The South African wheelchair tennis squad kicked off their BNP Paribas World Team Cup journey on Monday, but unfortunately, both the quads and men's teams suffered defeats in their opening ties against Netherlands and Israel, respectively. However, the quad team bounced back on Tuesday and clinched a 2-1 victory against Turkey in their second group match.
Today, the quad team are all set to battle it out against the United States in their third Group tie for a place in the semifinals. Meanwhile, the men's team will be facing Morocco today, hoping to improve their position from last year.
QUAD
Netherlands bt South Africa 3-0
Singles
Sam Schroder (NED) bt Lucas Sithole (RSA) 6-0, 6-3
Niels Vink (NED) bt Donald Ramphadi (RSA) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
Sam Schroder / Niels Vink (NED) bt Donald Ramphadi / Danny Mohlamonyane (RSA) 6-1, 6-2
South Africa bt Turkiye 2-1
Singles
Ahmet Kaplan (TUR) bt Danny Mohlamonyane (RSA) 6-1, 6-1
Donald Ramphadi (RSA) bt Ugur Altinel (TUR) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
Lucas Sithole / Donald Ramphadi (RSA) bt Ugur Altinel / Ahmet Kaplan (TUR) 6-2, 6-1
MEN
Israel bt South Africa 3-0
Singles
Adam Berdichevsky (ISR) bt Mpho Mhlongo (RSA) 6-0, 6-3
Sergei Lysov (ISR) bt Alwande Sikhosana (RSA) 6-2, 0-6, 6-0
Doubles
Adam Berdichevsky / Sergei Lysov (ISR) bt Leon Els / Alwande Sikhosana (RSA) 7-5, 6-1