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GERRIE BERNER TENNIS FESTIVAL:
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This weekend concluded the annual prestigious Gerrie Berner tournament in Paarl.

Paarl Girls High U.19 and U.15 took part along with Hoërskool Stellenbosch.

The girls from Stellenbosch were grouped with Paarl Girls High, Waterkloof, Bloemhof, Paarl Gim and Nelspruit. After three days of intense competition Hoërskool Stellenbosch ended in 10th position overall.

Paarl Girls High U.19 played in a group with Stellenbosch, Bloemhof, Waterkloof, Nelspruit and Paarl Gim. After finishing 2nd in the group they played a strong Rhenish side in the last 4 but unfortunately fell short ending 4th overall.

Paarl Girls High U.15 showed incredible fight to beat all the teams they played to be crowned as the overall winners. The defeated Affies, Bloemhof, Oranje, Paarl Gim and Rhenish.

Final results:

U.19 section:
1.Bloemhof
2.Rhenish
3.Oranje
4.Paarl Girls High
5.Paarl Gim
6.Affies
7.Menlopark
8.Nelspruit
9.Waterkloof
10.Stellenbosch
11.Potch Gim
12.Eunice

U.15 section:
1.Paarl Girls High
2.Paarl Gim
3.Affies
4.Bloemhof
5.Oranje
6.Rhenish

Well Done to all players !
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INTERSCHOOLS 2026:
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What an incredible display of dedication, perseverance and teamwork from Paarl Girls and their coaches! Paarl Girls High faced Paarl Gimnasium at the Tennis Interschools, and we are extremely proud to share that they have won 13 of the 15 matches played.

Full Results:
1st Team: Lost 2–7
U19B: Won 4–2
U19C: Won on games
U19D: Won 5–1
U15A: Won 5–1
U15B: Won 4–2
U15C: Lost 1–5
U15D: Won 5–1

Well done to every player and coach involved - your hard work truly paid off!
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BREDASDORP U.19 TENNIS TOURNAMENT:
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Hoërskool Stellenbosch took part at the Bredasdorp U.19 tennis tournament this weekend and achieved excellent results.

They played in a group with Charlie Hofmeyr, Durbanville and Strand.
After the group phase Hoërskool Stellenbosch ended 2nd and progressed into the top 4. Unfortunately falling short against Parel Vallei and Dirkie Uys they finished in 4th position overall.

Final standings:
• A-Section
1.Parel Vallei
2.Durbanville
3.Dirkie Uys
4.Hoërskool Stellenbosch
5.Strand
6.Charlie Hofmeyr
7.Bellville
8.Langenhoven Gim

• B-Section
1.Swartland
2.Nico Malan
3.Swellendam
4.Bredasdorp
5.Augsburg
6.Vredendal

Welldone to all players !
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INTERSCHOOLS 2026:
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Paarl Boys High played their annual Interschools Vs Paarl Gim.

Paarl Boys High won the event in convincing style and we would like to congratulate each player for their stellar performance.

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GERRIE BERNER 2026:
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Paarl Boys High 1st Team took part at the prestigious Gerrie Berner Tennis Festival in Stellenbosch hosted by Paul Roos Gymnasium.
Playing at one of the biggest festivals the boys from Paarl achieved incredible results.

They played in a group with Affies, Oakdale, Hermanus, Grey College and St Stithians. After topping the group they met Westville Boys High in the semi final before playing Paul Roos in the ultimate Final.

Final results:
1.Paul Roos
2.Paarl Boys High
3.Westville
4.Affies
5.Grey College
6.Pearson
7.Kearsney
8.Hermanus
9.Waterkloof
10.Outeniqua
11.St Stithians
12.Oakdale

Welldone to all players !
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NELSPRUIT GROOT 5 TENNIS TOURNAMENT 2026:
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Today concluded the annual Nelspruit Groot 5 Tennis tournament in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga with Paarl Girls High and Hoërskool Stellenbosch participating.

Paarl Girls High 1st team played in a strong group with Oranje, Menlopark and HTS Middelburg. After ending 3rd in the group they played for positions 5-8 and ended in 6th position overall.

