Congratulations to Lara van der Merwe from The High School for Girls Potchefstroom who achieved 16th position, out of 60 Top ceded girls, in the African Junior Championships, and also obtained third place in the South African Junior Championships held during the April holidays.

Lara has been selected for the National Squad for the year. Lara also competed in the Junior Australian Open with the top 200 girls in the world and represented South Africa in the U18 International Games held in Kenya. She received a second place in the singles. Before that she also travelled to Stellenbosch to play in the U18 category against the top thirty players in South Africa. She received a second place in the singles and a first place in the doubles. Congratulations Lara!

Lara van der Merwe