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Saturday 15 th July 2017 saw a record of 81 children gather at Sadili Oval for Sadili 8-series challenge 5, a tournament that has become a favorite sporting event for many children under age 12 in Kibera and parts of Lang’ata, Nairobi. The weather was perfect, and the kids, some as young as 4 years old and experiencing competitive tennis for the first time, kept everyone entertained by showing off their talents and determination to win. Seeing a lot of them try hard even if they could not quite get the serving or hitting exercises right, and just enjoying it all even if they got a bit embarrassed was such a good reminder for all of us to be less conscious of what others might think when we are doing something new or challenging, and to just get into it and do it. Run under a Sadili/International Inspiration partnership, this tournament was proudly sponsored by Wilson Sporting Goods, Sadili Oval and Comic Relief among others. RESULTS OF THE TOURNAMENT-15/07/2017 U-6 Boys Red Team Solo...

On Saturday 26 th November 2016, 50 young boys and girls braved the chilly Nairobi weather to participate in the Sadili 8-series challenge no. 8. The kids, mainly drawn from Sadili’s Court of Dreams programme, had a chance to test their tennis skills in a competitive environment after a month long tennis training by volunteer coach Vimal Kirthi and Sadili’s coaches. The tournament was held both at Sadili’s Kibera Tennis Court where the younger ones (Under 6s and Under 8s) played and at Sadili Oval where the older ones (Under10s and under 12s) played. Run under a Sadili/International Inspiration partnership, this tournament was sponsored by Wilson Sporting Goods, Sadili Oval and Comic Relief among others. RESULTS OF THE TOURNAMENT-08/10/2016 U-6 Boys Red Team Padre Ouma Vs Marco Onyango 7/6 Winner: Padre Ouma Blue Team Eugene Michael vs Lawrence Opiyo 6/7 Eugene Michael vs Brighton Otieno7/2 Lawrence Opiyo vs Brighton Otieno7/5 Brighton Otieno vs Sammy Bahati7/4 Sammy Bahati vs Eu...

Edgar Arusei Saturday 22 nd saw 29 talented tennis players from across Nairobi gather at Sadili Oval for the 6 th edition of Smashers Challenge Cup. The sunny day got off to a fantastic start with all the 7 courts at Sadili packed with action. Edgar Arusei was the top-scorer of the day, putting up a superb fight to win all his 5 matches against different opponents. He garnered a total of 20 points. He was closely followed by Solomon Karani who scored 19 points, and third was Charles Ochieng’ with 16 points. In the Juniors Category (U12s), the kids were divided into two groups: Blues and Reds. Austine Katiech was the winner in the Blues category after beating Clinton in the finals. In the Reds category Eddy Ochieng, thrashed Aphline Britney in the finals to clinch victory. Sarah Yoon “It’s been an incredible experience. It’s my first time to participate in a Smashers tournament and I have been incredibly challenged,” remarked Sarah Yoon, a student from Rift Valley Academy. “I hope to ...