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He started playing tennis at the age of 7-years and was coached by the well-known Eastern Cape professional tennis coach David Kempele. Unfortunately Coert had to take a break from the sport for 16 years before returning to court 3 years ago when he and his family moved to Uitenhage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is a member of the Drostdy Tennis Club and member of the EP Seniors 1st team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am looking forward to the tournament. Hopefully I can make it as I am still short of sponsorship,\u201d said Coert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is the only seniors tennis player from Uitenhage who has made the EP team. Two weeks ago he was part of the regional team playing against Eden in Mossel Bay to determine who will go to the interprovincial. 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