Annual GBTI OPEN set to serve off Thursday

Jun 15, 2014 Sports

There is much excitement in the tennis fraternity as the Guyana Tennis Association prepares to serve off the

GBTI CEO John Tracey (centre) with defending Men’s Champion Anthony Downes and Ladies Champion Nicola Ramdyhan.

2014 Annual Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Open Tennis Tournament at 5:00pm on Thursday afternoon at the GBTI Recreational Club, Kaieteur Street, Bel Air Park.
The competition, which continues to evolve over recent years, is now considered the premiere competitive event on the GTA calendar of activities.
The categories featured are Men’s Open Singles and Doubles, Ladies Open Singles and Doubles, Men’s Over 35 Singles and Doubles, Mixed doubles, Junior Boys and Girls Open Singles and the Novice Singles and Medley Doubles categories which was established three years ago to accommodate the growing number of beginner and intermediate players as the association promotes active living through tennis as a valuable health and wellness alternative.
The format for the Open categories is best of 3 sets, while the Men’s Over 35 will play a super tie-breaker for the third set and the novice categories will play one set. The action gets underway from 16:30hrs every weekday of the competition and from 8:00hrs on weekends.
Tournament Coordinators, Shelly Daly from Park Players Club and Tandy Primo from Non-Pariel Club have distributed application forms. They can be reached at 642-5672 and 641-2727 respectively for entry and other details pertaining to the tournament.
As the tournament grows with increasing quantity of players, the GLTA laments the loss of many advanced players to migration. However, in the near future, GLTA hopes to be able to import players to participate in the tournament to provide sustained competition of good quality for the new wave of top junior players that are emerging.
GBTI’s CEO, Mr. John Tracey, a veteran tennis player, continues to provide significant support to tennis as he desires to see the sport regain its prominence in Guyana. His annual sponsorship of this tournament and the provision of tennis facilities in and out of Georgetown both demonstrate his unwavering support for the development of the game.