Upsets At The Langata Junior Tennis Championships

LANGATA JUNIOR TENNIS CHIAMPIONSHIP

The Langata Junior Championships at Sadili Oval Sports Academy was today hit with major upsets when KLTA top-ranked player and Under 18 Boys number 1 seed, Sheil Kotecha lost to Sadili Oval’s John Lutaaya in a surprising twist of events, in which both players won a set each and settled down to closing it off with a super set that Lutaaya won 10-7.  

Sheil Kotecha lost in final set to John Lutaaya

The other major upset saw 2^nd seed Robert Kasombo Nzuki, lose to 3^rd seed Henry Ayesiga 6/2 7/6 (7).  Impala’s Marie Owino grabbed the Girls U14 beating Tonia Kubai 6.3 6/3, while Sadili’s Belinda Awino showed her dominance in the Girls Under 12 against team mate Alice Ayoma 6/2 6/2. Newest young talent from the Kibera slums, Charles Ochieng, overcame Impala’s Jacobs Sergelen 6/1 6/4 to lift the Boys Under 12 6/1 6/4.

Henry Ayesiga is through to Boys U18 Finals

The Boys Under 18, pitting fourth seed Amon Muinde, against Henry Ayesiga, will be played tomorrow morning.

This tournament is the first of a series of events in the Nairobi County Tennis Association, that will be run in various parts of the city.

BSU-12

Charles Ochieng v/s Jacobs Sergelen 6/1,6/4

Ian Okungu v/s Peter Kiama 2/6,6/7(5)

Charles Ochieng v/s Ian Okungu 6/0,6/0

Peter Kiama v/s Jacobs Sergelen 2/6,1/6

Ian Okungu v/s Jacobs Sergelen not played Jacobs lost

Winner: Charles Ochieng

Runner-up: Jacobs Sergelen

GSU-12

Alice Ayoma v/s Belinda Awino 3/6,2/6

 Winner: Belinda Awino

 Runner-up: Alice Ayoma

BSU-14

Jain Anchit v/s Antony Owita 1/6,1/6

Jain Anchit v/s Charles Ochieng 0/6,0/6

Jain Anchit v/s Davis Matanda 0/6,1/6

Antony Owita v/s Charles Ochieng 6/1,6/2

Antony Owita v/s Davis Matanda 6/4,6/1

Marie Owino Wins Girls Under 14

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

Winner:Antony Owita

Runner-up: Davis Matanda

GSU-14

Elizabeth Aluoch v/s Marie Owino 0/6,3/6

Marie Owino v/s Tonia Kubai 6/3,6/3

Elizabeth Aluoch v/s Tonia Kubai 1/6,3/6

Winner: Marie Owino

Runner-up:Tonia Kubai

BSU-18

Sheil Kotecha v/s John Lutaaya 6/7(5),7/5[7-10]

Ronax Otieno v/s Sylvester Juma 3/6,6/3[10-7]

Henry Ayesiga v/s Randiek Randall 6/2,6/3

Randiek Randall v/s David Mukhwana 6/1,6/3

Wycliffe Okenye v/s Josephat Garo 2/6,7/6(4)[10-7]

Langata Junior Tennis Championships
BS 18
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	Round 1	Round 2	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Winner
1	Kotecha Sheil [1]
		Kotecha Sheil [1]
2	Bye 1
			John Lutaaya
3	Bye 9		6-7(5) 7-5 [10-7]
		John Lutaaya
4	John Lutaaya
				Muinde Amon [4]
5	Otieno Ronex			6-4 6-2
		Otieno Ronex
6	Juma Sylvester	3-6 6-3 [10-7]
			Muinde Amon [4]
7	Bye 12		6-2 6-2
		Muinde Amon [4]
8	Muinde Amon [4]
						1.
9	Ayesiga Henry [3]
		Ayesiga Henry [3]
10	Bye 11
			Ayesiga Henry [3]
11	Randiek Randall		6-2 6-3
		Randiek Randall
12	Mukhwana David	6-1 6-3
				Ayesiga Henry [3]
13	Okenye Wycliff			6-2 7-6(7)
		Okenye Wycliff
14	Garo Josphat	2-6 7-6(4) [10-7]
			Kasombo Robert [2]			2.
15	Bye 2		6-2 6-1
		Kasombo Robert [2]
16	Kasombo Robert [2]
BS 18 - Consolation
	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
	Bye
		Bye
	Bye		Okenye Wycliff
		Okenye Wycliff
	Juma Sylvester
		Juma Sylvester
	Bye
		Randiek Randall
	Bye			John Lutaaya
		Mukhwana David
	Mukhwana David		Otieno Ronex
			4-2 2-4 [18-16]
		Otieno Ronex
	Garo Josphat
		Garo Josphat

Sadili Rugby Lifts Obelix Bowl

Sadili Rugby Academy shocked and left many struggling to collect their jaws last Saturday during the

Obelix sevens staged at the Braeburn Garden estate school, Nairobi. The team comprised of junior players from Kibera of average age of 14, managed to post scores which many former Kenya Sevens players and rugby fanatics present at the venue lauded. Pool stages In the pool stage, the team took off to a flying start with a 3-0 thrashing of Red Land Roses 1. The second match however took a different turn for the team when they lost a narrow 3-2 to Naivasha nuts, a match which was filled with emotional jibe from the Nuts players who were trailing 2-0 by half time. It is considerate to state that the players were a little immature in containing the Nuts’ mental play; something that will surely propagate in them as they grow in the sport. In the last match of the pool stages, the boys managed to put up a spirited fight against Les Gaulois 1, a team comprised of current Kenya Cup players and seasoned French Rugby Expatriates, never looking down even when they encountered a humbling 5-0 loss. It is important however to note the ingenuity of the youngest players in the team; Brian Angote and Michael Ochieng who stepped up on defense and worked to orchestrate a series of fluid attack moves only to be caught at the edge of the area. Cup stages Meeting the Kenyan based British Army Rugby Team in a bowl semi final pairing was obviously a mean feat. But the boys didn’t even have a clue of who the british army were and I believe this mentality carried the team forward to winning 2-0. A Bowl Finals pairing against Red Land Roses 2 would be an easier task to accomplish, the final score 2-0 with George Ondondo (15) and Michael Ochieng (13) touching down for the winning tries. Players showing promise The event not only exposed the current top cream Sadili Rugby Players to top flight rugby competition but also created a possible opportunity for boot sponsorship from Red Land Roses.
Special thanks Special thanks go to Sadili Rugby Academy, the French embassy and Les Gaulois for facilitating the team’s participation in the event. -- FRANCIS ISIAHO MUHANJI