GLTA Celebrates 2nd World Tennis Day on Sunday March 2nd

Feb 27, 2014 Sports

The 2nd World Tennis Day will once again be celebrated in Guyana on Sunday March 2, 2014. The Association successfully celebrated the event last year at the National Racquet Centre at Camp and Woolford Avenue with over 50 children participating in fun tennis related activities. There were clinics for beginners, intermediate and advanced players and great exhibition matches were also played by Guyana’s top juniors, which were witnessed by an excited crowd of spectators. The young players also received a pep talk from GTA’s President Ramesh Seebarran.

Children at the Guyana World Tennis Day 2013 with Mr. Chico.

In a release, the GTA stated that, this year, they will join with 60 ITF member nations to replicate this event with the expectation that more children will participate from at least ten primary schools that were invited. The children’s activities are scheduled for 9:00am to 11:30am which will include activities on and off court for children aged 5 to 14years old.
The GTA will also open the doors to the adult public to play during the afternoon session in a bid to encourage more adults to adopt the sport as a form of exercise. The adult session will start at 1:00pm and end at 4:00pm and it will include CARDIO tennis drills, which combine the best features of the sport of tennis with cardiovascular exercise as a high energy exercise regime that is useful for persons wishing to lose weight and improve their health and wellbeing.
In an effort to grow and promote the game of tennis around the world, the International Tennis Federation launched this annual event in 2013 in partnership with StarGames, a multinational tennis partner, who once again this year organized the three exhibition match showdowns which will be held in New York, Hong Kong and London on Monday March 3rd with a line-up of top ranked players that is sure to thrill the international tennis fraternity.
The GTA invites the general public to participate in this event and the organisation will also use the opportunity to provide information on coaches and their club programmes for interested persons who wish to start playing tennis in Guyana.