Tennis team in Davis Cup mission

Friday, June 25, 2021

Raising the flag: The Botswana tennis team that is participating in the Davis Cup

The national tennis team is on an ambitious mission to leave a lasting impressions at the ongoing Davis Cup in Congo, Brazzaville. Botswana made its debut at the Davis Cup in 1996 but the country is yet to progress past the Africa Zone.

The team in Brazzaville comprises Thato Holmes, Tshepo Mosarwa, Denzel Seetso and Tsholofelo Tsiang. Petrus Molefhe is the team captain. Botswana is in the same group as Namibia, Uganda, Angola and Congo. The competition started on Monday and ends tomorrow with Botswana taking on the host, Congo.

The team has lost to 3-0 to Namibia, who was the toughest opponent in the group. Botswana beat Angola and Uganda 3-0 each. On Tuesday, in the singles, Seetso won 6-6, 3-1 against Nicolau Monteiro of Angola. In another match, Tsiang beat Fernando Andre of Angola 7-3-6, 5-6-3.

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