Mixed Day For Team SA

South Africa´s wheelchair tennis junior team delivered a strong performance on Day two of the BNP Paribas World Team Cup at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan with a 2-1 defeat over Russia.

Lesha Shuklin had given the Russians the advantage with a 2-6 6-3 6-3 win over Ian Snyman but world number three Alwande Skhosana dug deep and pulled off a 6-0 6-0 win against Sergei Lysov to level the tie at 1-1. Both Skhosana and Snyman joined forces following their singles rubber on court for the doubles and the duo made quick work of dispatching Shuklin and Lysov 6-2 6-3 to emerge victorious and clinch the tie 2-1. It is the first time both Skhosana and Snyman take part in the World Team Cup but rose to the challenge, and held their own in both the singles and the doubles events. Skhosana …

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