An international Under-14 category has been added to the number of categories to be contested when the fourth annual Sheltez tennis club’s Independence tournament gets underway today.
The competition was officially launched early yesterday morning at one of the two venues where it will be played over the duration of the next three days, the GBTI Recreational Facility, Bel Air and organizer, Shelly Daly-Ramdyhan explained that it will be competed among 45 players, 13 of which are here from Suriname.
She noted that the categories include U10, U12, U14, and U18 and some of the best players in the country will look to help Guyana get the better of the defending champs Suriname.
“I just want to reiterate about what is said…I expect at the end of the tournament all the players from both teams should know each other and become friends while executing good competition and fair play which is an integral part of the tournament since there will be no umpires but rather observers,” Daly-Ramdyhan said.
She extended gratitude to Home Safe Security, M&P Enterprise. BK and Sons Poultry Farm and others for making the tournament a reality.
Vice-President of the Guyana Tennis Association, Cristy Campbelle urged the organisers to continue their hard work, noting that they have come a long way since the inception of the competition. She also encouraged them to have the participation of at least one more international team next year, a charge which was accepted by the organizers.
“First I would like to commend Sheltez, you have raised the bar high in terms of pushing your club to higher heights so what I would like to do is charge you to expand the tournament and see an additional country in the tournament,” Campbelle said to which Daly-Ramdyhan replied, “you can look forward to that.”
Matches will be played continuously from 08:30 hours on each day.
