MBALE’S Joel Wambisha kept his nerve and tempo to claim the U-14 boy's title at the Rwenzori Inter Schools Tennis Championships at Lugogo Tennis Centre yesterday.

Wambisha, 13, a senior two student at Wanale View Secondary School in Mbale started off nervously and lost the first set to Simon Ayella, son of tennis legend John Oduke. But a controversial line call by the umpire unsettled Ayella and gave Wambisha the impetus to fight on.

Wambisha, used big winners and a big serve to unsettle his opponent to claim the next two sets 7-5 10-5.

“In the first set my morale was very low and I made several mistakes, but I realised that I could change things and that is what I did to take the title,” Wambisha said.

“The cheers in the stands motivated me and I thought it was the only way I could redeem myself after losing the U-16 title to David Oringa,” he added.

Lydia Ndagire was a double winner by claiming the U-14 and U-16 girls' crown. Kololo Secondary School claimed the boys crown while Nabisunsa Girls' School wrapped up the girls title.

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U-12 Boys
S. Ssesazi bt C. Abongo
6-2 6-0
U-12 Girls
Andeberhan bt E. Gadenda
6-4 6-0
U-14 Boys
J. Wambisha bt S. Ayella
6-2 5-7 5-10
U-14 Girls
L. Ndagire bt Andeberhan
6-2 6-0
U-16 Boys
D. Oringa bt J. Wambisha
6-2 6-1
U-16/U-18 Girls
L. Ndagire bt T. Nankya
6-4 4-6 10-5
Boys U-18
R. Ssemanda bt D. Oringa
6-3 6-2