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Remember – Tennis is a sport which can be enjoyed by all regardless of age, ability, gender or social background. In Barbados, it is now accessible to more individuals through the Schools Tennis Initiative Development Programmes in primary and senior schools and programmes at the National Tennis Centre in Wildey, St. Michael.
The Barbados Tennis Association is the governing body of tennis in the island and oversees the development of all aspects of the game.
The Association is determined to welcome more people into the sport, to keep their interest alive and to help all players maximize their full potential.
This year’s Barbados Junior International (ITF) tournament runs from March 26 – 31, 2012 with the U18 qualifying and U14 round robin events starting on Saturday, March 24, 2012.
The Fact Sheets for both the U18 and U14 events can be found at Quick Downloads – see right.
Entries close on Tuesday February 28, 2012 at 10.00 am Barbados time.
Under 18 entries are to be made online via each player’s IPIN account.
Under 14 entry requests should be sent to sandra.osborne@gmail.com
Note – To participate in the WILSON COTECC Circuit 14 & under division, players must be born between January 1, 1998 and December 31, 2001 and be 11 years old on the Monday when the main draw begins.
Tournament entry fees for both events are Bds$100 and are to be paid at the official Sign In.
Barbados take on Paraguay in the first round of Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II to be played at the National Tennis Centre from Friday February 10 – 12, 2012.
Barbados (ranked #80) will be represented by the same team that gained promotion from Group III in 2011 – Darian King, Haydn Lewis, Anthony Marshall and Seanon Williams with non-playing Captain Kevin Yarde. They will oppose #46 ranked Paraguay with matches played as the best of five sets.
Play will start on Friday February 10 with two singles matches, followed by the sole doubles match on Saturday, and reverse singles on Sunday.
Information on tickets for the event will be announced shortly.
More than 50 of our junior players got the experience of a lifetime on Saturday morning, when the Fantasy Camp section of Tennis Pon De Rock 2011 took place at the National Tennis Centre.
The one hour session saw the four visiting professional players, Victoria Azarenka, John Isner, Gael Monfils and Venus Williams as well as our own top players Darian King and Haydn Lewis taking on the youngsters in several singles and doubles drills.
Thanks to all the local coaches and helpers who took part in the event which gave the players of varying ages and skill levels a thrilling and memorable opportunity to play against and receive pointers from the visiting professionals
Further thanks go to all four overseas players for their participation in the camp as well as an autograph and photo session at it’s conclusion, and to the Directors of B.I.T.E. for organising the exhibition of fantastic tennis over the weekend!
See photos of the Fantasy Camp at Photo Gallery (top of page) – photos courtesy of Hannes Matz of hmphotography.de
