GSPDP/ITF/CAT 17 & Under Touring Team to South Africa
28-08-2024 12:22:37
With the support of the Grand Slam Player Development Program (GSPDP), the Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) have selected eight African junior players to join the GSPDP/ITF/CAT 17 & Under Team for a series of four ITF World Tennis Tour Junior (WTTJ) tournaments in South Africa.
The team arrived on 21 August 2024 and has since been preparing through a training camp held from 22 to 25 August. The CAT team is now participating in the J100 in Johannesburg, which started on 26 August and will run until 31 August 2024. Following this, the team will compete in the J100 in Pretoria from 2 to 7 September, and then move on to the J200 in Durban from 9 to 14 September. The tour will conclude with the J300 in Durban, from 16 to 21 September 2024.
The boys’ team includes Allan Gatoto from Burundi, Reuben De Klerk from South Africa, Peter Ogunsakin from Nigeria, who is joining the team in Pretoria and Ala Trifi from Tunisia, who will join the team in Durban, all under the guidance of Coach Mohamed Ramadhan from Egypt.
The girls’ team, guided by Coach Jeanna Schmidt from South Africa features Maria Badache from Algeria, Donna Le Roux and Jahnie Van Zyl from South Africa, and Sasha Natalie Chimedza from Zimbabwe.
