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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Botswana national tennis men\u2019s 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.<\/b><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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).<\/p>\n

He said the players\u2019 performace at the recent Botswana Open Tennis Championship proved that they were ready for the Davis Cup.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 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,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Botswana is in Group V with the following countries; Ethiopia, Mauritius, Madagascar, Mozambique, Congo, Gabon, Seychelles, Mauritania, Lesotho, Djibouti, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan and Libya.<\/p>\n

The countries will be competing for two slots for promotion to Africa Group IV.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Botswana Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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