Champion, at the annual East Africa Junior Tennis Open held at Sadili Oval Sports Academy in Langata, Nairobi. Henry Ayesiga came third after beating Richard Ooko 6.2. In the girls Under 18s, 15 year old Chizi Mutsumi (Kenya) beat Lorna Bhwenjje (Kenya) 6/1 6/4 to lift the crown. The girls Under 16 saw Chizi once again grab the trophy, after beating Melissa Brown (Tanzania) 6/3 6/2. Antonia Szapary (Austria) was third. In the Boys 16s, Henry Ayesiga (Uganda) played a long and difficult match against Robert Kasombo (Kenya), slipping through 4-6 6-2 12-10 too finals, where he beat John Lutaaya (Uganda) 6/2 6/1. Amon Muinde was third. Fourth seed Shivam Shah made short work of his opponents Byron Omondi (Kenya) 6/1 6/0, upset 2nd seed Wycliffe Okenye (Kenya) 6/2 6/4, and beat top seed Ronex Otieno (Kenya) 6/1 6/2 to take the Boys Under 14s. Wycliffe Okenye was third. The girls Under 12s was an exciting array for matches in a 16-draw that saw Alissa Thakker meet Tatiana Szapary (Austria) in the finals, winning 4/1 4/0. Little known Elizabeth Aluoch was third, after beating favourite Prisha Shah 5-3. The Boys 10s discovered new talent, with Kael Shah winning all matches, and closely followed by Hilary Atsango who lost to him 4-11 in their final. Ian Okungu was third.

The four-day event which attracted 74 entries, displayed major talent from some of the best children from Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, UK and Austria. The Kenya Lawn Tennis Association (KLTA) Chairman, Mrs. Paurvi Rawal, was on hand to give prizes at the closing event and encouraged players to continue to play tournaments, confirming that this tournament will receive recognition and ranking by the association. Th tournament concludes this year's East Africa Safari Junior Tennis Camp, which was sponsored by Sadili val's partners, who included Tamarind Group, Sarova Group, Millfield School, and Virgin Atlantic, amongst others.

EAST AFRICA JUNIOR TENNIS OPEN AT SADILI

                               EAST AFRICA JUNIOR TENNIS OPEN AT SADILI BEGINS

                               

RESULTS AS AT 16^TH AUGUST 2012

BSU-10

HILARY ATSANGO

Kael Shah bt Hillary Atsango 11/4

Kael Shah  bt Ian Okungu 11/1

Kael Shah  bt Peter Kiama 11/2

Kael Shah  bt Evans Juma 11/0

Hillary Atsango bt Ian Okungu 11/4

Hillary Atsango bt Peter Kiama 11/9

Hillary Atsango bt Evans Juma 11/3

Ian Okungu bt Peter Kiama 11/10

Ian Okungu bt Evans Juma 11/4

Peter Kiama  bt Evans Juma 11/4

Winne:Kael Shah

Runner up: Hillary Atsango

GSU-10

Alice Ayoma bt Sharon Anyango 11/3

Alice Ayoma bt Faith Mueni 11/3

Prisha Shah bt Faith Mueni 11/3

Prisha Shah bt Alice Ayoma 11/7

Faith Mueni bt Sharon Anyango 11/4

Prrsha Shah bt Sharon Anyango 11/0

Winner: Prisha Shah

Runner up: Alice Ayoma

TATIANA SZAPARY

BSU-12

Keean Shah v/s Kevin Kageche 4/0,4/0

Keean Shah v/s Antony Owita 4/0,5/4(4)

Keean Shah v/s Davis Matanda 6/4,4/0

Keean Shah v/s Kael Shah 4/2, 0/4,10/6

Kevin Gageche v/s Antony Owita 3/5,0/4

Kevin Gageche v/s Davis Matanda(Not yet)

Kevin Gageche v/s Kael Shah ¼,0/4

Antony Owita v/s Davis Matanda(Not yet)

