Tennis teams fail to progress

National duty: Botswana Under-14 girls Mbali Qame (2nd right) and Bashali Phatshwane (extreme right) before their match against Namibia
National duty: Botswana Under-14 girls Mbali Qame (2nd right) and Bashali Phatshwane (extreme right) before their match against Namibia

Botswana put up a brave fight at the just-ended ITF/CAT Under-14 and 16 Southern Africa Championships played in Harare, Zimbabwe but fell short of progressing to two tournaments in Europe.

The Under-14 girls' and Under-16 boys' teams finished third, while the Under-14 boys and the Under-16 girls were placed fourth.

This means the teams will not be part of the Junior Davis and Billie Jean Cup tournaments, which are scheduled at the end of the European summer in Turkey.

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