Namibia: Great Start By Dowie

Namibia’s Israel Dowie got off to a great start at the International Tennis Federation U18 J30 tournament in Windhoek yesterday with an impressive 6-1, 6-0 victory against Lukas Calitz of South Africa.

Dowie gave a powerful performance with strong serves and groundstrokes to wear his opponent down and clinch a place in the second round of the competition, where he will face Jean Joubert of South Africa, who beat Henrik Aaman of Norway 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

Dowie, who is only 15 years old, is one of…