wheelchair tennis players of kenya, will today lock horns
with Egypt in the women’s finals of the BNP Paribas Wheelchair Tennis World Cup
African qualifiers at Nairobi Club.
The women are seeking the sole
ticket to the World Cup slated for May 26 to 2 June in the Netherlands.
Yesterday, Jane Ndenga subjected Tanzanian Lucy Shirima to a humiliating 0-6 0-6 to earn her first against Tanzania and her second overall.
Yesterday, Jane Ndenga subjected Tanzanian Lucy Shirima to a humiliating 0-6 0-6 to earn her first against Tanzania and her second overall.
She dominated the entire match and
took it easily. However the second singles match between Phoebe Masika and
Tanzanian Rehema Selemani was tightly contested. Selemani beat Masika 3-6 7-5
6-2 to bag the first point for her country.
Masika told yohanamwila.blogspot.com she intends
to make amends in the finals and make sure they win.
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against Pharaohs Updated Saturday, March 1st 2014 at 23:40 GMT +3 0 Tanzanian Lucy Shirima returns a shot to Kenya’s Jane Ndenga
during their BNP Paribas World Team Cup African qualifiers at the Nairobi Club,
yesterday.
[PHOTO: YOHANA MWILA]
Hosts Kenya will today lock horns with Egypt in the women’s finals of the BNP
Paribas Wheelchair Tennis World Cup African qualifiers at Nairobi Club.
The women are seeking the sole ticket to the
World Cup slated for May 26 to 2 June in the Netherlands. Yesterday, Jane
Ndenga subjected Tanzanian Lucy Shirima to a humiliating 0-6 0-6 to earn her
first against Tanzania and her second overall.
She dominated the entire match and
took it easily. However the second singles match between Phoebe Masika and
Tanzanian Rehema Selemani was tightly contested. Selemani beat Masika 3-6 7-5
6-2 to bag the first point for her country.
She started well taking the first
set 3-6, however Selemani composed herself taking the second set 7-5, the
Tanzanian then gained confidence settled into the game well and took the third
set 6-2. Selemani then joined hands with Bihawa Mustafa against Ndenga and
Rahel Akoth in the women’s doubles.
Last year the Kenyan ladies finished
second behind South Africa who did not compete in this tournament as they had
already qualified for Netherlands. Egyptian ladies, who started on a low losing
their first matches to Kenya, made a comeback against Tanzania garnering three
points. Sheimaa Abdellatif beat Shirima 1-6 4-6 to earn the first point for her
team.
I would very last congratulate Tanzanian women players to play at least some of them are zur their first major tournament like this share of BNP PARIBAS, I trust that you will have another chance next year will be a threat for the age they are still limited
I would very last congratulate Tanzanian women players to play at least some of them are zur their first major tournament like this share of BNP PARIBAS, I trust that you will have another chance next year will be a threat for the age they are still limited
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