Johannesburg Country Club, Johannesburg

North West’s Christo Potgieter successfully defended his S A National Men’s and Mixed Doubles titles when the Tswalu SA national Doubles were completed at the Johannesburg Country Club courts.

Partnered by Alwyn Venter, also of North West  Potgieter defeated Alan Mcguigan and Daniel Smith from Pietermaritzburg in straight games 11-6 11-8. Potgieter and Venter dominated play in the first game  leading 5-1 and 9-4 before clinching the game at 11-6. Points seesawed until 8-all in the second game but the Midlands’ pair were unable to make  a breakthrough eventually succumbing 11-8.

The more experienced  Cheyna Tucker and Milnay Louw  combined to outplay the University of Johannesburg pairing of Kacey Leigh Dodd and Alexa Pienaar  11-8 11-4 in the women’s final .

Dodd and Pienaar ran up a  7-4 lead in the first game but were unable to sustain the pressure  losing the next 7 consecutive points to the superior placings of Tucker and Louw.

In the Mixed final defending champions Potgieter and Louw raced through the first game 11-3 against  Michael Wood and Tucker. The second game provided tense squash with points even until  7-all when Potgieter/Louw edged to a 9-7 lead. Tucker/Louw regained the hand-in and held a game point at 10- 9 but athletic retrieving by Potgieter levelled the score at 10-all  and  Louw/Potgieter clinched the match at 11-10.