NSA OPEN CHAMPION

16th-19th April 2013
Pretoria Country Club

 

Final

Opponent:   Kylie Lindsay

Nationality: New Zealand

Seeding: 1

World Ranking: 39

Result: Won 3-0; 11/9 12/10 11/7

 

Semi Final

Opponent:   Salma Nasser

Nationality: Egypt

Seeding: 7

Result: Won 3-1; 11/4 10/12 11/3 11/9

 

Quater Final

Opponent:   Mannat Nasser

Nationality: Eygpt

Seeding: Unseeded

World Ranking: 132

RESULT: WON 3-0  11/4 11/8 11/7

 

1st Round

Opponent:   Aparajitha Balamurukan

Nationality: India

Seeding: Unseeded

World Ranking: 132

RESULT: WON 3-0  11/4 11/8 11/7

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to a special friend and brother…Clinton Leeuw.

 

 

Laura Pomportes (France) + Farrah Sterne (South Africa)

two secret mascots…can i take them back to cape town?

CENTRAL GAUTENG OPEN

9th – 12th April 2013
Parkview Squash and Aerobic Centre

 

Finals

Opponent: Diana Haynes

Nationality: South Africa

Seed: Qualifier

Best Ranking/Result: SA Nationals Champion 2012

World Ranking: NA

Result: Lost 3-0; 11/8 12/10 11/9

 

Semi-Finals

Opponent: Salma Nasser

Country: Egypt

Seed: 7

World Ranking: 83

RESULT: WON 3 – 1;  7/11 11/5 11/4 11/5

 

Quarter Finals

Opponent: Kim GaHye

Country: South Korea

Seed: Qualifier

World Ranking:

Result: Won 3-0; 11/8 11/3 11/4

 

1st Round

Opponent: Farrah Sterne
Country: South Africa

Seed: Qualifier

Best Ranking: Former SA Champion and World Top 50

World Ranking: NA (local)

Result: Won 3-0; 11/5 11/7 11/7

 

ALL AFRICA GOLD MEDALIST

CHAMPIONS IN NAMIBIA
February 2013

South African A Team won the GOLD medal for the team event

South African u23 side won the BRONZE medal

I won the Individual Ladies GOLD MEDAL

Botswana‏’s Alister Walker and Fruity

Siyoli + Mauritians‏

Zambians‏ including Kelvin Ndhlovu

EASTERN CAPE TOUR

The month of March kicked off with a trip to the Eastern Cape, my province of birth. I wanted to visit the province and give back by doing clinics for juniors, linked in with existing development projects. The mini-tour included visiting Port Elizabeth, doing clinics on the Sunday and Monday afternoon. I then drove one and a half hours to Grahamstown Tuesday morning, to do clinics in the afternoon and evening. The last stop was a two hour drive to East London, for clinics on Wed afternoon, as well as Thursday afternoon and evening.

PORT ELIZABETH
3rd – 4th March 2013

On Sunday we had a clinic for some of the top ladies in PE. Monday, we held a clinic for local juniors, as well as had an exhibition match with the Eastern Province Champion, Lizelle van Niekerk.

GRAHAMSTOWN
5th March 2013

I visited Kingswood college which is the growing hub of squash in Grahamstown. Not only do they have a development programme where they reach out to kids living in a nearby orphanage,  but they have revived the interest in squash in the town amongst juniors. Many players from other schools come to join in to some of the sessions they host.

EAST LONDON 
6th – 7th March

Tim Leeuw was instrumental in getting the East London tour off the ground. We coached top juniors on the wednesday afternoon, then held a development clinic along with an exhibition match for both kids and adults. After the exhibition event, the adults were keen to get on court and learn for themselves how to play like the professionals.