Archive - Mar 23, 2012
Jacobs siblings shine at African Junior Champs
Submitted by editor on Fri, 03/23/2012 - 12:10.
Siblings Tuki and Sedi Jacobs were Namibia’s best performers at the ITF African Junior Tennis Championships which are currently underway in Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Tuki Jacobs and his doubles partner Tunde Segodo from Benin, who were seeded second for the Boys Under 18 doubles competition, reached the semifinals where they were knocked out by an Egyptian pair.
After receiving a first round bye, Jacobs and Segodo beat Clayton Gilbertson of South Africa and Amadi Kagoma from Burundi 6-0, 6-4 in the second round.