Antony Owita v/s Kael Shah 4/2,5/3

Davis Matanda v/s Kael Shah 4/0,5/4(2)

GSU-12

Quarter Finals

Tatiana Szapary v/s Cassia Seth-smith 4/0,4/0

Elizabeth Sheila v/s Elizabeth Aluoch 4/0,4/0

Alissa Thakker v/s Mary Sophie 4/0,4/0

Prisha Shah v/s Michelle Wambui 4/0,4/2

Semi Finals

Tatiana Szapary v/s Elizabeth Aluoch 4/3,4/1

Alissa Thakker v/s Prisha Shah 4/0,4/0

Elizabeth Aluoch v/s Prisha Shah(Not yet)

Finals

Tatiana Szapary v/s Alissa Thakker (Not yet)

BSU-14

Quarter Finals

Ronex Otieno v/s Charles Ochieng 6/0,6/1

CHIZI MUTSUMI

Sebastian Szapary v/s Sylvester Juma 2/6,1/6

Shivan Shah v/s Byron Omondi 6/1,6/0

David Mukhwana v/s Wycliffe Okenye 2/6,4/6

Semi Finals

Ronex Otieno v/s Sylvester Juma (Not yet)

Wcliffe Okenye v/s Shivan Shah (Not yet)

BSU-16

Quarter Finals

Ayesiga Henry v/s David Mukwana 6/4,7/5

Ronex Otieno v/s Robert Kasombo 0/6,6/7(1)

Amon Muinde v/s Wycliffe Okenye 6/0,6/3

Shivan Shah v/s John Lutaaya 3/6,5/7

Semi Finals

Henry Ayesiga v/s Robert Kasombo (Not yet)

Amon Muinde v/s John Lutaaya(Not yet)

GSU-16 Round Robin

Chizi Mutsumi v/s Melisa Brown (Not yet)

Chizi Mutsumi v/s Antonia Szapary 6/4,6/1

Melisa Brown v/s Antonia Szapary (Not yet)

BSU-18

Quarter Finals

Amadi Kagoma v/s Sebastian Szapary 6/0,6/2

Amon Muinde v/s Henry Ayesiga 4/6,7/6,10/12

Richard Ooko v/s John Lutaaya 4/6,6/0,15/13

Robert Kasombo v/s Jamin Luvembe 1/6,3/6

Semi Finals

Richard Ooko v/s Jamin Luvembe (Not yet)

Amadi Kagoma v/s Henry Ayesiga (Not yet)

GSU-18

Melisa Brown v/s Lorna Bhwenje 3/6,6/7(4)

Melisa Brown v/s Chizi Mutsumi (Not yet)

Melisa Brown v/s Evelyn Ngoli (Not yet)

Lorna Bhwenje v/s Chizi Mutsumi (Not yet)

Lorna Bhwenje v/s Evelyn Ngoli (Not yet)

Chizi Mutsumi v/s Evelyn Ngoli 6/2,6/0

MATCHES CONTINUE

               

Smashers Challenge Cup Ends On A High Note

Amadi Kagoma

The 3^rd edition of the annual Safari Junior Tennis Camp concluded run by Sadili Oval at Karen Country Club, with Amadi Kagoma (Bur) beating Barakamfitiye Yusuf (Bur) in a closely contested final, 6-3 3-6 11-9, in the Boys 18s and Melissa Brown downing Chizi Mutsumi 6-3 6-7(4) 1—6 to lift the Girls Under 18s.

Gemma Gauntlett beat Alice Ayoma 6/3, while Emma Trent cleared Sheila Elizabeth our of the way 6/1 to set up a finalin which Gaunlett won 6-1 to take the girls Under 12 title.

