Day: 28 Aug 2023

Sport Results

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s senior tennis players, 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝗰𝗟𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗮𝗻, 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗴, 𝗦𝗼𝗯𝘂𝗵𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝘆𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗶, 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮, 𝗖𝗮𝘆𝘁𝗮𝗵-𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗞𝗼𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴, 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘁𝗼𝗻 and 𝗦𝗮𝗱é 𝗠𝗮𝘆, took part in the annual Marco Wasserman tennis tournament, contested in Middelburg this past weekend.

Over the course of the two days, the players competed in a Round Robin doubles and mixed doubles format in the competition’s B-League, securing the following results:

• vs Cradock B: 48-16
• vs Kingswood B: 45-19
• vs Hoër Volkskool B: 39-25
• vs Middelburg B: 50-14

Despite facing tough competition, the Union learners performed exceptionally well, displaying their skills and 𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. They left the tournament having gained valuable insights from the experience.

As the Union High School senior tennis programme enters a rebuilding phase with nine of its top 12 players matriculating this year, the new members of the team certainly demonstrated their potential during this tournament.

𝘈𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴’ 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥.

Sport Results

This past week saw twelve talented Union High School, Graaff-Reinet junior tennis players showcasing their abilities over three days of intense competition at the 2023 Spar Cradock Primary Tennis Tournament held in Cradock.

𝘽𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙨’ 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙮𝙨’ 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙖𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙮, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨.

The boys – consisting of 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻-𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗿𝘆 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗮𝘁𝗵, 𝗔𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮, 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗺𝘂𝗶𝗿, 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗱𝘀𝗼𝗻 and 𝗝𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇 – delivered a commendable performance against formidable opponents (the likes of Tjokkies, Paarl Boys and Merrifield College among other), ending 8th overall out of 12 participating teams.

The girls’ team – consisting of 𝗠𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗮, 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆, 𝗖𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗔𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽, 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 – demonstrated their mettle by defeating Clarendon Primary, Victoria Park Primary and Cradock Primary. Despite their best efforts, the girls narrowly missed out on victories against Fichardt Park and De Aar, securing a commendable fourth-place finish out of the nine participating schools.

We are proud to announce that Nadine Murray was presented with the tournament’s 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗. Well done, Nadine!

𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘪𝘥𝘪 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘙𝘢𝘢𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴.