Number 1 seeded Lizaan du Plessis defeated Megan Sporndli of Gauteng East 6-2 6-3 on Friday in the SAA National Championships being played at the Wanderers Tennis Club, and progresses to today’s final.
Du Plessis faces unseeded 16-year-old Bronwyn ‘Bonny’ Davidson, who stopped second-seed Kim Rudman 6-3 7-5.
It is not a match the top seed will be relishing, however, as Davidson gave her a 6-0 6-0 hiding last week at the Senior Interprovincial tournament.
"Bonny is a great player,” said Du Plessis. “She has got so much experience playing on the ITF junior circuit. It’s not going to be an easy match, but I will give it my best shot to get my revenge.”
Davidson took an hour and 41 minutes to stop Rudman, and said she felt she had a psychological edge over the number two seed.
The pair had been seeded one and two at last week’s Inter-Provincial, but it had been Davidson who had been given the top seed over Rudman at that event.
“I felt I had the mental advantage over Kim. We both know each others games well, as we practice a lot together.”
Davidson was obviously excited to be in Saturday’s final, but says she is focusing on the ITF Junior Circuit in order to gain experience as well as variety in her game.
“At home we tend to play the same people week in and week out and in my opinion, if we want to do well internationally; we have to expose ourselves to the international junior circuit.”
SAA National Championships Results
Wanderers Tennis Club, Johannesburg
Friday 1 December 2006.
Women’s Singles Semi-finals:
1-Lizaan du Plessis (EP) bt Megan Sporndli (GE) 6-2 6-3
Bronwyn Davidson (GC) bt 2-Kim Rudman (GC) 6-3 7-5
Women’s Doubles Semi-finals:
Helena Mowatt / Elsje Hendriks (GN) vs Jenni Mari Potgieter / Madri Potgieter (GN) delayed due to rain
Kim Rudman (GC) / Lisa Wade (GE) vs Bronwyn Davidson / Hedda Wolmarans (GC) delayed due to rain
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