Paarl Girls High 2nd team were grouped with Hoërskool Stellenbosch, Nelspruit 1 and Garsfontein. Also playing for positions 5-8 they ended in 7th position overall.

Hoërskool Stellenbosch 1st girls team played in a group alongside Paarl Girls 2, Nelspruit 1 and Garsfontein. Ending 3rd in the group they played for positions 9-12 and ended 9th overall.

The 1st boys team from Hoërskool Stellenbosch played in a group with Menlopark, Paarl Gim, Garsfontein and Wilgerivier. Due to rain they shared 9th position overall.

Final results (Boys) :
1.Helpmekaar College
2.Paarl Gim
3.Midtream College/Menlopark
5.Boland Landbou
6.Wilgerivier
7.Nelspruit
8.Garsfontein
9.Stellenbosch/HTS Middelburg

Final results (Girls) :
1.Oranje
2.Nelspruit 1
3.Affies/Helpmekaar
5.Menlopark
6.Paarl Girls High 1
7.Paarl Girls High 2
8.La Rochelle
9.Stellenbosch/Garsfontein
11.HTS Middelburg
12.Nelspruit 2

Welldone to all players and staff !
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DAVID SAMAAI U.15 TENNIS FESTIVAL:
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Today concluded the annual David Samaai U.15 Tennis Festival hosted at Paarl Boys High. Edge schools who participated were Hoërskool Stellenbosch, Paarl Boys High A and Paarl Boys High B. After day one the boys from Paarl played against a strong Paul Roos side in the final but unfortunalety fell short placing them in second position overall.

Hoërskool Stellenbosch won one of their 3 group matches and ended in 7th position overall.

Final positions:
1.Paul Roos
2.Paarl Boys High A
3.Stellenberg
4.Paarl Gim A
5.Diamantveld
6.Paarl Boys High B
7.Stellenbosch
8.Paarl Gim B

Welldone to all players on their results and Paarl Boys High on organizing a successful tournament !
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EDGE COACHES CAMP:
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Edge Tennis Academy has embarked on a Quaterly in-house coaching camp to ensure that the academy's high standards are being practiced by the players and the coaches. The camp took place at Hoërskool Stellenbosch.

EDGE COACHES AND BRANCHES:
• Pascal Guebert (Paarl Boys High, Paarl Boys Primary and Hoërskool Stellenbosch)
• Jonathan Edmunds (Paarl Girls High)
• James Dunn (Somerset College)
• Stefan Vorster (Hoërskool Stellenbosch)
• Melgard Keller (Hoërskool Stellenbosch and Somerset College)
• Erik Bester (Paarl Boys High)
• Egon Samaai (Paarl Boys High)
• Ingrid le Roux (Paarl Girls High)
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INTERPRO 2026:
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HUGE Congratulations to the following players on being selected for the South African Schools team.

Reuben Lerm selected for the South African U.19 Schools team.

Karlien Botha selected for the South African U.13 Schools team.

Emma da Silva selected as reserve for the South African U.13 Schools team.

Elnico Jafta selected as reserve for the South African Schools U.13 team.

Christiaan Barnard selected for the South African Schools U.13 team.

Welldone to all players !!
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MINI MASTERS - GEORGE:
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Numerous Edge Tennis players took part in the Mini Masters event held in George with 3 players all making it to the finals.

Photo 1: Luka van Niekerk played in the Boys U.16 final and ended 2nd overall.

Photo 2: Luhan van Niekerk made the Mens final and ended 2nd overall.

Photo 3: Münke Blom played in the Girls U.14 final and ended 2nd overall.

Huge congratulations on all three players making finals.
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EDGE TENNIS.
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Nicholas Kruger who is in America for the Eddie Herr and Orange Bowl junior international tennis tournaments went through his first round of Qualifications winning 6-2 6-1 vs a top 100 American player.

Good luck going forward Nicholas !

Nicholas Kruger is at Paarl Boys High and trains under the watch full eye of Egon Samaai and Pascal Guebert.

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