In the boys under 14, favourite Sneha Kotecha beat Wycliffe Okenye 6-2 6-2 in the group stages before losing to Sylvester Juma 0-6 0-6 in the semis. Ronex Otieno was made to work and only just slipped through in his semi-final match against Wycliff Okenye, 6-2 2-6 10-8, then again meeting tough challenge in the finals, to beat Sylvester Juma 6-7(3) 6-6 10-8. The round robin tournament, which is a warm-up for the East Africa Junior Open, was well attended, with a total of 37 players between 12 and 18 years.

Other results were as follows:

BS 12  Round Robin

Rishi Patel

Antony Owiti- Davis Matanda                                           6-4 ;

Davis Matanda - Nigel Odhiambo                                     6-3 ;

Antony Owiti - Nigel Odhiambo                                        7-6(4) ;

Davis Matanda - Kageche Kevin                                       6-1 ;

Antony Owiti -Kageche Kevin                                           6-1 ;

Nigel Odhiambo - Kageche Kevin                                     6-1 ;

            GS 12 - Group A Round Robin

Gauntlett Gemma  - Baraka Riziki                                      6-1 ;

Gauntlett Gemma - Sheila Elizabeth                                    6-0 ;                                                                   

Sheila Elizabeth - Baraka Riziki                                          6-1 ;

Trent Emma - Ayoma Alice                                               6-1 ;

Trent Emma - Trent Kayle                                                 6-2 ;

Ayoma Alice - Trent Kayle                                                6-1 ;

SF

Gauntlett Gemma - Ayoma Alice                                      6-3 ;

Trent Emma - Sheila Elizabeth                                          6-1 ;

Final

Gauntlett Gemma - Trent Emma                                       6-1 ;

the story continues...

13 Aug 2011 Malezi School Are National Tennis Champions 2011

Richard Ooko in perfect balance

Captain Amadi Kagoma led Malezi School and Nairobi Province to successfully defend their Boys and Girls titles at the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association Games, which ended on the 13th August 2011. Amadi overcame the biggest opposition, pushing Tony Orwa of Central Province to second place. Malezi's Yasin Lila Shabani was third. In the boys doubles, Jamin Luvembe and Richard Ooko proved themselves worthy for the second year running, lifting the title with ease. Says Jamin, "We have been working hard all year, we just needed to keep doing the same".

At the nationals in Kisumu last year, rookies Lorna Bhwejje and Melissa Brown had difficulty keeping it together, and lost the doubles to Central Province at the semis, and it fell to Sakina Nshimirimana and Teresa Odera to work to win the championship trophy. This year, the more determined and confident pair, Lorna and Melissa took every match without dropping a single set, to keep the trophy at Malezi and earn valuable points for Nairobi Province for yet another year.

Captain Amadi's comment was "The standard of tennis has improved a lot, especially amongst the boys. But we have also improved, putting in a lot of effort, and it has paid. Being part of Sadili Talent Training Academy is also a big boost for us, giving us the confidence we need to play at any level. I am very proud to be part of Malezi School, and our team spirit will definitely carry us to perform well again next year". Amadi takes over captaincy from Terry Odera (2010), and will be leading the team into 2012 season. Teresa is a freshman playing varsity tennis in Iowa, USA.

Malezi School have been national champions for 9 years running and now taking their 10th, with successful teams ensuring that they keep winning the championships for Nairobi Province and their school.

