Love a Little Local: Local tennis star on the rise

Writer Neil Botha, Hermanus Primary

Roxy Bredenkamp is a young, passionate tennis player in Grade 6 at Hermanus Primary School who has been making a name for herself in the junior tennis community over the past few months.

In December 2020, Roxy placed second in the Growthpoint Super 8 and Winelands tournaments and went on to place top in her age group in singles at the Gauteng North Grand Prix in January this year. Roxy also won the doubles title with her younger sister Caelan at the same tournament, and later went on to take the win in both the singles and doubles at the Growthpoint Super 8 Gauteng North tournament that same month.

She has been named the number one U12 female singles player in South Africa after playing in the Boland Cavaliers trials for U13 girls, an older age group, and as a result of her accomplishments, she has received a full sponsorship from Wilson South Africa, starting 1 February – which is recognition indeed!

Roxy is a dedicated young lady who loves the game and she is always ready to go with a smile on her face. She gets up very early in the morning to warm up before a match, and often only gets back home after 5pm. In spite of her taxing schedule, you will find her on the tennis court most days practising when she isn’t at school, so as not to lose her rhythm before her next tournament.

Roxy is looking forward to taking part in the Free State Growthpoint Super 8 tournament this year from 24 – 28 April, as she says she wants to play as many Super 8 tournaments as possible. She will also be playing in the Junior Nationals from 29 April – 3 May, which is by invitation only. Both of these tournaments will take place in Bloemfontein. Hermanus Primary and The Village NEWS would like to wish Roxy good luck for her future tournaments, and we look forwarding to hearing her results. It seems that for Roxy Bredenkamp, the sky is the limit!

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