It was a day of highs and lows for our boys and girls u/14 national teams on the final day of the African Junior Team Championships in Algeria.
First to the highs and massive congratulations to the u/14 girls who have qualified for the ITF World Tennis Finals after beating Kenya 3-0.
Unfortunately the u/14 boys missed out on qualifying for the global event by the thinnest of margins after losing 2-1 to Egypt.
The results saw both of our u/14 girls and boys teams finish second in their respective events, but only the girls progressed as Africa has two qualifying positions for the girls and one for the boys - based on the continent’s performance in last year’s ITF World Junior Tennis Finals.
The ITF World Junior Tennis Finals is the premier global team event for u/14 players. The 2019 edition takes place in the Czech Republic in August.
Meanwhile, the u/16 girls finished with a win over Kenya, with the u/16 boys suffering a narrow 2-1 loss to Egypt.
AJTCS - Final day results:
Boys u/14 – Egypt 2 SA 1
Girls u/14 - SA 3 Kenya 0
Boys u/16 - Egypt 2 SA 1
Girls u/16 - SA 2 Kenya 1
Final standings:
Boys u/14:
1. Egypt
2. South Africa
3. Morocco
4. Botswana
5. Algeria
Girls u/14:
1. Egypt
2. South Africa
3. Morocco
4. Benin
5. Kenya
6. Algeria
Boys u/16:
1. Egypt
2. Morocco
3. Tunisia
4. South Africa
5. Algeria
6. Kenya
Girls u/16:
1. Morocco
2. Algeria
3. Egypt
4. South Africa
5. Tunisia
6. Kenya