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Kenyan in Finals of Smashers Challenge

Amon Muinde

Kenyan and Kibera Junior, Amon Muinde, today, for the first time in three years, made the finals of the Smashers Challenge Cup in the Under 16s category, showing hope that the country can equal others in talent. Amon who beat top African junior, Henry Ayesiga (Uganda) 4/6,6/1[5-10] in the group stages, struggled through the first set, to lose 6/0, before rallying to fight back, losing in a close 5/7 in the second and final set.  Henry, in his element today, had earlier won a tough match against top Kenyan junior, Olivier Kigotho 6/2 6/4 in the quarterfinals, then stopped upcoming talent Sada Nahimana 6/1 6/0 in the semi-finals.

Henry Ayesiga

In the boys 14s finals, Anthony Owiti slipped past Davis Matanda (Kenya), 7/6(3) 6/3 in a close encounter that lasted a little over 2 hours.

The Smashers Challenge Tournament is part of a series of challenges for junior players of intermediate to advanced level, and is recognized by the Tennis Africa Cup.

RESULTS

GSU-12

Alice Ayoma v/s Belinda Awino 7/6(5),6/3

Alice Ayoma v/s Elizabeth Sheila 6/1,6/2

Belinda Awino v/s Elizabeth Sheila 6/0,6/0

Winner: Alice Ayoma

Runner-up: Belinda Awino

2^nd R-up:Elizabeth Sheila

BSU-14

 Pool A

Davis Matanda v/s Charles Ochieng 6/0,6/1

Davis Matanda v/s Peter Kyama 6/0,6/0

Charles Ochieng v/s Peter Kyama 6/4,6/3

1^ST Davis Matanda

2^nd Charles Ochieng

Pool B

Antony Owita v/s Nigel Odhiambo 7/6(2),6/3

Antony Owita v/s Ian Okungu 6/0,6/0

Nigel Odhiambo v/s Ian Okungu 6/0,6/0

1^st Antony Owita                                                                     

2^nd Nigel Odhiambo

Smashers Challenge No.2 (LEVEL B)
BS 14
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	Semifinals	Final	Winner
1	Matanda Davis
		Matanda Davis
2	Odhiambo Nigel	6-1 6-3
			Owiti Antony 7-6(3) 6-3
3	Ochieng Charles
		Owiti Antony
4	Owiti Antony	6-4 6-2

BSU-16

Pool A

Henry Ayesiga v/s Amon Muinde 4/6,6/1[5-10]

Henry Ayesiga v/s  Josphat Garo 0/1 Ret. Won

Henry Ayesiga v/s   Sylvester Juma 4/6,6/4[10-7]

Amon Muinde v/s Josphat Garo 6/2,6/2

Amon Muinde v/s Sylvester Juma 6/0,6/2

Josphat Garo v/s Sylvester Juma 7/5,5/7[10-5]

1^st Amon Muinde

2^nd Henry Ayesiga

Pool B

John Lutaaya v/s Robert Kasombo 6/4,0/6[10-5]

John Lutaaya v/s Sada Nahimana 6/7(5),1/6

John Lutaaya v/s David Mukhwana 6/2,6/2

Robert Kasombo v/s Sada Nahimana 1/6,6/2[10-4]

Robert Kasombo v/s David Mukhwana 6/1,6/1

Sada Nahimana v/s David Mukwana 6/2,6/3

1^st Sada Nahimana

2^nd Robert Kasombo

Pool C

Shebani Kabura v/s Olivier Kigotho 1/0 Ret. Lost

Shebani Kabura v/s Ronex Otieno Not Played Lost

Shebani Kabura v/s Wycliffe Okenye 6/4,6/3

Olivier Kigotho v/s Ronex Otieno 6/7(4)6/3[10-7]

Olivier Kigotho v/s Wycliffe Okenye 6/3,6/3

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

1^st Olivier Kigotho

2^nd Wycliffe Okenye

Smashers Challenge No.2 (LEVEL B)
BS 16
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	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Winner
1	Muinde Amon
		Muinde Amon
2	Otieno Ronex	6-1 6-0
			Muinde Amon
3	Kasombo Robert		7-5 6-4
		Kasombo Robert
4	Okenye Wycliff	6-3 6-0
				Ayesiga Henry
5	Kigotho Olivier			6-0 7-5
		Ayesiga Henry
6	Ayesiga Henry	6-2 6-4
			Ayesiga Henry
7	Juma Sylvester		6-1 6-0
		Nahimana Saada
8	Nahimana Saada	6-0 6-4

Karen Tennis for Kibera

Karen Country Club will be holding a tennis tournament in aid of the construction of the Kibera tennis play space. The event is scheduled for tomorrow, 3rd Nov 2012 from 1.30  pm at the prestigious Karen Country Club, along Karen Rd. 

The funds raised are aimed at grading the ground where the kids train in the first phase of the establishment of the Kibera Tennis Center. Together with the Local community, Sadili Oval will be coordinating the project. At the moment this is just a sloping piece of land that needs a retaining wall and levelling.  Players will also bring any racquets, sports clothing etc that they no longer need.

Why Kibera?Over the years, Sadili Oval Sports Academy has been working to promote tennis as sport to the local people. Through these efforts, Kibera slums has continuously boasted talent to reckon with, especially in the under 18 yrs players. This project will therefore create a more convenient space for more children to develop their talent on the game, as well as source of recreation to keep them away from other social injustices.The surface will be used for tennis, basketball, and volleyball. 

Want to watch the kids play? 

Go to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9VhDtWnkVw&list=PL8876103436B9F9FF&index=13&feature=plpp_video

Kenyan Joab Odera Blazing The Trail In USA

Former Kenyan school tennis champion trailing blaze in U.S.

NAIROBI, Jan. 11 (Xinhua)-- Many young Kenyans leave the country to study in overseas universities on sports scholarships and that is the last time they are heard by the public .

However, that is not the case for former national schools tennis champion Joab Odera who spoke to Xinhua about his studies and tennis exploits in the United States

"A lot of people leave the country for studies in faraway lands and that is the last time the public hears of them. I want the society to know about my tennis and other spheres of life," the 21-year old Odera said in Nairobi when Xinhua caught up with him recently during the long vacation.

Kibera-born Jamin Admitted To Tennis School

My name is Jamin Luvembe and I am 15 years of age. I am a Kenyan citizen. I was born in Kibera slums in Nairobi. Life in the slums is very hard. The toilets are very bad meaning that you have to wear specialised boots to access them. The bathrooms have mosquitoes which expose our health to danger of contracting malaria. Everyone relies on their God for security. There are many jobless youths who attack others when they come from their work places. My brother started going to Sadili and later I asked him to teach me the basics of tennis. Since we had no racquets, we decided to use our hands and a ball since that was the easier way. We did it out of passion even though our hands were paining and turning red. I felt very pleased to know another different sport apart from soccer. I chose tennis because soccer had many players and my chances of going far with it were very low. Soccer had competition and I knew that I was not among the best. I knew at last I could disapprove my fellow ghetto boys. I have travelled to three countries: the USA, Tanzania and Uganda, and I am currently Number 1 in the Tennis Africa Cup tournaments. My tennis has helped me join Malezi School, a very different school from others. People are good and social and they don't discriminate others. They have helped me to be a social and friendly. My life has changed for the burden of school fees is no longer on my parents. I have learnt that whatever you do on the court is for yourself and from your heart. When I travelled I thanked God because it is very rare for a slum child to travel out of the country. I want to become a neurosurgeon or a professional tennis player in the future. This is because I want to save lives and inspire others to do so.