By Simon Asare, GNA
Accra, Sept. 23, GNA – Ghana’s Tennis sensation, Tracy Ampah, toppled her South African counterpart, Erne Kotze, in two tough sets of 7-5,6-3 to emerge winner of the Gauteng North Junior Open Tourney, in Pretoria, South Africa.
This was after she had surpassed various hurdles in the qualifying stages, before an entertaining finals, which saw an exhibition of thunderous serves, volleys and superb court coverage from two of the most outstanding juniors.
Last Sunday’s encounter was indeed a stern challenge for the young Ghanaian, but she eventually battled her way to win the second set, after winning the first set at 7-5 and crowned the ultimate champion.
Ampah, a pupil of Umat Basic School and plays at Tarkwa Tennis Club, in an interview expressed her delight after emerging victor in the keen competition.
« I never thought I would achieve this. It’s just great that I made it possible for myself and won these matches against good players.
« It was such a great experience playing on that court. Many juniors who didn’t know me and they congratulated me, so it’s nice, » she said.
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