The bursary covers the full day tennis programme, meals, boarding and lodging. The news came as a great relief to his parents who have been investing heavily in him financially. Tendani has had a distinguished tennis career since the age of nine, winning in Nelspruit, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and other places in South Africa.
This year he is a Grade 8 learner at Louis Trichardt High School where he was chosen as captain and was unbeaten in all the matches he played, thereby assisting the school to obtain position 2 in school league tennis. The school has honoured him with colours, certificates and a trophy for all his efforts.
He also received medals from the International Tennis Federation in Southern African countries having represented South Africa twice in 2001 and 2002.