Cape Town - South Africa had a less than fabulous start at the African Junior Team Championships in Tunisia when they lost seven of their matches in both doubles and singles.
On the first day of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) tennis team event, SA team lost six matches in both singles and doubles respectively and won just three.
The tournament is for boys and girls under 14 and 16 and currently held in the tourist-friendly Hammamet town in Tunisia.
Day One results:
Under 14
Girls
Tunisia beat South Africa 2-1
Singles
Ghaida Jeribi (TUN) lost to Christine Kruger (RSA) 7-6(3) Retired
Feryel Ben Hassen (TUN) bt Gabriella Broadfoot 7-5 6-0
Doubles
Feryel Ben Hassen / Wiem Boubaker (TUN) bt Gabriella Broadfoot / Christine Kruger (RSA) 6-4 6-7(6)
Under 16
Boys
South Africa beat Cote D’Ivoire 2-1
Singles
Charl Morgan (RSA) bt Cyrille Lago (CDI) 6-2 6-2
Pierre Malan (RSA) lost to Wilfred Coulibaly (CDI) 7-5 6-0
Doubles
Pierre Malan / Charl Morgan (RSA) bt Wilfred Coulibaly / Cyrille Lago (CDI) 6-4 6-2
Girls
2-Morocco beat 4-South Africa 3-0
Singles
Salma Loudili (MAR) bt Delien Kleinhans (RSA) 6-3 6-2
Oumeima Aziz (MAR) bt Myah Petchey (RSA) 6-4 5-7 6-3
Doubles
Salma Loudili / Hend Semlali (MAR) bt Delien Kleinhans / Ntokozo Zungu (RSA) 1-6 6-0 10-4