15 Aug 2011 Sadili Players perform well at ITF CAT U14 circuit, Burundi. (1st leg)

Shebani Kabura in action

Sadili players performed well at the just concluded first leg of the ITF/CAT (Confederation of African Tennis) U14 tournament held in Bujumbura, Burundi, with 13 year old Shebani Kabura reaching the finals after beating compatriot Henry Ayesiga 3/6 7/5 6/3 in a closely contested semi-final, and Rwanda's top junior Habiyambere Ernest 3/6 6/0 6/4.  Shebani later lost in the finals to top seed Nkurunziza Saidi of Burundi 5/7 3/6. Henry was winner at the last ITF/CAT U14 event in Nairobi in April this year, had caused an earlier upset in the quater-finals, beating seed 3 Shabani Kassalo (Burundi) 3/6 7/5 6/4.  Other Sadili players, John Dennis Lutaya and Olivier Kigotho met in the first round, with John taking the match 6/1 6/0. Lutaya went on to upset seed 4 Jules Ndibwami 6/0 6/4, advancing to his first quarterfinals this year, where he was stopped by tournament winner and top seed Nkurunziza Saidi (Bur) 6/0 7/5. Newcomer David Nesbitt (USA) won his first round match against Iranyuma Jeze (Bur) 6/2 4/6 7/6(3), then lost to seed 2 Shabani Kassalo (Bur) 1/6 1/6.

Results of matches involving Sadili players were as follows:

1st round Shabani Kabura seed 2 and Henry Ayesiga seed 5 got byes Lutaya John bt Olivier Kigotho 6/1 6/0 David Nesbitt bt Iranyuma Jeze 6/2 4/6 7/6(3) 2nd round Lutaya bt Ndibwami Jules seed 5 6/0 6/4 Ayesiga bt Mohammed Omar 5/7 6/3 6/4 Shabani Kassalo bt Nesbitt 6/1 6/1 Kabura bt John Njau 2/6 6/3 6/4 Quarters Nkurunziza Saidi (1) bt Lutaya 6/0 7/5 Ayesiga bt Kassalo(3) 3/6 7/5 6/4 Kabura bt Habiyambere Ernest 3/6 6/0 6/4 Semis Kabura bt Ayesiga 3/6 7/5 6/3 Finals Nkurunziza saidi bt Kabura 7/5 6/3

The second leg ends on Thursday 18th August 2011.

3 March 2011: Brazil Kenya Football League Sadili Leg to begin

          Media release from the Organising Team:

          The Undugu society Grounds and the Sadili Oval sports For Life Programme pitch will open up to intense and thrilling boys’ soccer action. 21 boys’ teams from Kibera and 3 from kisumu have already confirmed participation in this version of the Brazil- Kenya Football league which is run by Sadili Oval Sports Academy, and sponsored by the Brazilian Embassy,BrazAfric, Carlsonwagonlit and East Africa Brazil among other companies.

           The Sadili Sports For Life pitch plays host to sizzling Under 15 boys’ soccer action this Saturday 5^th March. It seems a tricky draw in Pool A when Olympic Talented meet Kibera Roma. The sights in Pool B shall also be beautiful to capture on Camera when the Young Super Eagles from Kichinjio meet against the Rough and tough More Fire. Hosts Sadili Sports for life are expected to meet the Rusinga school in Pool C and the feared Nyanza would meet stiff opposition from Lexus and Nyanza. Place your bets for the following teams..Olympic talented, More Fire, Sadili Oval Sports for life and Nyanza.

          The Undugu pitch formerly the shores of the once serene Nairobi dam would be sprayed with matches pitting Pool E,F,G and H. Bob Silingi’s charges, the Atlas Lions would have to dig deeper to win their opening match against Junior Kings. Sadili’s Third tier team, Sadili Riverside shall also be expected to rise up to the occasion in this Pool of uncertainties. Lindi’s Fc 2 ZERO,Young Talents and Barcelona in Pool F? My money would be placed on the Young Talents side of the scale. Tsunami and Sadili’s 2^nd side Nature and Sports are set to fight it out in Pool G where chances are high that either of the two could ensure that the black panthers finish bottom of the table...but that is just my opinion. Long time Publicity and Hullaballoo on Shofco Juniors would be their only support when they meet a spirited outfit in the name of Awimbo coming all the way from the Lakeside city of Kisumu. Foundation of Hope is also in this pool of Death but who knows? Maybe their absence from top flight Kibera football may have given them the time to regroup and form a formidable regiment that would see them book the quarter final and final berths to be played at the Undugu grounds on Sunday 6^th March 2011 starting at 9am.