Africa-Press – Botswana. Botswana national tennis men’s team has reported for camp to prepare for the upcoming Tennis World Cup (Davis Cup) Africa Group V event that will be held in Gaborone from July 17 to 20.
The team is made up of US-based Tsholofelo Tsiang, Denzel Seetso, Batsomi Marobela and locally-based players, Mark Nawa, Esi Molefe and Seabo Saleshando.
Team captain, Petrus Molefe said in an interview that preparations were going well and he was happy with the support they got from the Botswana Tennis Association (BTA).
He said the players’ performace at the recent Botswana Open Tennis Championship proved that they were ready for the Davis Cup.
Having played in the Davis Cup before, Molefe said he knew what was expected; hence he would impart some of the tips on his players.
“In the Davis Cup tie, a match against one country is made up of three matches and we have to balance our best singles and our best doubles,” he said.
Molefe said in the tie they would play two singles and one double match, adding that the camp would assist him come up with a good mix as to which players would play doubles.
He said the camp would also help to judge as to who was more consistent in singles, adding that they were also preparing for any country they would play against.
Botswana is in Group V with the following countries; Ethiopia, Mauritius, Madagascar, Mozambique, Congo, Gabon, Seychelles, Mauritania, Lesotho, Djibouti, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan and Libya.
The countries will be competing for two slots for promotion to Africa Group IV.
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