Kampala Junior Tennis Open:Zziwa, Ocen, Otto, and Mwisukye shine

Feb 02, 2019

Troy Zziwa, Geoffrey Ocen, Allan Otto, and Joel Mwisukye were the best performers in the U14,16,14 and 18 respectively.

Skills, endurance, passion and hard work were some of the aspects that were displayed at the two day Kampala Junior Open that climaxed Thursday at the Lugogo Tennis Courts.

Troy Zziwa, Geoffrey Ocen, Allan Otto, and Joel Mwisukye were the best performers in the U14,16,14 and 18 respectively.

Zziwa, Ocen, Otto and Mwisukye defeated Elvis Matisko (10-8), Akram Nsubuga (4-2), Marvin Lukwago (10-8) and Arnold Jurua (5-3) respectively in the final.

The tournament received a good response from the public.

Organised by Red Rhino in partnership with Junior tennis initiative (JTI), the tournament aims at providing a competitive platform for the youngsters to improve their skills and prepare them for international events.

Kampala Junior Open winners, girls U18 Winnie Birungi, U12 Esther Muwanguzi, and Maggie Namaganda pose for a photo after the awarding ceremony

The tournament was also the first event to be held ever since Junior Tennis Initiative (JTI) was launched a few months ago.

Girls U18 winner Winnie Birungi in action

The initiative that was introduced by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in partnership with UTA came with the donation of equipment such as rackets, nets, and balls among others from world tennis body.

Kampala Junior Open

Results

Final

Singles

Boys

U-12

A.Otto bt M. Lukwago 10-8

U-14

T.Zziwa bt E.Matisko 10-6

U-16

G.Ocen bt A.Nsubuga 4-2

U18

J. Mwisukye bt A.Jurua 5-3

Doubles

U14

Zziwa/Otto bt Kasule /Njata 13-11

U16

Shakur /Kazibwe bt Ocen /Wakholi 10-6

U18

Jurua/Hafiz bt Ario/Kitumba 10-3

Girls

Singles

U12

E.Muwanguzi bt P.Awiro 12-10

U14

M.Namaganda bt M.Nyakecho 10-2

U18

W.Birungi bt P.Athieno 10-3

Doubles

U14

Namaganda /Mbwaali bt Wanjiku/Namagembe